Makoto Yabe

1947 Born Fukushima, Japan

2005 Died Boxford, Massachusetts

EDUCATION

1956-1966 Kyoto Prefectural Ceramic School, Kyoto, Japan

1966-1967 Master’s Certificate Kyoto Municipal Industrial School, Kyoto, Japan

1965-1969 BA, Philosophy and Comparative Cultural Studies, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan

APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES

1967-1971 Apprenticeship, Jinmatsu Uno and Sango Uno, Kyoto, Japan Noble and Greenough School

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

Studio potter

Ceramic Program, Office of the Arts at Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts

DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln, Massachusetts

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts

Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts

BIOGRAPHY

Makoto Yabe is known for a range of classic Japanese functional forms. Some of the pieces are made with the nerikomi technique using multi colored clays in individual objects. The surfaces of early work are covered with splashes and swirls of slip and glaze. Later work is finished with ash glazes and surface techniques that include Mishima, stamping, combing, and chattering.

After completing his education Yabe apprenticed with Jinmatsu Uno and Sango Uno, in Kyoto, Japan before moving to the United States. One of his first jobs was teaching ceramics in Alaska before moving to Boston, Massachusetts