
From 8pm on Tuesday 11th June, we will be selling Yuko Sukama's "Iga-yaki POT".
Yuko Sugama spent her childhood in Indonesia and Singapore where she discovered pottery.
We produce everything from traditional Iga ware to modern Iga ware that is easy to use on a daily basis, as well as new Iga ware made from porcelain clay.
Using pine ash from the kiln, he creates pottery with a variety of expressions by changing the clay, firing method, and kiln.
Using pine ash from the kiln, he creates pottery with a variety of expressions by changing the clay, firing method, and kiln.
He creates pottery in a smokeless wood-fired kiln built in 2022, using waste materials and thinnings, with an eye toward creating works that are environmentally friendly.
* Smokeless wood kiln: A wood kiln that is less likely to emit black smoke from the chimney by performing secondary combustion to remove carbon.
* Smokeless wood kiln: A wood kiln that is less likely to emit black smoke from the chimney by performing secondary combustion to remove carbon.
I was able to meet Sugamo Yuko through the fact that we are kiln brothers, just like A-san, an acquaintance of mine at Hachi Labo.

This is a smokeless pit kiln invented by Nagano Prefecture potter Yukio Kitamura.
The kiln can be fired with almost no black smoke.
The kiln can be fired with almost no black smoke.
This time, I went to help out Mr. A as he was firing his smokeless anagama kiln for the first time .
Mr. Sugamo came all the way from Mie Prefecture because he uses the same kiln.
As this was the first time we fired the kiln, we received a lot of advice from Sukama-san during the firing.
There is a graph showing the target temperature for each time period, and you raise the temperature while watching the thermometer .
Once the temperature starts to drop, it is difficult to raise it back up.
At first, I added firewood every five minutes or so.
At first, I added firewood every five minutes or so.
According to the HachiLab staff, the temperature begins to stabilize when it gets close to 900 degrees.
I got the impression that people were adding firewood less frequently.
I got the impression that people were adding firewood less frequently.

Along the way, we filled in the gaps between the bricks and the sides of the pot.
We will increase the temperature further.
The kiln firing takes about three days.
Mr. Sugamo also uses the same kiln, and the couple usually take turns firing the kiln.
Iga ware is fired at high temperatures, and the ash from the firewood that falls on it turns into green glassy vidro.
It is also characterized by ash covering, black scorching, and cracks, which give it a unique texture.
Depending on the angle from which you view it, the pot has a variety of expressions.
The more you look at it, the more you see the overlapping colors that make it a truly beautiful piece.