Fieldwork Japan

Fieldwork Japan Pottery studio in Sasayama, Hyogo, Japan offering workshop and firing experiences.
丹波篠山市にある薪窯と工房です Tanba is one of Japan’s Six Ancient Kiln sites.

Fieldwork is a grass-roots non-profit organization founded by David Jack and Sachiko Matsunaga to encourage rural sustainability and foster understanding between cultures through shared experience. FW has facilities in 4 countries: Scotland, Hong Kong, Bangladesh and Japan. Fieldwork Japan is located in the rural hamlets of Ogami and Imadani, five kilometers from the center of Sasayama. Sasayama i

s an old castle town located in the Tanba region of Hyogo Prefecture, about an hour by train from Osaka. John Dix is the resident potter at Fieldwork. Along with producing his own work, John offers workshops and classes throughout the year. He fosters a community with both local folks and people from around the world coming together for the purpose of making great pots. The Ogami facilities consist of a pottery studio, anagama kiln, kitchen-dining room, and tea house. Above the studio is a large tatami room that can accommodate up to 6 people. A new multi-purpose studio with a relaxing loft expands the pottery studio, while also giving space for a variety of activities. In Imadani, a nearby village, there is a dormitory which can accommodate up to 6 people, with kitchen and bathing facilities. There is also an organic garden in Imadani. Fieldwork Japan は、デイビッド・ジャックと松永幸子によって、田舎の持続可能と啓蒙活動を育成するために設立された非営利団体 Fieldwork Internationalの一部です。私たちの施設は、兵庫県篠山市の中心街から5キロ離れた田舎の村落、大上と今谷に位置します。大上には、陶芸工房、キッチン&ダイニングルーム、穴窯と茶室が美しい自然に囲まれて所在しています。今谷には、キッチン付きの共同寝室と有機作物のガーデンがあります。

Upcoming in 2024 -
20/01/2024

Upcoming in 2024 -

In 2023 we received a very generous donation from dear friends Susan Kotulak and Ron Sencer, founders of the OkiDokiAnagama, for the purpose of building additional more comfortable accommodations. After consulting a number of architects we settled on a young local designer, Kazumasa Shige, who came....

Autumn Firing 2022Thank you for your big help!
24/11/2022

Autumn Firing 2022
Thank you for your big help!

06/08/2020

Join me for a virtual workshop/demo of thrown and altered sake cups and tumblers
Sunday, August 9th, 7pm JST, 7am US EST & Monday, August 10th, 10am JST 9pm US EST

In this demo, I will show how I loosely throw, alter and trim to create dynamic individual cups. The sake cups are thrown off the mound without a bottom. The foot is attached later on a banding wheel. This takes the cups ‘out of round’, making a playful, funky, more ergonomic form. Through these techniques each cup becomes a unique little object that is a joy to hold and use. The techniques are not difficult, but they do take practice and a lot of reps to master. Tumblers will also be demo-ed.

Details at: https://www.johndix.com/virtual-workshops

09/03/2020

Fieldwork Japan's cover photo

17/02/2019

Loading the little kiln. Thank you, big hands and little hands, for your great work!

小さい窯の窯詰め中です。大きな手も小さな手も、沢山のお手伝いを有難うございます!

01/01/2019

Happy New Year 2019
新年あけましておめでとうございます
今年もよろしくお願いいたします

19/11/2018
4 new photos by John Dix

Had a great firing of the small kiln. Here are a few pix. Come out on the 25th and see.

12/11/2018

秋の彩りが鮮やかになり始めた篠山のスタジオです。
お天気にも恵まれ、小さい薪窯の窯焚きが無事終わりました。
お手伝いに来てくださった皆さま、有難うございました!

11月25日(日)11時〜17時まで、窯開きしたての新しい作品と、秋の味覚を少々準備してお待ちしておりますので、ぜひ遊びにきてください。

We fired the small kiln over the weekend. We've struggled with this kiln in the past but it was no trouble this time. Shiro and I lit it on Thursday evening, Chuck came on Friday and we had it up to 1100c by Sat morning with cone 8 bending. Chuck went home and was replaced Victoria and Karen who managed to get the rest of the cones over by Sunday morning and we closed it up with the help of Chika, Kuni and the Rivers late that afternoon. We will open it on Saturday, unload on Sunday. Come see the work on Sunday the 25th.

07/11/2018
29/10/2018
Fieldwork events Fall/Spring 2018/2019

Fieldwork events Fall/Spring 2018/2019 -

Come celebrate Thanksgiving at the Fieldwork Studio in Sasayama.  John will be unloading the kiln after his fall firing. Enjoy the flavors of autumn: turkey, cranberries, and mulled wine while viewing his new work.   篠山のフィールドワーク大上スタジオで サンクスギビング.....

22/10/2018

We had pottery making workshop on October 14th, 20th and 21st.

秋の恒例の作陶ワークショップを、10月14日(土)、20日(土)、21日(日)に行いました。

09/10/2018

Great Workshop coming in the Spring of 2019. Firing the Anagama with Nick Schwartz. 2019年春、ニック・シュバルツ氏と穴窯を焚く、素敵なワークショップを企画しています。

29/05/2018

A few pots from the recent workshop firing.
See more at: www.johndix.com

23/05/2018

In late April of 2018 Fieldwork hosted 11 people for a making and firing workshop. Eight people lived and worked together for over 3 weeks, along with four others from Kobe who came along part-time. The workshop was led by Bruce Dehnert, one of America's leading potter/educators who runs the ceramics department at Peters Valley in New Jersey. We made pots for four days. While the pots were drying we traveled to Tanba to see the old kilns and also visited Kobe and Kyoto. Upon returning to Sasayama, we loaded the kiln in three days and fired for six. After the firing we all traveled together to Shigaraki, another old pottery town. While the kiln cooled everybody traveled for a few days. The unloading happened on May 12th.

It's hard to describe what a remarkable event this was. While over the years I have hosted many potters for firings, I have never had so many for so long, and I had never handed the control of my kiln to another. The facilities at Fieldwork are 'cozy', meaning we are working and living in close proximity. Everyone worked together wonderfully; cooking, cleaning, mixing glazes, loading the kiln, and firing all went off without a hitch. Everyone chipped in and did their part. It was just a great group. At the beginning most were strangers to each other, by the end, fast friends.

Bruce did a fantastic job with every aspect of the workshop. He's a remarkable guy and I feel so fortunate to have been able to lure him over for this event. The expression, 'Hitting on all cylinders' comes to mind, and Bruce's motor is a Ferrari. He's a crazy combination of a nurturing teacher while also an inspiring artist. He's a talented writer and film maker. He's compassionate and irreverent, with both a fierce intellect and hilarious sense of humor. It was simply a joy and an honor to have him around for 3 weeks.

This workshop reinforced what a gift Fieldwork is for me. And the best part is being able to share it with others. Take a moment to view the pictures below.

15/05/2018

Photos from Fieldwork Japan's post

14/05/2018
14/05/2018

Spring Firing 2018

25/04/2018

Pottery Workshop with Mr. Bruce Dehnert.

11/04/2018

We'll have a workshop from the end of the next week.
While the workshop is full, there will be a slide show on Saturday, the 21st from 5 pm open to the public.
Please contact us for more information!

06/09/2017

Upcoming

I am looking at a busy fall. Laura Dortmans will be coming to work with me for a couple of months starting in late September. Laura was the high school art teacher at Kobe's Canadian Academy. She has spent the summer firing kilns in America. There will one-day workshops over the two first weekends of October, as we prepare for the fall firing. The big kiln will be fired in late October. And the annual Open House will be held in mid November. In late November Jeff Shapiro will give a one-day demo at the Ogami studio.

Dates to remember

September 30, October 1st: 2 one-day workshops with Chika Dix. This is a chance to make a piece for the fall firing. 10am to 2pm. lunch included. 5,000¥

8th; One-day hand-building workshop with the Mutos and Furuokas. This annual event is a family friendly affair, and a chance to make a piece for the fall firing. Lunch included. 5,000¥

October 21 to 23: Loading the kiln.

October 27 to November 1: Firing

November 4 and 5: Unloading

November 11 and 12th: Fall Open House

November 18: Demo by Jeff Shapiro. Jeff was born in the Bronx, NY in 1949. He presently works and lives in upstate NY with his wife Hinako. He studied ceramic arts while living in Japan for 9 years from 1973-1981. His work has been exhibited internationally in: Germany, France, Italy, Australia, Switzerland, Canada, England, and Japan. His work can be found in numerous Museum collections including: The Carlo Zauli Museum, Faenza, Italy, The Massachusetts Museum of Fine Art, Boston MA, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, The Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY, The Fuller Museum, Brockton, MA. He has given workshops and seminars in many countries around the world, and has built 2 wood fire kilns in Italy.

Also of note... Bruce Denhert will be coming for a firing workshop in late April to early May. We are working out the details now but this will be an event not to be missed.

If you are interested in any of these events, please contact John for more information.

住所

大上 230
Sasayama-shi, Hyogo
669-2306

電話番号

080-4394-1320

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