Matthew Tyas: At the Wheel – A Curator in Mashiko
Online: 27 October - 23 November 2025
During a two-month international artist’s residency at the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art in Japan (April-June 2025), Matthew created a new body of pots which culminated in a recent Exhibition in our Shop Gallery : Matthew Tyas: At the Wheel - A Curator in Mashiko. It showcased the spirit of openness and acceptance: experimenting with local materials and searching for a rhythm between discovery and consistency. We are very pleased to be able to present that exhibition here online.
Exploring a select palette of Mashiko materials and glazes, most pots were fired in the Museum’s single-chamber wood kiln using red pine for fuel. The pots were fired in such a way as to explore the subtle nuances in heat and atmosphere that occur in such a kiln. Matthew especially enjoyed working with the Kitagoya clay, testing to see how it could be used in ash glazes; some results becoming part of the final work. Find out more about Matthew Tyas.
Matthew’s exhibition in Mashiko, June 2025. Images by Kei Murakoshi
Online Exhibition
Images of Matthew in Mashiko by Kei Murakoshi