Hagi Dark Cereal Bowl tableware the same clay responds differently

the same clay responds differently to oxygen-rich and oxygen-starved flames

These pieces are wheel thrown in different combinations of dark and light stoneware

but my work is never static or fixed and in some ways reflects the multifarious identities of contemporary ceramics- a twenty-first-century hybridization of studio potter and conceptual artist

Her work evokes a sense of joy humour and nostalgia

Hagi Dark Cereal Bowl tableware the same clay responds differentlyA faceted bowl thrown by hand in Akiko's London studio, with layers of dark glaze. Each piece has a unique surface that illustrates the element of chance that is central to her processes. Made to be used. "Today, much of industrial production values consistency, precision and control. My work moves in the opposite direction, embracing variation as an essential part of making. I am currently researching why certain forms of fluctuation and irregularity