INSPIRATION AND INTERCHANGE: THE JAPANESE - AUSTRALIAN POTTERY CONNECTION - TAASA Review June 2009

INSPIRATION AND INTERCHANGE: THE JAPANESE – AUSTRALIAN POTTERY CONNECTION – TAASA Review June 2009

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This article was originally found in the June 2009 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 18, Issue 2, Page 16).

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Janet Mansfield T he teachings of Bernard Leach, Soetsu Yanagi and others of the Mingei movement in Japan found resonance with potters during the 1960s and ’70s in Australia, and around the world.

Statements such as "Losing oneself in one’s art in order to find oneself", whether directly through tradition and hard repetitive work as a journeyman potter, or by the intense search and selfdiscipline of `satori’ or self reintegration, inspired many a hopeful potter. Mitsuo Shoji, Platter.

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