Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Yoji Yamada invited Jay Goldmark for a tour around his pottery studio in Shigaraki, Japan. Yamada shows us the kilns, clay, and techniques he uses to create the pots that were displayed in his first major exhibition at Goldmark Gallery in the UK.
Buy Yoji Yamada's pots here:
goldmarkart.com/collections/yoji-yamada
After becoming transfixed by a poster for an English slipware exhibition in Japan, the young Yamada decided to travel to England to study ceramics. One of the few British potters offering an apprenticeship was Lisa Hammond MBE and Yamada was fortunate enough to win a place with this inspirational mentor.
After finishing the apprenticeship, Yamada moved back to Japan and worked for several years making production ware for a small company before setting up his own pottery in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture. He now shows his work in Japan and internationally in China, Canada and Europe.
Yoji Yamada invited Jay Goldmark for a tour around his pottery studio in Shigaraki, Japan. Yamada shows us the kilns, clay, and techniques he uses to create the pots that were displayed in his first major exhibition at Goldmark Gallery in the UK.
Buy Yoji Yamada's pots here:
goldmarkart.com/collections/yoji-yamada
After becoming transfixed by a poster for an English slipware exhibition in Japan, the young Yamada decided to travel to England to study ceramics. One of the few British potters offering an apprenticeship was Lisa Hammond MBE and Yamada was fortunate enough to win a place with this inspirational mentor.
After finishing the apprenticeship, Yamada moved back to Japan and worked for several years making production ware for a small company before setting up his own pottery in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture. He now shows his work in Japan and internationally in China, Canada and Europe.
