California Potters Tell Their Story | Cheryl Costantini & Mikio Matsumoto | Episode 733
The Potters Cast
Paul Blais
4.9 • 591 Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2021
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
The works of Nichibei potters blends the elegant tradition of Japanese folk art with a contemporary flair resulting in an innovative collection of handmade pottery that is unmistakably Nichibei. Mikio Matsumoto worked as a commodities broker in Japan, but always had a keen interest in the arts. He became a potter after moving to California in 1985. Cheryl Costantini has had a life-long interest in pottery, culture and traditional artistic values. In 1978 she traveled to Japan to study pottery. Cheryl and Mikio formed Nichibei in 1985. Since then, the husband and wife team have shown their work at exhibitions in California, New York and Japan. Literally translated, Nichibei means "Japan and America."
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Potter's Cast. |
| 0:01.9 | A podcast home for Potters Everywhere. |
| 0:05.4 | It's a community of Potters dedicated to grow their business. |
| 0:08.8 | We're picking up where the art degree ends. |
| 0:11.1 | I'm your host, Paul Blaze. |
| 0:14.1 | Welcome to episode number 733 of the Potter's cast. |
| 0:20.3 | So much joy going through my heart knowing that we are hanging out |
| 0:24.0 | together today. And the joy is there also because we have got a really cool, cool couple |
| 0:32.5 | coming on to the show today. Cheryl Constantine and Mikio Matsumoto. |
| 0:38.3 | And I am so thrilled to be able to have them on the show. |
| 0:41.3 | Now, I want you to know, I really have a hard time with Mikio's name. |
| 0:48.1 | Look, I always take the time before every episode that if the name is not a native name to my tongue, |
| 0:57.0 | I practice it if I can. |
| 1:00.3 | Sometimes it's so hard. |
| 1:02.8 | And I don't know what it was. |
| 1:04.5 | McKeio is so easy. |
| 1:06.5 | McKeio, it's so easy. |
| 1:07.9 | And yet, you'll hear me throughout this episode just butcher this poor man's |
| 1:14.7 | name. So a big, big apology. Look, they also have an amazing story about how they've become |
| 1:22.7 | potters. One is just a great love story and a love story of Clay and how Clay brought these two |
| 1:30.9 | together. And I think that that's amazing. And then also some crazy story about a propane tank |
| 1:38.1 | or propane explosion that happened. Oh my gosh. I mean, this is an amazing story. So, |
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