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Noriko Masuda: House Jar – Green

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Noriko Masuda’s aesthetics are heavily influenced by her Japanese-Canadian upbringing, with a touch of English influences from her time in the UK. She aims to create aesthetically clean, unobtrusive objects that blend perfectly into their function. This is not to say that she does not have a sense of humour when it comes to her work. She likes to break up the simplicity with quirky pieces that she hopes can bring a smile to the user.  Her collections include the Reach series, alluding to the flat horizon line of the prairies, with colours seen when driving on the Trans-Canada, to her more whimsical house jars and ghost saltpigs.

Care and Use: Noriko’s pieces are functional objects. Handwashing is recommended.

Material: Slipcast bone china, underglaze, and glaze.

Measurement: D2-3 x H3-4

Weight (lb.): Up to 1

SKU: 038006G

About The Artist

Noriko Masuda

Born in Japan, Noriko has spent most of her life in Alberta, Canada. Her simple aesthetics are informed by her Japanese-Canadian upbringing. She aims to create aesthetically clean and unobtrusive objects.  Blending  perfectly into their function and can be used without thinking.  This is not to say that she does not have a sense of humour when it comes to her work. She likes to break up the simplicity with quirky pieces that she hopes can bring a smile to the user. Her path to ceramics has had a few detours. She earned a BA in Classics (Latin and Ancient Greek) from the University of Calgary. Then she had a career as a Registered Dental Technologist for nearly ten years.  That is until she chose to make a career change. Travelling to Stoke-on-Trent to study ceramic design at Staffordshire University. There she received an MA in March 2013. While in the heart of the UK pottery industry, she started to take a greater interest in the harmonising and combining of craft and industrial ceramics. After her her time in the UK, she returned to Canada and was the Residency Coordinator at Medalta International Artists In Residence in Medicine Hat, Alberta, until 2021. She is currently back in her hometown of Calgary, Alberta, where she works as a Ceramic Specialist for the City of Calgary and is setting up a studio in her home

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