Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Japan.
Join me on a journey into the calm inducing clayart zeniverse
Zen is a term that encapsulates a feeling of peace, oneness, and enlightenment. It also describes a form of Buddhism in which meditation is used to remain present and non-judgmental. Zen is practiced diligently over a lifetime using a state of meditative calm in which one uses direct, intuitive insights as a way of thinking and acting.
Zen is such a potent, appealing aesthetic, even modest contemplation arouses its presence. In times of chaos and upheaval the ocillations tend to be more extreme but the centre remains unmoved and stable.
Simple, gentle, grounded designs with graceful lines reflect the calmness of the centre and reinforce its endless appeal. Curves allude to circles which ultimately go on to surround a centre. Since time immerorial spun pottery has been a promoter and saviour of the curve and was born from a creative circlular motion.
Zen is the Japanese pronunciation of a Chinese word, ch’an, which comes from a Sanskrit root meaning “thought,” “absorption,” or “meditation.” And contemplation is at the heart of Zen, along with an emphasis on self-control and insight.
Its heartening to witness the sublime attributes of this traditionsl design being widely appreciated.
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Hilary Coole –‘the bees knees’ sunflower vessel
Supatra Marsh is the maker behind Blank Earth, a one women show carving kurinuki ceramics for a slow-living life.
Decembrance 2017 – Catherine White
Ann Ferguson
Photo by Chathurika Munasinghe
Vintage Japanese ceramic vase — The maker, Hobart
Galer a Soledad Christie
2019
Monika Debus
Kusamono planted with I rises and moss
Laura Bell
Barbara Hepworth
Wood-Fired Ceramic Ikebana Flower Vase, (Hizen) Kuromuta Yaki,
Maruta Nobumasa, Japan, 1950s
Gary Drostle’s ‘Fishpond’ mosaic
Veronique Sellies – Earthly Design Studios
Denby Arabesqe
Matthew Metz — Pitcher
Zero Reincarnation, — Hayashi Kaku
2020 – Joan B. Mirviss
Hayashi Kaku — ‘Eternal Currents’ exhibition
I earnestly wish that tomorrow’s wind will be one of hope. In my latest work, I tried to express that ‘hope’ and ‘prayer’ in different ways.”
Rare Ellis Pottery Table Lamp c1960
Ellis salt & pepper shakers & jug
Joey Chiarello ‘Good fortune Koi’
2011
Laurie Goldstein -~- Teapot Black and white
Ricky Maldonato
Tonino Negri, Italy
Chawan — Akira satake ceramics
Marc Tran photo – MAKI Studio
GARDEN-OF-EDEN collection
Amii Tsang
“I am grateful to have the freedom to make what my heart desires” — Amii Tsang
Lzette Felthun
Vintage Japanese MCM Sukiyaki Green Glaze, Crackling Texture, Hearts Cut-outs Medium Tea cup
Ageless Desert Finds
Hans Arp sculpture
Heather Knight (@elementclaystudio)
Jonathan Yamakami
Jonathan Yamakami
Clay Canoe
Clay Works by Japanese Potter Yoko Komae
Derek Jungarrayi Thompson
(Maku) Witchetty Grub V, 2023
Devrim Sevim Aykac
Jens Balkert
Claude Conover , A Rare Peeptah Stool stoneware
Claude Conover square bowl, stoneware
Jon Keenan — Yellow Bottle with Iron Base
John Keenan – Karatsu
Clay Canoe Mokko Scribe
Mashiko ceramic coffee cup
Leanne Stonehouse photo – Mt Warning
#3-Decembrance, 2024
Barry Blight
Tokkuri-—-Akir Satake ceramics
Pouring tea – Japan ceremony
Sandra Byers sculpture
Sound of popping tree nuts 3 — Yukico Yamada
Charlers Catteau
Gres Keramis vase decorated with stylized vines on a crackle background
Madoura teapot – Picasso Vallauris
Jay Kvapil
Lucie Rie — Oval vase with pitted spiral,
ca. 1965
Shinhee Ma – SMA Ceramics
Slab Vessel Wood fired stoneware with rutile glazekeenan
Round wall panel Mountains Decor Texture paste with white painting
Courtyard with solitary tree and stone.
Vintage MCM black and white vase
Vintage Plate with Japanese Geisha Woman
Winter Birch Yunomi Tea Cup
Yoko Komae’s clay works
Constantin Brancusi – Torso of a Young Girl, 1922
Harvard Art Museums
Soledad Christie
Iñaki San
Hans Coper — Vessel
Liz Vigoda
Kinki, Honshu, Japan
Warren MacKenzie — Small Charger
Small rare vase, H. Muller Croismare, Muller Freres
around 1910
Waterfall Stone—-Abegawa River, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan—–Kenichi Oguchi
Zen Decor shadow
Samba dining chair by David Aguirre for Aguirre
Tania Rollond – bushwalk kaigu set – 2016
Vintage Japanese ceramic vase—-the maker
Rufous sibia
Sung Jai Choi
Susan Garnett
Glass Vase – Minimalist Design – Elegant Curve
Vase with four yellow dried wildflowers
Fred Kaemmer
Sergei Dubrovskii
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