Name: Puddles where snakes live - Makoto Kagoshima Pottery text by Kaho Nashiki
SKU: 9784908356506
Price: 2200 JPY
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Author Kaho Nashiki wrote a story inspired by Makoto Kagoshima’s pottery, resulting in a unique picture book.

Upon receiving a request saying, “Makoto Kagoshima, a ceramic artist, is hosting an exhibition. Would you be willing to create a story inspired by his new works?” Kaho Nashiki spent time meticulously observing each of the 200 pieces featuring various colors, shapes, and depictions of plants, horses, elephants, snakes, and other creatures. Nashiki then crafted a story based on these observations.

After reading Nashiki’s story multiple times and contemplating it deeply, Makoto Kagoshima created a new piece for the final scene of the story.

Thus, this book came into existence. It invites you to meet the snake that lives in a puddle, much like a horse that leans over to look into it.

Category：Japanese Art Book, Japanese Craft Book, Japanese Picture Book

Tag：Pottery

Pages：: 68
ISBN：: 9784908356506
Release Date:: October, 2023
Language:: Japanese
Publisher:: BlueSheep

Author profile

Makoto Kagoshima

Ceramic artist / artist Born in Fukuoka.

After graduating from art school, he worked for an interior company and was in charge of display and management.

Since 2002, he has been producing mainly pottery, fabrics and prints at his studio in Fukuoka city. He has held solo exhibitions not only in Japan but also in LA, Taipei, London, etc. In recent years, his fans have spread all over the world.

In addition to producing works, he also provides designs to domestic and foreign brands, and announces various products such as fabrics and papers as well as pottery.

In addition, there is a wide range of activities such as participating in international art projects and creating murals in spaces.

Makoto Kagoshima’s Books

What to put on the plate? – Makoto Kagoshima Pottery

¥1,760
Makoto Kagoshima Pottery works

¥3,080

Kaho Nashiki

Novelist. Born in 1959. For “The Witch of the West is Dead,” she received the Japan Children’s Writers Association Newcomer’s Award, the Niimi Nankichi Children’s Literature Award, and the Shogakukan Literary Award.