About the Artist Born in Niigata Prefecture in 1969. A ceramic artist based in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture. Creates colorful tableware and art objects filled with a poetic sensibility. The nostalgic halftone colors evoke a unique world view, reminiscent of a named landscape. Katsunori's work is characterized by the ceramic technique of "Hakuri," which involves applying a slip of color to the surface and then adding another slip of a soiled color. By naturally drying the soiled color slip, it shrinks and cracks, leaving an aged and corroded expression on the art piece.