A year after their return to Canada, Satoshi and Louise, settled down on a small farm in Way's Mills, Quebec, a space which would have a major influence on their work throughout their career. They established their first studio inside an old shed to house farming machinery and built a gas kiln adjacent to it. For the first half of the seventies, they produced primarily thrown ceramic pieces using a commercial clay as their main material, but rapidly their work became more sculptural and monumental. Their desire to experiment with new glazes and textures was already manifest.

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Way's Mills

1969-1977

Jean-François Ozoux