Taeko Aoki｜Imari and Arita Ware／Saga Prefecture
【略歴】
1950 Born as the eldest daughter of Tameo Kawazoe, the potter of Torasen Kiln.
【賞歴】
1998 Selected for the 1st Japan Traditional Art Craftsmen's Exhibition
【プロフィール】
■この仕事に入ったきっかけは?
My father was in the pottery business, so I entered this business to help him until I got married. As I got better at painting, customers were so happy to buy my work that I couldn't help but enjoy it, and that's when I decided I really wanted to do this job.
■あなたの作品で一番アピールしたいことは?
I paint many Nabeshima designs, but I love the cherry blossom tree design. I also like lotus flowers when they bloom from buds, and sometimes I make drawings of them.
■作品作りで心がけていることはありますか?
A customer orders a piece of artwork.
■これからあなたが目指すものは何ですか。あるいはどう生きたいですか?
Now that I am 70 years old, I would like to create my own unique works of art while preserving the tradition of Nabeshima ware.