Born in New York City, ceramicist Josh Herman found his aesthetic in West Coast mid-century form while at school at Pitzer College, outside Los Angeles. Studying under artist Paul Soldner, who is credited with inventing American-style raku, a traditional form of Japanese pottery that is used to create vessels for tea ceremonies Herman learned to integrate Eastern philosophy with Western design elements.
Herman continued to allow a deep Eastern influence to infuse his work. After graduating, he took a break from ceramics for six years, when he embarked on a path of personal growth that included work in Hakomi. A present-centered psychotherapeutic modality, Hakomi integrates Eastern practices of spiritual mindfulness with Western concepts of psychic health. This practice, a cultivation of moment-to-moment awareness, empowered his work to take off in previously undreamed-of directions. Read more >