信楽には「窯元散策路」というところがあります。全盛期には休む間もなく焚かれていた登り窯、それを見守り続けてきた当時のままの家屋、何度も何度も炎に当たり、たっぷりと灰の被った窯道具で作られた 塀。どこか懐かしさを感じる陶器工場が立ち並び、そして、それらを取り囲むように小径があります。
この「窯元散策路」で「楽しい事を、この信楽から」と立ち上がったアーティストたちが「信楽ACT2008(Art and Craft Trail)」を開催します。
第1 回目である今回は「歩く、のぞく、見つける」をテーマに散策路にある窯跡や古い建物を利用したアート作品の展示、制作者自身が主催するクラフトギャラリーやグルメな作家によるお手製カフェが登場します。
今春ぜひ、歴史と伝統のある信楽に吹く新鮮な風と心地よい光を浴びにいらっしゃいませんか？そして、やきものの町「信楽」を感じてください。
In the town of Shigaraki there is a place called the "Pottery Walk."
Narrow streets wind around a number of climbing kilns , which in their heyday were red wi thoutinterruption. There are houses and shops that have watched over the kilns for years. There are walls built of kiln props and saggars covered with ash from countless rings. And there are pottery workshops that somehowmake us feel nostalgic.
Along this "Pottery Walk," a group of artists decided to do something
interesting starting in Shigaraki. This spring we will present the
Shigaraki Art and Craft Trail - Shigaraki ACT 2008. The rst event of its kind, our theme this year is "Walk - Look - Discover." Some of the artists will display their work in old kilns and buildings along the Pottery Walk; others will create their own craft galleries.
Gourmet artists will operate hand-made cafes featuring their own tableware.
This spring, visit us in our traditional pottery village. Catch the new breeze as it blows through the streets. Bathe in the warm light as it is absorbed by old kiln bricks. Feel the town of Shigaraki.