Materials: Porcelain.
“White and Black” functional ware series consist of clear glazed porcelain with matt black glazed stoneware trays. I have been fascinated by translucent porcelain. The thinly thrown porcelain is so translucent that it looks like glowing from inside when you pour light over it. The contrasting matte black base enhances the whiteness, translucency and seductiveness of the porcelain."
Atsuko Yoshimura grew up in Japan and immigrated to Canada in 1996. She studied ceramics extensively in Japan and Canada. Upon arrival in Vancouver, she enrolled in the Fine Arts program atLangara College. Then she transferred to Emily Carr University of Art and Design and received a BFA in 2006. On top of her studies, she worked as a glaze technician at a pottery studio, and also produced ceramic work for galleries and craft shows around Vancouver.
In 2008, she took a hiatus from pottery making and focused on raising her children. Once her second son entered elementary school in 2014, she made a fresh start with a new body of work, porcelain series. In addition to making work out of her studio in Vancouver, she currently works as a pottery studio manager at West End Community Centre in Vancouver BC.
product type: Kitchenware