AKIKO HANAZAKI | 'Tree Bark & Jade Glaze Cup'  | Hand built ceramic Chine Colle where turbulence and calm coexist

where turbulence and calm coexist

the publication examines the influences and experiences of the artist to shed light on how a boy from TI who loved to draw can develop into a senior contemporary practitioner and produce such an extraordinary body of work

I returned home at age of 20

all I have learnt about my Culture through my art is a blessing

AKIKO HANAZAKI | 'Tree Bark & Jade Glaze Cup'  | Hand built ceramic Chine Colle where turbulence and calm coexistAkiko Hanazaki was born in Japan and is now based in Cairns. Her ceramics style is influenced by various eras of Japanese pottery, and also by her Grandmother an accomplished potter back in Japan. Experimentation and innovation are key to Akikos practice and no two pieces are ever the same. Using a variety of styles and materials, Akiko is able to create a new contemporary aesthetic. AKIKO HANAZAKI 'Tree Bark & Jade Glaze Cup' Hand built ceramic 8 (H)