Judges
Jonathan Yamakami
Ceramist, Los Angeles
Jonathan Yamakami is a Japanese-Brazilian ceramist, based in Los Angeles. His work focuses on handbuilt and wheelthrown vessels, drawing from the raw form and textural abundance of sea creatures, botanical life, and geological formations. Figures from his childhood in Brazil, occasionally intertwined with mythical characters, are also present in his pieces.
While Jonathan’s background in design informs his search for textures and forms, he prefers to embrace a more intuitive process of making and values the unexpected.