Simon Leach (left) and Tomoo Hamada (middle) are both accomplished potters, and also the grandsons of two influential potters, Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada, who first met in Japan around 1920 and would lead the studio pottery movement in both England and Japan.
Minori (right) helped organize this first joint one-day workshop with Simon and Tomoo on May 12, 2015, at the Clay Studio in Philadelphia. To see both prominent potters, Simon Leach and Tomoo Hamada, throw side by side, like their grandfathers, was history in the making.
Cups and pots waiting to be trimmed.
Tools to be cleaned post-workshop.
You can watch a short video of the event by clicking on the screen above.
Thanks again to Simon Leach and Tomoo Hamada, the Clay Studio, Colin and Minori Thorpe, and Duotone, as well as all others who made this event possible.