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A　Potter, In Mashiko, Japan

Mingei, Zen and Living

Created on 2002-08-23 02:27:17 (#678846), last updated 2009-08-26

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Name:	Lee Love
Location:	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Website:	Pottery and Woodblock Prints From Mashiko, Japan

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togeika@gmail.com

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I'm a potter working in Mashiko, Japan. I finished a 3 year apprenticeship with Tatsuzo Shimaoka, National Living Treasure, in the Spring of 2003

Lee Love
Togeika

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I'm a potter working in Mashiko, Japan. I finished a 3 year apprenticeship with Tatsuzo Shimaoka, National Living Treasure, in the Spring of 2003

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<div style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; font-family:
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Date Created:<span style="font-weight: normal;">2002-08-23</span><br><br><br>
I was born in Osaka, grew up in Detroit, moved to Minnesota to study with Dainin Katagiri Roshi. Did a 3 year pottery apprenticeship with the National Living Treasure Tatsuzo Shimaoka. Am current making pottery at my own studio in Mashiko, Japan <span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></div>
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<td colspan="2"><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; font-family:
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<td colspan="2"><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; font-family: Verdana,
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<td colspan="2"><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; font-family: Verdana,
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Kali,
Wing Chun,
Pottery Throwing,
Wood Kiln Firing,
Five Sounds Chi Kung, Zazen, Mingei and a Black Belt in Haiku</span></span></td>
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<td colspan="2"><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; font-family: Verdana,
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Four-handed Tachi,
Korean Zelkova Kickwheel,
Woodfired Kiln,
Gerber Multi-pliers,
Bucklite
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<td colspan="2"><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; font-family: Verdana,
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the wheel turns the potter."

"I don't run with scissors,
but I play with fire."

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