MAKOTO & NAOMICHI SATO
MAKOTO SATO
Sato was born in Okinawa, Japan in 1978, graduating from the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Department of Ceramics in 2001. She studied German and travelled throughout Europe before opening a shop back in Okinawa in 2012 called Bonoho, which specialised in tableware and coffee. Bonoho is her husband Naomichi Sato’s trading name, as he too is an established Japanese ceramicist. It was also the name of a café they ran from their home until the birth of their first child.
Makoto spent many hours helping her husband with his pottery work, before trying her hand at her own designs. The results are exceptional small vessels that reflect a tenderness towards nature, and the materials with which expresses her creativity.
ARTIST STATEMENT
"A World Woven by the Heart"
My work does not depict visible landscapes; rather, it gives form to the world that quietly unfolds deep within the heart.
Joy and anxiety, memories and prayers, encounters and farewells—the various emotions that arise in our daily lives overlap and resonate with one another, weaving together a single landscape. I draw inspiration for this complex, delicate inner activity from the subtle workings of nature—such as the plants, seeds, and leaf patterns found in a garden.
Furthermore, the process of meticulously drawing each dot and line reflects the very passage of time in my own daily life.
This accumulation of effort embodies emotions that defy words and the quiet, living presence of life itself.
"A World Woven by the Heart" represents a unique landscape that exists within everyone’s heart. Through this work, I hope to create a moment where viewers can connect the art with their own memories and emotions, allowing them to gently engage with their inner worlds.
— Makoto Sato
hand made, engraved, and painted clay plate
18 × 18 cm
Artist
Makoto Sato
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