An American Struggling in Japan
A foreign potter struggles for survival in a traditionally Japanese art.
While hiking the Nakasendo I stumbled across Gary Moler, an American who has been a pottery in Japan for over 25 years. He lives in a simple house he built himself, with no central heating (or running water) and kick-turn wheel.
Gary only fires twice a year. For five days and nights, the kiln must be fed sticks of wood every six minutes – five cords in total. It’s a grueling process, but the extraordinary result makes it worthwhile.
Japan is one of the few places where a potter can still make a living producing just a few once-of-a-kind pots and bowls each year.
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