Monday, March 14, 2011

The Leach Pottery launches earthquake appeal for Mashiko Village



The Leach Pottery launches earthquake appeal for Mashiko Village
The trustees and staff of the Leach Pottery would like to express our great sadness at the recent catastrophe that has beset Japan. The Leach Pottery’s historic and current links to Japan, dating back over a century, are of great importance to us and the friendship we have received from the Japanese people over the years has been unwavering. We have not forgotten the support we received from the people of Mashiko pottery village and members of the Mingei Association in 2008 when individuals collectively donated over £40,000 towards rebuilding our pottery in St Ives and we would like to offer them back the hand of friendship now.
We are launching an appeal to raise funds for Mashiko which has been badly hit by the earthquake. Mashiko has over 400 studios and kilns, providing the main livelihood of the village, and the recent quake has caused considerable damage to both kilns and buildings. Mashiko’s two main museums, the Mashiko Ceramics Museum and the Hamada Reference Museum have also been badly hit.
Mashiko Town in Tochigi prefecture is located about 60 miles north of Tokyo. In 1923 Shoji Hamada, co-founder of the Leach Pottery in St Ives with Bernard Leach, returned to Japan following the Tokyo earthquake of 1923. He settled in Mashiko with his family where he set up his own pottery, now owned and run by his potter grandson Tomoo Hamada, who attended the reopening of the Leach Pottery following its restoration in March 2008. Shoji Hamada also established the Hamada Reference Museum in Mashiko to display his stunning and internationally acclaimed collection of crafts and ceramics.
MASHIKO EARTHQUAKE APPEAL
You can donate to the Leach Pottery’s Mashiko Earthquake Appeal in any of the following ways:
By phone – call with you credit or debit card details on 01736 799703
By post – send a cheque to the Bernard Leach (St Ives) Trust Ltd. (marking the back of the cheque ‘Mashiko Appeal’. Send to Mashiko Earthquake Appeal, The Leach Pottery, Higher Stennack, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 2HE
By internet – donate through your Paypal account julia@leachpottery.com – please add a note clearly stating ‘Mashiko Earthquake Appeal’
If you are a UK taxpayer you can Gift Aid your donation by including the following information: Your name, address and postcode and confirmation that you wish the Leach Pottery to treat your donation as a Gift Aid donation. This simple act will allow us to claim a further 25p for each £1 donated towards the appeal.

Fund Raising For Japan Disaster: Handmade For Japan





About
eBay auction March 18-20 to help the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami
Description
Mission:
Handmade For Japan's mission is to raise money through an online auction on March 18-20 for relief efforts to assist the victims of Japan's catastrophic earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear emissions.


Handmade for Japan is an online auction of unique, handmade art donated by concerned, invited artists. One hundred percent of all net proceeds collected via the auction will be donated to the relief efforts in Japan.


Because of the urgency of the situation, the auction will begin on eBay on Friday, March 18th and end on Sunday, March 20th. The auction items will be listed under the "Handmade for Japan" seller ID.


Previews of the auction items will be available in English and Japanese through Facebook pages and Twitter updates. All inquiries in either language should be sent to handmadeforjapan@gmail.com.


Who We Are:
Handmade For Japan was borne out of concern for Japan's residents by Japanese-American ceramic artist Ayumi Horie. She, Ai Kanazawa Cheung, and Kathryn Pombriant Manzella have mobilized to solicit, promote, and auction handmade pieces of art generously donated by talented artists throughout North America and Japan.


ハンドメイド・フォー・ジャパンってなに?


ハンドメイド・フォー・ジャパンは3月11日の東日本大震災で被災した方々の支援金を募るオークションを主催するために誕生しました。
手作りでユニークなアートを手がけている著名なアーティストのご協力により提供された作品をオークションにかけ、収益を100%支援団体に寄付します。
日本の被災状況が急を要するのため、オークションはeBayにてアメリカ東海岸時間・3月18日に開始し、3月20日に終了いたします。
オークションにかけられる作品はフェイスブックページとツイッターにより事前に順次公開されます。
お問い合わせはhandmadeforjapan@gmail.comまで。


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ハンドメイド・フォー・ジャパンは日系アメリカ人で陶芸作家のアユミ・ホリエが東日本大震災の被災者支援のために立ち上げました。
主に北アメリカや日本で活動している協力アーティストの多大なる支援により実現し、アユミ・ホリエと、仲間のキャスリン・ポンブリアンーマンゼラ及び金澤愛によって運営されています。