White Form (Shiro no keishō)

Upon graduating from a design school in Kyoto, Fujino Sachiko embarked on a career as a fashion designer and fabric dyer, but she began studying ceramics under Tsuboi Asuka, a pioneering twentieth-century woman ceramist. Fujino’s earlier training in textiles is reflected in her vessels; for example, in the way the clay is “tied: at the top of this work to resemble cloth. She uses a specialized airbrush to spray slip or colored glaze onto her textured ceramics, creating subtle tones and shades. Her sculptures express softness, volume, and a nuanced physicality.