About
ABOUT
OGI KOBO
About
ABOUT OGI KOBO
- おぎ工房 について-
Thank you for visiting the OGI KOBO’s website.
The studio is located in Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture, where the ceramic artist Ogino creates her works. On weekends, in addition to making pottery, she also participates in local events (handmade markets, etc.). Plant pots are also sold online at the Bizarre Plants shops.
I produces simple and timeless ceramics and accessories that blend naturally into everyday life. I want you to use them as your everyday favourites. I create tableware, vases, flowerpots, flowerpots and decorative accessories that are cute for adults.
Work Etic
WORK ETIC
WORK - Handwork and commitment
Every day when I am making my work, I am impressed by the beauty of the colours and textures that are created by chance. The expression that is created by chance is different each time due to the combination of various factors, such as the different colours and textures of the clay used, the many glazes, the type of kiln used for firing, the temperature of the kiln, and so on. The beauty of surprise and coincidence, the beauty of a once-in-a-lifetime encounter, is the charm of making ceramic art. I am very happy that people like my work、 welcome it and use it as part of their daily life.
potter's wheel
When making wheel-thrown works, the mind is concentrated on a single point to create the ideal form. At OGI’s KOBO’s studio, I mainly use the potter’s wheel to make cups and flowerpots. I specialise in the wheel-thrown technique of attaching high legs that evoke an antique look.
stamping using a mould
Mould-plastering is a technique used to create works of a shape that cannot be made on the potter’s wheel. A plaster mould is used and moulded by placing clay stretched into a tatara shape on top of it.
forming by hand (instead of using a potter's wheel, etc.)
The beauty of ceramics made by hand, without the use of a potter’s wheel or mould, is their simplicity and warmth. The style of the work oozes a taste and atmosphere and a unique sense of warmth that cannot be produced by the industrial products on the market.
History & Awards
HISTORY AND AWARDS
- Graduated from Musashino Art University, Faculty of Art and Design.
I produced abstract paintings, mainly in oil and etching prints.
- 陶遊 No,197
- This was the second time it was published. It featured an interview with me, Yuko Ogino, and my objet d'art on eight pages.
Magazine publication.
On sale 23 June 2023
Tohyu” No. 197
(Espress Media Publishing)
The magazine is published as a special feature in the opening issue.
The magazine specialises in ceramics, but this time it is a feature on box garden greenery! I was introduced as one of the artists who create miniature objects displayed in flowerpots as if they were a box garden.
The magazine has eight pages on me alone (including two pages of interviews, two pages on my pottery making)! (2 pages of interviews and 6 pages of pottery-making demonstrations) You can read about my activities as Ogi Kobo, the story of my work as Yoko Ogino, photos of my works, and more. Please pick up a copy and have a look!
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陶遊 197号
@tohyumagazine
［巻頭特集］
小さな庭の風景を楽しむ！
「陶で彩る箱庭の世界」
・盆栽家 橋口りかさんの世界
・海外でも人気の箱庭。レンガや石造り、美しい曲線美にグリーンが映える
・日本の庭園や風景を彷彿させる「和」の箱庭
・中尾雅昭さんのハウスプランツ
・黒瀬由香里さんの多肉植物の中の家オブジェ
・荻野揺子さんのミニオブジェがとりまく心地よい暮らし
《ハウツー》鉢のなかのガーデニング
・ハウスプランツをつくる 実技：中尾雅昭
・ハウスプランツに植える 実技：橋口りか
・三角屋根の家をつくる／ミニカーをつくる 実技：荻野揺子
Magazine
My work and my activities as an artist have been published in a ceramic arts journal.
- 陶遊 No,195
- I, Yoko Ogino, was interviewed and my plant pot artwork was featured on six pages.
Magazine publication information.
On sale 22 February 2023
Tohyu” No. 195
(Espress Media Publishing)
The magazine features a special feature article on the succulent and tuberous plant boom.
The magazine specialises in ceramics, but the feature article is about the current hot succulent and tuberous plant boom! I was introduced as one of the artists producing plant pots.
I am introduced as one of the artists who make plant pots! You can read about my activities as Ogi Kobo, the story of my work as Yoko Ogino, photos of my work and more.
Please pick up a copy and have a look!
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陶遊 195号
@tohyumagazine
［巻頭特集］
お気に入りに植えて楽しみたい！
多肉植物の魅力鉢
古代遺跡を想起する鎬文様と内面にみる鉢の確かな機能
【根本峻吾】
インテリアとして飾れる「空間調和」の鉢
【持木祐一】
地域資源を活用した大谷石陶芸を鉢に展開
【谷口直之】
シャープモダンとアンティーク調の鉢
【荻野揺子】
モノトーンの風格ある手彫りの焼締鉢
【美原 良】
盆栽趣味から派生する多肉植物と調和する焼締鉢
【花井智也・絵里】
［Pot Shop①］
鉢専門オンラインショップ
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［Green&Pot Shop②］
植物&鉢のオンラインショップ
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［特別紹介］
多肉植物の基本を知っておこう!
多肉植物のいろは 写真・文／榛原昭矢
［特別紹介］
断熱レンガの手造り窯で木炭焼成
短時間でこれだけ味のある鉢が焼ける!
取材協力／加須陶芸教室 福田英美