This oribe "Cube Hanaire/Vase" was selected for exhibition in Red Lodge Clay Center's "Juried National VIII". The exhibition runs from September 5th through September 25th,. 2025. There will be a closing reception on Friday, September 26th from 5-7 PM. The exhibition will be viewable online beginning Monday, September 8th, 2025 at 10 AM (MT).
This hanaire/vase form was selected for inclusion in the upcoming exhibition, "Stoked: Wood Fired Ceramics". Juried by Scott Parady, it is being held in the June Steingart Art Gallery on the campus of Laney College, 900 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA. The exhibition dates are August 25th - December 5th, 2025. There will be an opening reception on September 6th from 4:00 - 6:00 PM.
It is always a pleasure to have an opportunity to show my work in my native state of North Carolina. This oribe sake flask/tokkuri will be exhibited in "Small Works", at Gallery 906 in Wilmington, NC. The show opens on May 23rd, 2025 and runs through July 18th, 20205. The gallery's address is 906 Castle Street, Wilmington, NC.
Since learning of Higashida-san's oribe glazed ceramics several years ago, I have been in awe of his work. He has kind enough to provide me information via emails, and exhibited in the sakeware show I curated at Stratford Gallery in England. Yesterday (Saturday, April 5th) was a wonderful experience in that I got to meet him in person at Lucy Lacoste Gallery in Concord, MA. He and his wife were here from Japan for the opening of his solo exhibition. This is a picture of the two of us standing in front of one of his oribe platters.
In experimenting with formulations to achieve a "Chinese Blue" glaze, a couple of experimental glazes resulted in a "Peach Bloom" glaze. This particular glaze was developed in China during the Qing dynasty, which was from 1662 - 1911, and was particularly favored during the Kangxi era (1662-1722). Being a copper based glaze, it's color characteristics are described as a transparent green that blushes pink or a pinkish background with green or red speckling. Here are a few of the pieces from my wood firing. There are Peach Bloom pieces available on my website's "SHOP" page:
http://www.lucienkoonce.com/shop/wood-fired
I was recently invited by Ceramics Monthly magazine editor Katie Reaver to be featured in "Spotlight", which is a full-page article of an artist and answers to two interview questions. It is running in the December 2024 issue, page 72; this is an image of the article:
It is an honor to have been invited to participate in a biennial exhibition of tea bowls from around the world. The "Philadelphia International Tea Bowl Exhibition" will be showcased from February 1st, 2025 though March 8th, 2025 at the Community Arts Center, 414 Plush Mill Road, Wallingford, PA. I will have the following tea bowls in this show:
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| Chinese Blue Summer Chawan |
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| Oribe Chawan |
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| Wood-fired Chawan |
