Category: Living Arts


Oct.22

Gianfranco Chicco – Craftsmanship and Circularity Are One

Oct.22

When I’m asked about my interest in craftsmanship, especially that of Japan, I explain that at its core is the…

Oct.12

September, 2024 Newsletter

Oct.12

June Online meeting with our Craft Leaders Group (winners from our contests so far) to update new programs and…

July.21

Newsletter Summer Special 2024

July.21

I’m Gian and thought it was appropriate to re-introduce myself to the hundreds of new subscribers who have joi…

May.17

Talking by making: pottery in the heart of Uji by Gianfranco Chicco

May.17

Ceramics and tea culture are both close to my heart so when Hosai Matsubayashi XVI invited me to practise pott…

Nov.25

Kishio Suga on Paper by Pen

Nov.25

Alongside the first-time English publication of his essays, an exhibition on the Mono-ha artist surveys his ex…

Nov.20

The Art of ‘Rakugo’, Sit-Down Comedy by Pen

Nov.20

Inherited from tales by Buddhist preachers and now secularised, this solo performance involves a storyteller m…

Nov.15

The Moon and the Printing Masters by Pen

Nov.15

The white star is particularly celebrated in Japan and has inspired various artists, whose works are featured …

Oct.22

Moving at human speed by Gianfranco Chicco

Oct.22

You can tell that September was the busiest time at work when all I could manage to write about was putting to…

Oct.12

Collecting, Making, Using by Gianfranco Chicco

Oct.12

‘Are you a collector or a maker?’ a chatty chap asked me during a ceramics exhibition months ago. …

Oct.05

Earlier this year I fell down a moon jar rabbit hole by Gianfranco Chicco

Oct.05

My interest in Korean ceramics had been growing over the years, at first  as a way to better understand its Ja…