Toru Hatta is a ceramic artist born in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1977, based in Tondabayashi, Osaka. For over twenty years he has fired his anagama kiln almost every month, creating earthenware using a wide range of techniques including white glaze, black glaze, natural ash glaze, and Mishima inlay. He meticulously investigates how conifer firewood affects the glaze, continually deepening his exploration of the firing process and the possibilities of clay. The complex, richly expressive surfaces his wood-fired kiln produces have earned wide acclaim, and he has undertaken a world tour spanning seven countries, beginning in New York.

Watch them work

【陶芸家・八田亨】掌から自然を形作る、日本の陶芸家のモノづくり

Source: COMMONS | Stories from Japan