Hiroe Hanazono Studio Tour & Tray Set

with inspirational artwork

Oval Tray Set, 2025

Stoneware & porcelain, glaze
oval tray - 10 1/8' W x 5" D x 1 5/8' H
white dish - 3 1/4'W x 2 1/2' Dx 1 1/8'H
cloud bud vase/ chopstick rest - 2 3/4'W x 1 1/2' D x 1 3/8'H

Hiroe Hanazono, Ceramist and Clay Studio Resident Artist Alum, offers a three-hour tour of her personal studio for up to four people. Hiroe will include demonstration on plaster mold making and even provide an opportunity to work with some clay with her. This is an opportunity to see behind the scenes, learn and ask questions from a full-time working artist. Hiroe has included a beautiful tray and bowl as part of this amazing experience.

Artist Statement

My work is shaped by my cultural upbringing and a lifelong passion for food, rooted in the daily rituals of preparing, serving, and sharing meals, and in a deep reverence for food as a source of connection, beauty, and care.
I focus on clean, simple, and occasionally unexpected forms, brought to life through a muted or monochromatic palette that provides an ideal backdrop for the presentation of food. I use wheel throwing, hand building, and slip casting, choosing each technique, or a combination of them, based on the form and function I want to achieve.
Food is at the heart of everything I make. As you view my work, I hope it invites you to imagine a meal: who you would share it with, what you would serve, and how the. objects might shape the experience.

Artist Biography

Originally from Japan, Hiroe Hanazono is a Philadelphia-based ceramic artist. She
holds a BA in Spatial Art from California State University and an MFA in Ceramics from Ohio University. She has participated in residencies including the Archie Bray
Foundation, the International Ceramic Research Center in Denmark, and The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, where she was awarded the 2008-2009 Evelyn Shapiro
Foundation Fellowship. Most recently, she served as the 1939 Artist in Residence at
William & Mary. In addition to her studio practice, Hanazono teaches ceramics and college-level foundation art courses in Philadelphia.

Donated by the artist - Hiroe Hanazono

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