Ikebana Dojo

I like  working with my hands to create beautiful things that never have existed before. The process of making pottery involves clay, water and fire; which I feel is a connection with the formation of the earth. Exploring my creativity is exciting and makes me feel alive, like walking into an unexplored jungle and finding beautiful creatures to observe.

I practice ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) because I can work with flowers which I cannot make myself. The materials, the textures and complexity of the structures are far beyond my abilities to create.

Working with flowers makes me understand I am just like them. I mean that my body is. I am one of the creatures that lives on this earth and I will never be able to create anything exactly like myself. That makes me feel pretty special and I want to explore myself.

My goal is to do just that.

I teach pottery making and ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) to find myself, and in the process of doing that maybe I can find harmony in everyone.

My Business

I make and sell pottery and  give ceramic workshops at colleges, universities, and art institutions.

I also teach ikebana and give workshops and demonstrations.

I always try to do my very best. Maybe it is not necessarily the best or highest, but I’m certainly aiming for that.

All my works have to be esthetically pleasing to my own eyes. If I like it, I think somebody else is going to like it.

All my works are individually made one by one.

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