Tani-q initialy trained as a sculptor. In 2001 he started studing pottery with his father Tani Toshitaka. Tani-q is a third generation potter. They fire anagama and so-do-gama kilns
link to tani-Q website http://web.mac.com/tani_q
A traditional style Shigaraki anagama built with a dividing wall running its length known as a so-do-gama. Tani built this kiln in November 2007, and the first firing is planned for December
The so-do-gama was developed as a way of making a wider anagama in the sandy soil of the Shigaraki valley
The interior of the new so-do-gama
