The virtues of Hamada's pots are the virtues of the man himself.
His pots are assured, warm, spontaneous, robust and earthy in feeling.
The modulations of his pot forms are intuitively determined. Hamada wants to keep his pottery simple and uncomplicated. He has gone back to three sources...
First: he has recognised that the character of pottery is almost entirely dependent on good natural materials - and that this should be the fundamental conviction of every potter.
Second: he is convinced that the beauty of pottery finds its fullest expression only when it is linked with utility.
Third: it has been his aim to restore the making of pottery to its former position as an open craft in which anyone may share.
It is Hamada's way to draw as close as he can to the world that is natural, common and simple.
"Good taste" is a formula, but it is not so with "feeling"
." . . I often wish that people would take a step further and apply non-established, non-accepted standards and select work that has the true directness of feeling,
even if it is lacking in the expected taste. ..
If we reflect on our motive for making pottery we can make a start without mistakes.'"
