A recipient of the Bizen tradition as the main apprentice of the living national treasure Jun Isezaki, Hiroshi Goseki (b. 1988) is now pushing the frontier of innovation in the traditional and well-established Bizen style. Goseki outsources no aspect of his creative process; the import of Bizen clay to his studio in Ibaraki prefecture, lumber foraging, a combination of wheel-thrown and hand-built techniques, and constant refueling of a the fourteen-day kiln fire required of Bizen class ceramics are all elements that contribute to the artist’s unique pieces.