this was made with an inlay technique
called zogan
this is my first try and it took a few hours
to carve and inlay the white clay
after a while, i had to rest
because my hands were shaky
and my eyes were dry
it's a technique that requires a lot of patience,
control, and maybe even a touch of madness
the pattern is carved into the leather-hard clay
using a bamboo or metal tool,
and then the carved areas
are filled with soft clay of a contrasting colour
after the soft clay hardens, it is scraped
until it is flush with the surface
the technique was created by Tatsuzo Shimaoka
who studied under the master Shoji Hamada in Mashiko
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