Shino work by Jiri Minarik
Born and raised in Czechoslovakia, I left to escape the 1968 Soviet invasion. This move started a journey, lasting several years, that took me from France to Germany and finally landing me in California, where I found a new home in the Bay Area.
Having received a graduate degree from UC Berkeley, I joined the corporate world and worked in a high tech company.
A few years later, however, my life took an unexpected twist when I accidentally set foot into a pottery studio and discovered clay. It was a love at first touch. Soon I immersed myself in the world of clay, taking art and pottery classes in the area. Shortly after that, in 1981, I quit my job and joined a ceramics coop studio, thus launching my second career as a potter.
The passion continues unabated, periodically renewed by the artistic and technical challenges and complexities of the field..Even though I spend a great deal of time experimenting , the field of ceramics is so vast that I know the best I will ever do, is just very gently scratch the surface. My most recent source of delight has been the discovery of Japanese Shino pottery.
I am constantly fascinated by the wonders of Shino glazes. While I had done quite a lot of decorative work prior to this, now I trust entirely the magic of fire to produce the final result. The outcome is always surprising and largely unpredictable, making you want to come back for more.
Born and raised in Czechoslovakia, I left to escape the 1968 Soviet invasion. This move started a journey, lasting several years, that took me from France to Germany and finally landing me in California, where I found a new home in the Bay Area.
Having received a graduate degree from UC Berkeley, I joined the corporate world and worked in a high tech company.
A few years later, however, my life took an unexpected twist when I accidentally set foot into a pottery studio and discovered clay. It was a love at first touch. Soon I immersed myself in the world of clay, taking art and pottery classes in the area. Shortly after that, in 1981, I quit my job and joined a ceramics coop studio, thus launching my second career as a potter.
The passion continues unabated, periodically renewed by the artistic and technical challenges and complexities of the field..Even though I spend a great deal of time experimenting , the field of ceramics is so vast that I know the best I will ever do, is just very gently scratch the surface. My most recent source of delight has been the discovery of Japanese Shino pottery.
I am constantly fascinated by the wonders of Shino glazes. While I had done quite a lot of decorative work prior to this, now I trust entirely the magic of fire to produce the final result. The outcome is always surprising and largely unpredictable, making you want to come back for more.
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