Great news! Tsuruta San has agreed to give a one day demo and lecture during the kiln building workshop in fall 2010. See here:

http://karatsupots.com/workshop2010/workshop2010.html

For anyone not familiar with his work, Tsuruta San is a 3rd generation potter, and a veteran of over 30 years making Karatsu ware, and currently specializes in making implements for tea ceremony. He is also my mentor. I’m so pleased he’s agreed to do this demo, his knowledge is considerable and he’s always happy to share it. For anyone interested in Karatsu ware, tea ceremony ware, clay and glazes, or just making good pots in general, this is a great chance to see a master at work. Some of his work can be seen at the links below:

http://turuta.jp/
http://mizusashi.turuta.jp/
http://tyawan.turuta.jp/
http://hanaire.turuta.jp/
http://tyaire.turuta.jp/
http://utsuwa.turuta.jp/
http://nomi.turuta.jp/

Above are just the links to pictures of ware. Browse the site for other interesting things, even if you don’t read Japanese. Some preview pics below.