Makiko Hastings Tableware Ceramics
Makiko Hastings, first studied ceramics in 2000, followed by work experience with her late mentor, studio potter David Constantine White in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire. Assisting in his studio on an “ad-hoc” basis, she continued her career as a social support worker over the next decade but returned to clay during studying a degree between 2009 and 2012, whilst working as a pottery workshop instructor at a local Arts and Crafts Centre for people with disabilities. Setting up her own pottery studio in 2012, she finally became a self-employed studio potter five years later.
Makiko makes wheel-thrown stoneware tableware from her tiny garden shed studio in a small Yorkshire town. Her tableware is strongly influenced by the food culture from her Japanese heritage and designed to be used in daily life and bring joy to your home. Whilst each piece is kept in a simple form to be functional, surface decoration and colours are explored to create harmony.
In addition to tableware, Makiko has recently started to explore new clay work on human feelings combined with texts. This collection is designed to remind us to be gentle, be present and to celebrate each step in our life.
Box Gallery
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