Hisako Furukawa

Hisako Furukawa's art is abstract oil painting with inspiration from Ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock print). Ukiyo-e uses a unique technique to make the subject more alive. She seeks the way to visualize the energy of life within the plant through this technique.

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Ripen Flower



Pottery by Ken Pincus

Ken Pincus' pottery stems from and is inspired by 2 different sources. One is the Arts & Crafts boom that flowered in the USA in the 1960痴 and 1970痴. Enrolled at the University of California at Santa Cruz in the mid-1970痴, he studied pottery for 2 years with Al Johnsen. In 1982, he went to Japan and studied pottery for about 5 years in the Mino area (Tajimi City and surroundings) near Nagoya, mainly with a potter named Yoshihiko Yoshida.


　

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