The conversion from the graphic design is the driving force for pursuing your own Yachimun.
The work of Iguchi Kobo in Yomitan Village, Okinawa is a simple and sharpened Yachimun created by potter Haruharu Iguchi.
Mr. Iguchi, who liked painting since childhood, went to the design department in high school, and at first he studied graphic design, so the university also wanted to be a design department.
During the preparation for the exam, I met the later teacher's work, which was the opportunity to change my course and go on the pottery path.
"Speaking of Okinawa, there are many decorations such as Tsuboya -yaki, and there are many pottery and patterns like decorations, and I was shocked by the freedom to make the simplicity and color used by the teacher. So, I changed the destination of the university from the design department to the pottery department. "
Instead of aiming to be a potter to inherit the tradition, I felt strongly that I wanted to pursue my own Yachimun in the career of the shift from the graphic design road.
Taste the nuances of painting and the organic shape
One of the masterpieces, "O -kon," was a series with a motif of some alphabets. I think that the vivid cobalt blue ring represents "O (O)", and it is actually a series of "X (X)"! From the impression of the appearance, it came to be called "O crest" one day, and it became established.
The crest drawn rhythmically with freehand has a different expression of brushing momentum and color shade. Mr. Iguchi says that the fact that all patterns are not all right is the fun of handicrafts.
To enhance the color of cobalt blue like Okinawa, increase the glaze concentration to the last minute. At first, the glaze foamed during the kiln -baked, and it was said that the adjustment was made many times before it became a satisfactory finish.
The shape of the vessel is produced by focusing on making it uniformly according to the application used. All of the flavors of different paintings and the shape of the neatly combined vessels can be said to be the charm of Mr. Iguchi's simple vessel.
Mr. Iguchi often becomes a design source of Okinawan plants, and is looking forward to finding new plants by walking in the Yanbaru forest on the main island of Okinawa, visiting a botanical garden.
"Even if you look at the flowers, plants, and the next hedge, everything will lead to the design."
Hibiscus flowers are reconstructed in Iguchi's head and created as a new design, rather than copying the hibiscus.
The only vessel is to put a meal that has a life. The stage is "dining table"
What Iguchi is strongly aware of as a stage to spread the vessel is the dining table. I think that food and vessels that are indispensable for living are inseparable. Going back to my memory, I had my commitment since I was a part -time job in high school.
"I thought it would be nice to design a dish that looks beautiful without disturbing the dishes while serving a dish in the bowl."
Iguchi -san's vessel is a "container that shines in cooking", and the bowls in the hands of a bowl are as thin as possible and are "light and easy to hold". It is full of compassion for the user of the vessel, who wants to please the cooking people and want to feel comfortable and feel comfortable.
Both his wife, Yui, who produces a workshop, is also a hobby of cooking and eating, and before living in Okinawa, he traveled all over the country in search of a bowl to serve his own dishes.
"I want to be a dish with the main role of a meal. There is nothing better than the meal as a basis for life, so I want you to enjoy and eat happily (Yuji)."
The bright expression of the people surrounding the meals, "I am happy to have my own dishes beautifully," leads to the joy of making Iguchi's vessels. A device that looks good at the center of cooking and eating with a vessel. If there is such a vessel on the table, a casual meal time should be a more colorful and vivid experience. Why do not you find such a dish that you want to serve your own food?
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