Dogu lady 20 vase by Noe KuremotoMaterials: white stoneware sculptureDimensions: D 15 x W 41 x H 44 cm Dogu ladiesMy interpretation of the ancient Dogu.A talisman for women.For the woman who wants a child but fears the risk to her career.For the woman who stares down the challenge of infertility.For the woman who pumps every 3 hours to freeze her milk for the nanny.For the woman who steps up to run the meeting without decent sleep for months.For the woman who doubts her ability to be a mum.For the woman who makes more money than her partner and worries how the home will run when her new born arrives.For the woman who just had a baby and faces the intense, non-stop process of piecing together her new lifeFor the woman who seeks a second career after her children start school.For the woman who thought she could return to work after 6 month but isn’t ready to leave her child at the nursery.All power to you.I am sending my power to you all. - Noe KuremotoNoe Kuremoto is a ceramic artist who makes everything by hand using simple tools. She’s known for playful sculptural work that takes the form of functional wares. Her pieces mix child-like simplicity with contemporary sophistication, and incorporate her background in Fine Art and design with her cultural heritage. She shares the traditional Japanese view that sprits are everywhere, especially in nature – for Noe the truth of our universe can be found in wilderness. Her signature piece is a single flower vase - an ‘Ichirin Zashi’, which invites the sprit of nature into people’s homes in the simplest form possible. It’s representative of her desire to make a deeper connection in a world that can often feel shallow. “The single vase comes from my deep ocean of childhood memories, I hope every piece I make helps my sons to see the world as a beautiful place.” Her ceramics are like a beautiful dream that her hands, fire and clay turn into reality. Noe was born in Osaka Japan, and graduated in Fine Art with First Class Honours from Central Saint Martins College of Art. She works and lives in London with her family, including sausage dog Lassie.