“An artist is a poet in his or her own medium. And when an artist produces a good piece, that work has mystery, an unsaid quality; it contains a spirit and is alive.”

—Toshiko Takaezu

Clay is an earthly material that Toshiko Takaezu used to channel the cosmos. This work recalls the surface of the Moon, with textures of burst glaze bubbles creating a cratered effect. While she appreciated the mysteries of the universe one could observe in the night sky, Takaezu was equally fascinated by the world within the hollow interior of her sculptures, which she called, “the dark space that you can’t see.”