{"title":"Tomoko Sakai","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e Tomoko Sakai is an artist who mainly creates smooth and soft white works with porcelain clay, as well as ambitious works that make use of the layered texture of mud and soil. Originally, Tomoko made earthenware by open burning, but after encountering the Lee Dynasty white porcelain during her training period, she has devoted herself to white porcelain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe work is baked in a downdraft wood-fired kiln that features a gentle flow of flame. A point to see the gentle kiln change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It is characterized by high-quality works that combine both supreme technology and organic kindness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAt FOOD FOR THOUGHT, white porcelain works, especially standing ones and bag ones, are extremely popular.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e Tomoko Sakai Biography\u003cbr\u003e 1970 Born in Kagawa Prefecture\u003cbr\u003e In 1992, when I was working for a company, my hobby was walking in the countryside.\u003cbr\u003e 1994 Entered Bizen Ceramic Art Center\u003cbr\u003e 1995 Apprenticed to Shigeyoshi Morioka\u003cbr\u003e 1997 Built an anagama kiln in Kagawa Prefecture and produced Nanban Yakijime\u003cbr\u003e 2000 Moved to Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e Moved to Kagawa Prefecture in 2016 and built an anagama kiln and a downdraft kiln.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9124\/1110\/collections\/73fa14110e4a2aa23bb9.jpg?v=1609995138","url":"https:\/\/foodforthoughttokyo.com\/en\/collections\/tomoko-sakai.oembed","provider":"FOOD FOR THOUGHT | フードフォーソート","version":"1.0","type":"link"}