Asahi Ando discovered a new use for them as a pottery glaze and is now striving to make it a local specialty. "I think plates of this color would please customers when they are used at a cafe ...

The more difficult aspects lay in sourcing the clay, glaze and kiln materials in situ. She buys the clay from a ceramist in Biyagama and has crafted her own gas-fired kiln, which has seen substantial ...