Talk to the earth and face the fire.
NagaoDaisuke
Created by ceramic artist Haruka Miyata
The quiet presence of Obachi.
In Nagano Prefecture, in the mountains shrouded in morning mist
There is a small, secluded workshop.
Ceramic artist Haruka Miyata spends her days here
He faces the earth and controls fire.
This place where the presence of nature remains strong
It is the source of her creativity and a place for quiet dialogue.
"When I'm kneading clay, all unnecessary thoughts disappear.
It's like I can become empty, or my own outline suddenly emerges."
Her artwork is
It is not limited to just "pottery making."
Carefully crafted using selected local soil
He even mixes the ash glaze himself.
It's all about listening to the ingredients
To bring out its contours with your own hands.
It is an extremely honest business that has nothing to do with efficiency or mass production.
The completed vessels
Each one is unique.
Among them, the large bowl had her
The aesthetic sense is clearly expressed.
The rustic texture of the soil is left intact.
Its appearance is like nature itself.
It looks like it was cut out.
However, behind it lies a definite modeling ability and
It has a refined sense of balance.
"The most important thing is that it is a vessel to be used.
But at the same time, I want it to be something that breathes life into the space.
Just having it there changes the atmosphere.
That's the kind of vessel I'm aiming for."
Miyata Haruka's large bowl has
The wildness of the earth and the principles of man coexist here.
There's a feminine delicacy to it.
But that is by no means a weakness.
A core of softness and graceful strength.
Only a vessel that has been through fire can have this
There is a tranquil and powerful beauty there.
Traces of faint, softly flickering glaze.
When I came across this bowl
The first thing that catches your eye is the "white space."
In the intended silence
The improvisational beauty that is unique to pottery emerges.
With all traces of his handwriting and voices wiped away, only a firm will remains.
"The bleeding and shading of the ash glaze is the result of a dialogue with fire.
I believe that not controlling it too much allows the vessel to breathe."
He kneads clay from Nagano and coats it with a glaze he mixed himself.
Slowly bake until firm.
Miyata Haruka does the entire process by herself.
It's a lonely job that has nothing to do with efficiency, but it's also a rewarding one.
This vessel has strength.
But it's never rough.
While leaving the texture of the soil intact,
The overall form is soft
There is a certain dignified aura about it.
Inner strength and sensitivity.
The sense of balance that attracts both
It gives the work a unique presence.
Miyata Haruka's pottery is quiet and certain
We are close to the user's lifestyle.
In the blank spaces, the colors of the seasons and fragments of memories are
Stay quietly.
It's as if the soil particles are still alive.
Rough yet warm texture.
The glaze shines faintly in the light.
It's like the moment when the earth is filled with rain.
In this large bowl
It captures the beauty of nature that transcends artificiality.
She sees the vessels as more than just "finished products."
I see it as something like a "landscape" that grows in our daily lives.
This vessel has the artist's intention.
More than that, the will of the material and fire resides within it.
The glaze flows deep inside
A scene of floating iron filings
And the red clay color peeks out faintly from the rim.
All of this is coincidence and inevitability.
While being an everyday tableware
A presence that evokes poetry.