Starting work...

It is not about Euan, but about myself.

I started to work at the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art as a temporary worker from January 5th.

I haven't worked in an organisation for a long time. But since I married to Euan, I've helped him with all his pottery paper work, making customer addresses, sending post cards for his exhibitions, helping to design cards, taxation documents, etc.

And I think that I can learn so many things there through working for Museum.


I work from Tuesday to Saturday, so I can not work without my family's support and co-operation. I very much appreciate their help.


If you visit the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art, you might see me....

Happy New Year !

Happy new year to you all.

I greatly appreciate so many people's support for us last year. It was very encouraging.
I wish much happiness to come to you this year.



It was also our 17th Wedding Anniversary on 1st January.

It is a holiday for both our Japanese and Australian family at new year, so we had the wedding on 1st January at the church in Sydney seventeen years ago.

And it's also very easy for Euan to remember the date of our anniversary, he can't forget it.

There were so many things that happened in 17 years, so many things....

The Family has grown bigger from just two people, we have four beautiful children now. Time is passing very fast....

We are all going to do our best this year also.

I will start something new this year, I will try to do my best, too.

I wish this year is going to be a very, very good for you and us.  It is a brand new year just started!

Christmas Wreath ♪

I made a Christmas Wreath today. I wanted to make it earlier, but I had to prepare the other Christmas stuff and other things...... At last I made it!

It took only 20 minutes to make.

I picked some branches of Holly tree from the Ichikai community center the other day, (I even asked permission....), I cut some branches of Cypress from our garden and decorated it with some pine cones and a ribbon.

It is quite good work, I think....

The school holidays will start from Christmas day this year, so my children don't have to get a day off from school for family reasons this year!! We can have Christmas dinner and spend time with family. 

I wish a Merry Christmas to you all!

Christmas tree ♪

We decorated the Christmas Tree this weekend.

We wrapped the colourful lights, tinsel and chains on the tree, the kids played pretend with them like big, gorgeous, golden necklaces.
And we put on lots of baubles, too. It is a wonderful time putting decorations up with the family.

The Christmas tree is planted in a pot.
When we bought this tree several years ago, it was only half my height, it is now taller than me!  It is growing little by little every year.

Euan made the star on top of the tree when the kids were small.


Euan is going to fire the kiln in this week.
We have to prepare and to clean up for Christmas and New year!
We are trying to have fun preparing, little by little......


I hope you have a good time for the rest of this year 2010.

Merry Christmas.

Exhibition at EBIYA GALLERY

I'd like to invite you to his 17th Annual Exhibition
at Ebiya Gallery in Nihombashi, Tokyo.

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EUAN CRAIG CERAMICS EXHIBITION

2010.11.20.Sat.-28.Sun. 11:00am-7:00pm (Open everyday)

Opening Party; November 20th from 5:00pm,
with cuisine provided by Kappo Toyoda.


EBIYA GALLERY

3-2-18 Muro-machi, Nihonbashi,Chuoh-ku, Tokyo 103-0022
TEL. 03-3241-6543
FAX. 03-3241-1914
http://www.e-ebiya.com/category/1165681.html


He'll be at the gallery every day.
He looks forward to seeing you there.

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Concerning Euan Craig

“My vessels first become complete the moment they are used by the hands of my guests.” These are the words which always spring from Euan’s mouth and they express his passion as a potter.

For over 17 years, since I first met Euan till this very day, this has been an unchanging quality imbued in his work.

Always full of smiles to greet you, under any circumstances, Euan is a potter with a truly gentle heart.

I cannot help but believe that it is because of this that every single vessel which is born of his hands returns a heart warming message from everyone who uses them.

Together with Euan, we have accumulated these annual exhibitions one by one. I am blessed to have shared such wonderful times with him, and I am a truly happy man.

It is simply my heartfelt hope that in times to come, 10 years, 20 years…and even 100 years hence, Euan’s vessels will continue at everyone’s side, to be loved and find treasured use, forever and always.


Masahiro Miyake

9th Generation Master of Ebiya Art Gallery,
Nihombashi, Tokyo
Purveyors in Antiquities since 1672

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