Juko Mori

• 1955
  Born in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
• 2009
  Studied under Eiji Murofushi and started using the nerikomi technique
• 2014
  Selected for the Tableware Festival 2015
  Three Person Exhibition at M Space (Shiki City, Saitama Prefecture)
• 2015
  Selected for the Tableware Festival 2016
• 2018
  Starts working at "Nerikomi Studio Yumemite" in Urawa, Saitama (up to date)
  Selected for the 58th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Selected for the 6th Tobiten
  Selected for the 48th Zentoten Ceramic Art Exhibition
  Selected for the Tableware Festival 2019
• 2019
  Selected for the 66th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Selected for the 49th Zentoten Ceramic Art Exhibition
  Selected for the Tableware Festival 2020
• 2020
  Selected for the 8th Tobiten
• 2021
  Selected for the 61st East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Selected for the 2021 Kasama Ceramic Award Exhibition
  Selected for the Tableware Festival 2022
  Nerikomi Group Exhibition at AC Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo

I create my pottery using the "wariire" technique* which I developed myself, and the nerikomi technique **which I learned from my master, Eiji Murofushi.

* The "wariire" technique is making cracks in the clay before firing on purpose, and using them as a part of the design. Usually cracks can be a critical defect, but I took advantage of this and used this for the design.
We won't know how the cracks will come out or how the colored clay will turn out to be until it comes out of the kiln.
As I use the purposely made cracks as patterns, I named this the "wariire (making cracks)" technique.

** The nerikomi technique is a technique to knead in different colored clays to make patterns.

• 2017
  Received the Effort Award at the 47th Zentoten Ceramic Art Exhibition
• 2019
  Received the Kazuya Kuroda Judge Award at the Tableware Festival 2020
• 2021
  Received the Kiyomizu Award at the 50th Zentoten Ceramic Art Exhibition
  Received the Incentive Award at the 9th Tobiten

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