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Week 3 was our last week and we had to get all pots painted, glazed and packed. Although we had a lot of work to do, our two residents Yoko and Mads seemed to enjoy beeing busy. It was such a joy seeing them designing their own pattern and painting one pot after the next. DAY 15 (2026/3/16) Monday DAY 16 (2026/3/17) Tuesday DAY 17 (2026/3/18) Wednesday Three extreemly busy days of painting. The table was packed with pots and the atmosphere very focused. Yoko had brought alo

The second week had fewer excursions, events, and new faces. Our guests settled into a steady working rhythm, and we established a studio routine focused on throwing and trimming rice bowls. DAY 8 (2026/3/9) Monday & DAY 9 (2026/3/10) Tuesday Wheel Throwing and Trimming More and more rice bowls took shape, and there was plenty of trimming to do! DAY 10 (2026/3/11) Wednesday Factory Tour Finally, it was time for our factory tour! We started the day with a visit to Urabe Kij

Hi, it’s Mirjam. Last night, we finally opened applications for 2026–2027 — and with that, it felt like the right moment to share what really happened during our very first Trial Residency in March. As you may have already sensed in our previous blog posts, Ken and I were quite nervous. Would our schedule work? Would our guests get along with each other — and with us? And was our English good enough? To answer all of these questions first: yes… and no ;) It was a lot of fun.

Hi, it’s Mirjam again, The second shooting took place inside the studio. For this day, we asked our friend Jérémie Paré-Julien, who works at Kouraku Kiln in Arita, if we could “borrow” some of her residents for a day. They kindly agreed, and for the first time we were able to teach a class with four students. Although the main goal was to take photos, it was also a great opportunity to test our two new wheels and see whether the studio layout worked well for teaching. Unfortu

Hi, it’s Mirjam from studio wani, It’s April, and in Hasami the cherry blossoms are slowly turning into fresh green leaves. At the same time, we are getting ready to open applications for our first regular residency this autumn. While working on the website, I also wanted to start sharing some of the story behind CROC — how and why we began this residency program. February 2026 We had already launched our website and confirmed two participants for our trial residency in March