Hi my name is Akiko; I’m from Hokkaido, Japan. I’ve been a potter since 1990. My pottery is all handmade—wheel thrown or slab built – of stoneware clay, Earthenware and porcelain. It is fired in electric kilns at about 2200 degrees F. Although I make things like fountains, flower pots, vases and candle holders, most my pottery is tableware – for traditional and new menus, for international food...