Romulus Craft

"The backbone of our production is function."

Romulus Craft is about relationships. Relationships between two distinct individuals—Ikuzi Teraki and Jeanne Bisson—from two different cultures, between nature and time, between control and spontaneous reaction.

Ikuzi, a native of Kyoto, Japan, does the throwing, trimming, and carving while Jeanne, a native of Vermont, does the hand building, pinch, and slab work. Together they share the many other varied and numerous aspects of maintaining their studio with one goal: to continue. They use their own porcelain clay recipe, slip-oxides stains, and a glaze. Their work is fired to 2100 Fahrenheit. The limiting of material has allowed them the opportunity to explore within a boundary. The imposition of this conscious limitation has allowed evolution which might be considered for inclusion as opposed to the whimsy of fad or fashion.

Ikuzi studied pottery in Kyoto, Japan, for several years before moving to the states, and Jeanne has a history in visual arts, including glasswork.