Welcome to the website
of Harvey Young Pottery,
Mashiko Japan.

We produce high fired
domestic stoneware for
kitchen and table use,
as well as for flower
arrangement.

All work is hand made in
the Mashiko workshop we
established in 1984.

I have had my hands in clay for almost my entire life, so I consider it a great privilege to live and work in a country where ceramic arts are held in such high esteem.

Mashiko is one of the many towns in Japan which are famous throughout the world for domestic pottery production. There are very few places on Earth which have such a high concentration of kilns in an area the size of this town.

I came to this country in 1969 for the purpose of learning the potter's craft, Japan style. The decision to do so resulted from a conversation I had by pure chance, with a world traveler.

His fascinating account of life in rural Japan inspired me to take off on a tangent from the existence I had known up to that point.

At that time I could not have imagined the ultimate significance, or the many fortunate consequences of my decision to visit this potter's community.

I would like to introduce my Pottery Life to you through this website.

Please enjoy your visit.