Esther Simazu

 

Monkey on the Back of Tiger
2011, 6" x 8.5" x 5"

 

Talk Tabby
2009, 7” x 11” x 8”

Gray Appaloosa 2009, 12” x 5-1/2” x 13”

Warm Green 2010, 13" x 16.5" x 10"

 Tiger 2 Rabbit

   

Troublemaker
2008
12-1/2"

Mango, the Yellow Devil
2006, 19.5" x 10" x 10"

 

Come Sit By Me
2010, 13" x 10" x 10"

 

What You Got There
2008, 17-1/2” x 13-1/4” x 15”

All are cone 6 oxidation stoneware and porcelain

 Source:
http://www.esthershimazu.com/index.html

Several years ago this stoneware statue  was my introduction to this fine artist.

Stoneware by Esther Shiamazu 

This is one of my favorite pictures that I have found on the Web.

 

 

ESTHER SHIMAZU

Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii Galleries: John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA; Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago; NaPua Gallery, Wailea, Maui; Kunstforum Solothurn, Solothurn, Switzerland; Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle

Education:

1977 -1982 University of Massachusetts/Amherst; BFA, MFA Ceramics 1975-1977 University of Hawaii/Manoa; fine arts, ceramics

Publications:

2001, 2008 Esther Shimazu, John Natsoulas Press 1997 October American Craft magazine 1997 Fall Ceramic Art and Perception Magazine, Australia 1996 Artists/Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press 1993 Biennial, The Contemporary Museum of Honolulu

Workshops:

Selected Workshops: Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM; Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, CO; Idyllwild, CA; Penland, NC; Hawaii Potters’ Guild, Honolulu; Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, Hawaii; Hui No’eau, Makawao, Maui; San Francisco State University; Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; Emily Carr Institute, Vancouver, BC Upcoming Workshops: Iowa State University, Ames IA in January 2012; Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI in April 2012; La Meridiana, Tuscany, Italy in April 2013; American Ceramics Society - Design Chapter, Los Angeles CA in May 2013