Artist Yoshiko Yamamoto is a self-taught block printmaker who strives always to fuse Japanese design sensibility with fine craftsmanship.
Several years ago, Nawal Motawi, a longtime admirer of Yoshiko's work, approached her for a collaboration. Motawi thought Yamamoto's bold prints would work well as a raised-line tile design. She was right. Yamamoto's graceful, swaying scenes brought the clay to life.
Near San Luis Obispo, California, there is a State Park named Montana de Oro. It is there that Yoshiko Yamamoto celebrated block print artist, first sketched the subject of her simple and ethereal Montana de Oro block print design. Motawi Tileworks. In 2008, Nawal adapted Yoshiko's print into this stunning ceramic seascape.
Measures 6 x 8 inches
