WFC An International Collection of Wood-fired and Sculptural Ceramics 薪窯陶芸と彫刻陶芸 インターナショナル・コレクション Een Internationale Collectie van Houtgestookte en Beeldhouwtechnieken Keramiek Une Collection Internationale du Feu de Bois et Céramique Sculptural ????????????
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John Dix
Sasayama, Hyo-go Japan
I was blessed with parents who instilled in me a passion for adventure. They gave me a curiosity for experience, and allowed me the freedom and support to pursue it in whatever direction I chose. I've been traveling my whole life. From when I was a kid, taking cross country family camping trips, wedged between my brothers in the back seat of my Dad's station wagon. In my teens my best friend and I first started on bicycles, then hitchhiked until we got drivers licenses. The best trips were, and still are the ones with out a set destination. Leaving it up to serendipity always resulted in good times, or at least good stories, that could never have been planned.
My work in clay is much like my travels; Both the making and firings are always an adventure. I have starting points without a clear finish line. I'll often begin down familiar paths; teapots, sake cups, whatever, but pretty quickly diverge in new directions. I try to give myself the freedom to stop anywhere along the way and give more time and attention to any part of the process. What I end up with is usually not what I conceived of when I started, but it is something more satisfying on a personal creative level.
It tends to take time and reflection to know whether the efforts were successful or not. over the years my forms have gotten simpler; less ornate, little conscious decoration on them. I try to avoid the clever pot; ones that show off a technical prowess. They almost never stand the test of time.
My work in clay is much like my travels; Both the making and firings are always an adventure. I have starting points without a clear finish line. I'll often begin down familiar paths; teapots, sake cups, whatever, but pretty quickly diverge in new directions. I try to give myself the freedom to stop anywhere along the way and give more time and attention to any part of the process. What I end up with is usually not what I conceived of when I started, but it is something more satisfying on a personal creative level.
It tends to take time and reflection to know whether the efforts were successful or not. over the years my forms have gotten simpler; less ornate, little conscious decoration on them. I try to avoid the clever pot; ones that show off a technical prowess. They almost never stand the test of time.
John Dix
Sasayama, Hyo-go Japan
I was blessed with parents who instilled in me a passion for adventure. They gave me a curiosity for experience, and allowed me the freedom and support to pursue it in whatever direction I chose. I've been traveling my whole life. From when I was a kid, taking cross country family camping trips, wedged between my brothers in the back seat of my Dad's station wagon. In my teens my best friend and I first started on bicycles, then hitchhiked until we got drivers licenses. The best trips were, and still are the ones with out a set destination. Leaving it up to serendipity always resulted in good times, or at least good stories, that could never have been planned.
My work in clay is much like my travels; Both the making and firings are always an adventure. I have starting points without a clear finish line. I'll often begin down familiar paths; teapots, sake cups, whatever, but pretty quickly diverge in new directions. I try to give myself the freedom to stop anywhere along the way and give more time and attention to any part of the process. What I end up with is usually not what I conceived of when I started, but it is something more satisfying on a personal creative level.
It tends to take time and reflection to know whether the efforts were successful or not. over the years my forms have gotten simpler; less ornate, little conscious decoration on them. I try to avoid the clever pot; ones that show off a technical prowess. They almost never stand the test of time.
My work in clay is much like my travels; Both the making and firings are always an adventure. I have starting points without a clear finish line. I'll often begin down familiar paths; teapots, sake cups, whatever, but pretty quickly diverge in new directions. I try to give myself the freedom to stop anywhere along the way and give more time and attention to any part of the process. What I end up with is usually not what I conceived of when I started, but it is something more satisfying on a personal creative level.
It tends to take time and reflection to know whether the efforts were successful or not. over the years my forms have gotten simpler; less ornate, little conscious decoration on them. I try to avoid the clever pot; ones that show off a technical prowess. They almost never stand the test of time.
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