Jacobson Art StudioKate and Will Jacobson

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ARTIST STATEMENTOur thirty year collaboration has given us fire, laughter, wonder and joy. Through our work, we attempt to create a harmonious substance of form, line and color. These explorations lead us to experience the world with our hearts as well as our minds.Our approach to making art is much more intuitive than pragmatic. When working, we allow the fate of the clay to reveal itself and then embrace the gesture. It's almost an involuntary response where we are simultaneously the guide and the seeker.We call our technique Naked Raku. We call it naked because we expose the unadorned, earthly beauty of the clay. We celebrate such natural splendor by allowing it to speak with its own voice. We refer to raku because we fire in the tradition of Japanese potters. Naked Raku succeeds tradition by using a slip/glaze combination as a resist to the clay. Our forms speak of a grace which is timeless. The language of clay transcends time and place; history and culture are communicated through the potters' hands and preserved forever. SELECT GALLERIESHana Coast Gallery, Hana, HawaiiDiamond Head Gallery, Lahaina, HawaiiDiscover Gallery, Waikoloa, HawaiiKaukini Gallery, Kahakuloa, Hawaii Pacific Fine Arts, Kailua-Kona, HawaiiRaku Gallery, Jerome, ArizonaShorelines Gallery, San Diego & Eureka, CaliforniaTabora Gallery, Honolulu/Haleiwa, HawaiiSELECT PUBLICATIONS2009 Raku: A Practical Approach, Branfman2009 Raku Firing: Advanced Techniques, Jones2008 NCECA Guest Lecture Archives2001 Barrel, Pit and Sagger, Firing, Von Dassow2000 Raku: A Practical Approach, Branfman1997 Resists and Masking Techniques, Beard1992 XIII Binnale International de Ceramique D'Art1992 Ceramics Monthly, February1989 New York Times, September 7STUDIO LOCATIONS1973-1989 Sedona, Arizona1989-2001 Olympic Peninsula, Washington2001-present Big Island, HawaiiHomeGalleryWorkshopsArchiveThe-JourneyContact-Us