Ceramic master, novices radiate an Asian sensibility
Works by potter Kinichi Shigeno and tile-making Emily Carr grads are included in Circle Craft exhibits, writer Lucy Hyslop reports By Lucy Hyslop, Special To The Sun March 5, 2010

Hamza Vora and Raneen Nosh make tiles, but not just ordinary tiles. Think, instead, of ones that can be used as hanging wall curtains, as three-dimensional wallpaper, or even as hanging ambient lights -- thanks to the translucency of the porcelain.

 

POLITICS OF CULTURE, BLUE BIRDS SERVE HOSPITATLITY TO APEC LEADERS

...Chinese President Jian Zemin, American President Bill Clinton and Canadian Prime Minister- will have the opportunity to contemplate the crane, or Patriarch of the Feathered Tribe as the Chinese call it, during a porcelain dinner service from which the APEC leaders will dine.

This remarkable dinnerware, known as the Blue Birds service is the work of Richmond ceramic artist Kinichi Shigeno.

Michael Scott, Vancouver Sun, November 15, 1997.

MEAN TUREENS

...My task was to choose the tureen that was most “kitchen-friendly”. And, when the chips were down and the tallying over, the winner was a porcelain piece by Kinichi Shigeno of Richmond, BC. It had the mandatory plate to stand on, easy-to-use ladle and well-fitting lid. Its gorgeous design was mainly royal blue with gold trim, giving it a South American/Victoria look.
Shigeno’s piece will be bought by Campbell Soups, which currently has a tureen exhibition at the Gardiner and sponsored the contest.

Marion Kane, Toronto Star, March 7, 1990

TRAVEL SECTION B
Saturday, July 5, 1985

A Touch of Craft
Technical precision, beauty and humor vie for attention at Made by Hand, a juried exhibit of work by British Columbia crafts artists now showing at the Emily Carr College of Art in Vancouver.

Kinichi Sigeno’s ceramic bowl, its thick fluted edges striped in pastel blue, pink and aqua, brings to mind an enormous shell dredged from tropical waters.

Working wonders, Kinichi Shigeno's creative energy revolves around the potter's wheel. The Richmond artist has shown his work around the world. Trevor Rate/News

Newspaper stories can literally change your life. Doubt it? Ask Kinichi Shigeno, who happened to be thumbing through a local paper in his hometown of Japan when he stumbled on a feature about pottery.