After seeing a beautiful roku-style cup a display case on the street, I followed a quaint alley to Jutta's tiny shop where she makes all of her own pottery. Every piece is so beautiful, so loved, so gentle to touch. In broken German, I asked how he learned raku. In broken English, she responded "I practiced." I spent far too long looking at every piece while my son sat bored on the the only chair by the door. Three cups came home with me, two matching and the raku piece from the display case. So happy I just found her again online, two years later. Excited to visit again this summer and bring some more treasures home to LA. read more