This week I visited pottery and master ceramicist artist Masanobu Ando in his gallery/studio at Tajimi, Gifu prefecture. It is a beautiful place in the middle of mountains. The gallery called “Momogusa” is in an old farmhouse he moved to the site and rebuilt. 
I had first met him in March 2012, at the time he had a show at Mjolk, Toronto. We spent a couple of night together eating and chatting, and we promised to see each other again. 
His wife, Akiko Ando is also an artist, textile and clothing. I fell in love with one of her pants series called “Salon” collaborated with famous textile designer minä perhonen. It is looks like a skirt, but we boys can wear it as Hakama-pants for tea ceremony occasion. So I bought one. YAY!
I also tried pottery for the first time. Touching the spinning clay is awesome. Pottery is an art of essentials: earth, water, and fire, guided by the human element of spirit. mmm… it’s like Zen.
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