Barbara Hashimoto’s Books

Barbara Hashimoto's innovative approach to ceramics has earned her critical praise both internationally and locally. She fires books in clay. Applying slip to books or individual pages, Hashimoto’ works are subjected to single or multiple firings in the kiln where the materials react to one another in unexpected ways. Her books are fired bound, stacked or split. The resulting pieces are reworked through drawing, painting or collage to further articulate their content. These surprising compositions blend poignancy, violence and meditative tranquility.