Japanese artist Seiko Wakasugi blurs the line between craft and art with her functional ceramic forms designed for everyday use... Characterized by their structured yet organic forms, Wakasugi’s ceramics most frequently take inspiration from fruits, flowers and traditional Japanese design. As for the act of creation, Wakasugi “can only create from the outside.” That is, she neither sketches nor builds from clay, but rather carves her original forms from blocks of plaster which are then used to create molds for casting.

Once cast, the artist refines the details of each piece softening the lines and carving the feet – before firing unglazed to vitrification.