Satoshi Yoko
A highly respected potter in the Mashiko region, Satoshi Yoko creates a variety of interesting styles including the yellow 'Irabo' patterns and the mesmerising stamp series. He describes the action of stamping these patterns to almost be like a form of meditation in that the repeated action of stamping allows a pattern to be created by the body rather than the mind. 

Satoshi is now a figure-head of the pottery community, having established a non-profit organisation called MCAA after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. 

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Prizes:
1st Hana no Touten Exhibition - Prize sponsored by Kyoto News Paper Company
2nd and 3rd Exhibition of Mashiko pottery - Selected for Special Prize
Exhibition at Art Festival Mito
Exhibition at Museum of China, Beijing
International Wood Fire Conference (COE College Campus, USA, Iowa)
Japanese Pottery Exhibition in Paris

 Background:
1953 Born in Kyoto
1973 Graduated from Sagano Art College
1978 Moved to Mashiko and set up own kiln

Emiko Asada
Emiko moved to Mashiko and set up a kiln with her husband Satoshi. Yet despite working alongside him for years, her style is completely different, reflecting her creative talent as an independent artist. She takes inspiration from her natural surroundings giving her work a raw spontaneity that stands in stark contrast to her husband's measured, controlled work. 
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Prizes
The Crepe World Small Ceramic Exhibition - Exhibitor honours prize
Art Festival Mino
China Museum in Beijing 
International Wood Fire Conference (COE College Campus USA Iowa)
Japanese Pottery Exhibition in Paris
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Background
​1953 Born in Kyoto
1971 Graduated from Hiyoshigaoka High School
1978 Moved to Mashiko and set up own kiln