Kazuteru Osako is Japanese by birth and upbringing, but in his professional life he works under a Korean name: Chin Jukan. The choice reflects his ancestry. His kiln still stands in the same village in southern Japan where Korean potters were settled roughly four centuries ago, during Japan’s invasion of Korea. Brought by a feudal lord seeking their advanced ceramic skills, those craftsmen established a lineage that has remained in the area for fifteen generations.

Identity is the way a person perceives and expresses themself. It is often said to take shape through an ongoing conversation with culture. For many women, that construction is closely tied to the family environment and to everyday life—perhaps as a search for recognition, communication, and belonging...

Sydney-based ceramic artist Ebony Russell is consolidating her place on the international stage. Her exuberant porcelain sculptures, made with cake-decorating techniques, have recently entered the collection of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum after she won the Brookfield Properties Craft Award, one of the UK’s leading contemporary craft prizes.