A landscape of feelings entrusted to pink

One late night while studying for his university entrance exam, Hoshino casually came across a special program about potters.
Collect soil, knead it, shape it, and bake it.
When I witnessed the process by which a piece of work was created through such simple tasks, I realized that there were people who made a living doing jobs that were far from what they thought of as ``professions''. That was the moment when I encountered a different set of values ​​than I had ever experienced in my life.

He is a rare potter who creates both porcelain and ceramics.
He started making porcelain by himself, but it started to take off after he devised a technique called ``neritsugi.'' The contrast between the oozing pink marble pattern and the blank space of the solid porcelain skin was born from the unique idea of ​​inheriting clays of different hues. On the other hand, the pottery has a confectionery-like lime glaze with a generous amount of sugar glaze, which brings out various pink expressions.
Hoshino's work combines an inherited aesthetic sense with a modern sensibility, and is also characterized by forms that freely utilize the characteristics of each material.

What they all have in common is the symbolic pink color that dyes all of their works.
When asked why she chose this color, Hoshino answered, ``I feel that pink symbolizes my inner self.''
Ever since he was a child, he wasn't good at expressing himself, and always felt like he was repressing himself. The reason the images I saw that night remained in the back of my memory may be because I instinctively felt that I could express myself through earth and color.

Things that cannot be expressed well, things that are embarrassing that cannot be revealed to others, karma and desires that are held within.
This essential part of myself, which cannot be suppressed no matter how much I try to suppress it, begins to appear on the surface of the earth in the color pink.

When I stretch the soil with the potter's wheel, I feel as if a part of me is gradually melting away from my fingertips. The gentle nature of the soil transforms as you apply force. As I come into contact with the soil comfortably, a soft pink appears in the piece. As if speaking for my inner thoughts, various thoughts are expressed in my works.

“Make things that are well-shaped and beautiful.”
The words of my teacher, who taught me over and over again, ring in my ears.
Hoshino's works have sophisticated shapes and exquisite colors that tickle your heart.
What has been entrusted to the earth and color has been sublimated, and stands lovely in front of us with the depth of a work of art.
It's a feeling similar to admiration, and I feel like I want to look at this work forever, as if I'm having a momentary, pleasant dream.

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