Miho Kataoka
Ceramic Art Studio Ugetsu
Japanese Pottery
Ceramic Artist - Miho Kataoka Erlich
Miho grew up in Kyoto, Japan, in an area surrounded by bamboo trees, she attended the Kyoto University of Art where she studied Ceramic Arts. At the same time, she began learning "the Way of Tea" in Kyoto.
After getting married, she moved to Israel and started to make her own Japanese style pottery. She says,"My pottery is my memories of Japan, my memories of nature, colors, smells, and sound".
Her studio is called "Ugetsu" which means "misty moon after the rain".
It is taken from the Japanese literature of Ueda Akinari and a movie by Mizoguchi Kenji which she loves and appreciates for its Japanese beauty. Miho says: "While making a pot by a wheel, first of all, we must center the clay. The center of the clay is like this misty moon. We try to reach it. We see it in front of us. We long for it, however, we are never able to grab it in our hands.
Besides her lectures and demonstrations of "The Way of Tea" in museums, pottery studios, events, and companies, she is teaching Kintsugi(the art of repair the broken pottery with gold) in Israel.
In 2009, Master degree in Religious Study, Tel Aviv University
In 2013, Published book "Japanese Hands Japanese Heart"
In 2016, Awarded for her contribution and support in promoting Japanese culture in Israel from the Friendship Society and Chamber of Commerce
In 2017, "The Way of Tea" exhibition in Tikotin Japanese Museum, Haifa, Israel
In 2017, Miho's works held in the collection of Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art Haifa, Israel
In 2017, Solo Exhibition in Kyoto, Cafe-Gallery Minaka
In 2019, Starts making hospitality tableware for the Japanese Ambassador's Residence
In 2020, "New Aquisition" in Tikotin Japanese Museu., Haifa, Israel
Miho's work is available at the museum shops in Israel Museum Jerusalem, Eretz Israel Museum Tel Aviv, Tikotin Museum Haifa and her studio in Rehovot, Israel.