Why do we enjoy using and seeing pottery? Making pottery has been part
of our life and also art. Fifty years ago, in Japan, we had a wonderful potter named Kawai
Kanjiro who influenced Japanese pottery history, and he also made other art such as wood sculpture and poems. In order
to know Kawai Kanjiro, you need to know basic procedure about
pottery, Kawai Kanjiro’s pottery style,
and Kawai Kanjiro’s other art. After this presentation, your view of pottery will
certainly be changed. Then you will be an expert about Kawai Kanjiro.
The Southwest trip was absolutely amazing because I leaned the culture of the area a lot. I spent 7 days in the southwest and I impressed by people who live there and by their culture. These things were totally different from Japan and the people there preserved their traditions carefully. I talk to a lot of Americans and I saw wonderful nature during the trip. There are three absolutely wonderfu and amazing places that I enjoyed. First, I went to a lot of museums and all of them were very interesting. I especially liked The Museum of International Folk Art. The museum has more than 130,000 objects from more than 100 countries! My favorite object was a smiling skeleton doll. This object’s theme was Day of The Dead. When I saw it, I remembered COCO which is a Pixar movie. I also liked The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist and she painted a lot of flowers and nature. I think her paintings are brimming with kindness ...