{"id":1134,"date":"2012-06-18T20:26:38","date_gmt":"2012-06-18T11:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2012-06-23T16:18:03","modified_gmt":"2012-06-23T07:18:03","slug":"wit-2012-okamoto-sakurei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2012\/06\/wit-2012-okamoto-sakurei.html","title":{"rendered":"WIT 2012: Okamoto Sakurei"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the fourth and fifth days of the Workshop in Taku 2012: The Simple Teabowl, we were treated to pottery demonstrations by Okamoto Sakurei. He made a variety of items for us using a variety of techniques. On the afternoon of day four, we visited his studio and showroom and he honored us by allowing us to view some of the older pots in his personal collection. Breathtaking Korean bowls, and a couple of Japanese bowls. They were just amazing to hold (and maybe a little bit of fondling happened too, but mum’s the word).<\/p>\n