I am glazing today--and tomorrow--and Sunday. But it is hard! I've spent most of the day setting up for glazing! That is hard--setting up outside to spray glaze--but the really hard part is trying to figure out what glaze or glazes to use and how and so on. So I take a few breaks! One of my favorite pastimes is reading posts on the Clayart listserve. Today there has been a little discussion about teabowls--stimulated by looking at the teabowls of Steve Harrison.
One of my most treasured pottery experiences was a trip to Japan with several other potters. Our little group of beginner potters worked for a week in a studio in Mashiko and at the end of our week we could select a few pieces we had made to have glazed, fired and then shipped back home. It took over a year for the work to arrive. I had forgotten what I had made! There is a 'set' of 6 small 'teabowls' and one slightly larger matching bowl (Lee called it my begging bowl.) They are clearly the work of an inexperienced potter--but I really love them!
3 comments:
Those are mighty nice actually. I really like the big one!
I like bowls that are not too controlled, but not sloppy and not intentionally distorted. Your bowls have this freshness.
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
Those are mighty nice actually. I really like the big one!
I like bowls that are not too controlled, but not sloppy and not intentionally distorted. Your bowls have this freshness.
Lee in Mashiko, Japan
Very kind words, Lee. Thanks!
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