NEWEST CHAPTER! Show Off Your Pots and Cups XVII

by **bonjiri** » Oct 4th, '11, 09:21

Re: NEWEST CHAPTER! Show Off Your Pots and Cups XVII

by bonjiri » Oct 4th, '11, 09:21

cheers all !

did i hear feet ?

hehe

c

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by **Herb_Master** » Oct 4th, '11, 12:38

Re: NEWEST CHAPTER! Show Off Your Pots and Cups XVII

by Herb_Master » Oct 4th, '11, 12:38

My Guinomi from Lucien Koonce has arrived, it's position in the Kiln made all 4 faces react differently.

First Corner

2nd Corner

3rd Corner

4th Corner

Notes from Lucien

The clay used in the piece is a stoneware body. local to Erect, NC. Adjacent to Seagrove, NC, and part of the eastern Piedmont region of North Carolina, the area was, and still is, known for its excellent stoneware clays, very suitable for the salt glazing tradition in groundhog kilns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seagrove). Thus, treat it as any other matured stoneware clay object. The guinomi has been wood fired to 2300+ degrees Fahrenheit. The only addition to the clay were the feldspar inclusions, which are the white melts on the surface. ~Lucien

The piece you are interested in...mentori guinomi...I still have. It is of a local clay from Seagrove, NC, where I used to live, and I had set it aside for myself. It was in a national invitational and juried show (DIRECTions; Frankie G. Weems Gallery; Meredith College; Raleigh, NC.) last year that featured ceramic work utilizing local clays.

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by **Herb_Master** » Oct 4th, '11, 12:44

Re: NEWEST CHAPTER! Show Off Your Pots and Cups XVII

by Herb_Master » Oct 4th, '11, 12:44

Notes from Lucien

The sake cup measures 2.5" H x 2.75" W x 2.75"D, and I will sell it for $95.00, plus shipping (payable through PayPal); it is signed. All of my work is hand formed through a process known as "kurinuki", which entails the piece to be hollowed out by hand. Once the solid clay form has been cut on the outside, I use a loop tool to carve out the interior.

It is quite large for a Guinomi, maybe instead of Tea, or Sake, I will use it for Malt Whisky :lol:

Notes from Lucien

If you are an avid sake enthusiast, please take a look at more recent guinomi on my blog. There are quite a few shown in the postings of November 2010 and June 2011 firings.

Again, thank you for your inquiry, and I look forward to your reply. ~Lucien

my blog for the most current images and information of work, exhibitions, and wood firings:
http://lmkoonceceramics.blogspot.com

my ceramics website:
http://lmkoonce.home.mindspring.com

Maybe a kind teachatter will buy this one from the June firing, before I spend more than I can afford
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-__9YtCxZPkg/ThuoPPHNCvI/AAAAAAAAAWw/riCJwKhKTEs/s1600/Guinomi_8.jpg

Website · by **debunix** » Oct 4th, '11, 14:56

Re: NEWEST CHAPTER! Show Off Your Pots and Cups XVII

by debunix » Oct 4th, '11, 14:56

Herb_Master wrote:Maybe a kind teachatter will buy this one from the June firing, before I spend more than I can afford
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-__9YtCxZPkg/ThuoPPHNCvI/AAAAAAAAAWw/riCJwKhKTEs/s1600/Guinomi_8.jpg

Stunningly rugged, that one!

by **Chip** » Oct 4th, '11, 17:14

Re: NEWEST CHAPTER! Show Off Your Pots and Cups XVII

by Chip » Oct 4th, '11, 17:14

debunix wrote:Stunningly rugged, that one!

Spoken like Yoda! :mrgreen:

In that one, the force is strong.

Beautiful acquisition, HM! If beautiful is the right word???

by **bonjiri** » Oct 4th, '11, 20:26

Re: NEWEST CHAPTER! Show Off Your Pots and Cups XVII

by bonjiri » Oct 4th, '11, 20:26

herb master

wow

lucien's malt whiskey cup is absolutely fabulous !

inspirational piece !

wow !

c

by **Drax** » Oct 16th, '11, 17:59

Re: NEWEST CHAPTER! Show Off Your Pots and Cups XVII

by Drax » Oct 16th, '11, 17:59

A new cup by Yamamoto Takuo that I got from Mago....

It's perfect sized for my Novak shiboridashi! I didn't have any sort of cup with the "fawn" spots -- though I had seen most of that type with hagi, this cup is actually a glazed porcelain. I think it fits the concept of "kawaii" very well...!! :mrgreen:

by **auhckw** » Oct 18th, '11, 15:46

Re: NEWEST CHAPTER! Show Off Your Pots and Cups XVII

by auhckw » Oct 18th, '11, 15:46

Bought this new cup from Hojo...

More photos: http://imageshack.us/g/600/image001ox.jpg/

The cup is made by Watanabe Tozo, and artwork by his daughter Miwako. It is made of Sado red clay. Tested this against Shigaraki cup. This red clay gives better aroma compared to Shigaraki which gives better deep/smooth feeling but less aroma.

Just arrived at Koblenz... no tea for this whole week...

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by **Herb_Master** » Oct 18th, '11, 16:00

Re: NEWEST CHAPTER! Show Off Your Pots and Cups XVII

by Herb_Master » Oct 18th, '11, 16:00

auhckw wrote:Just arrived at Koblenz... no tea for this whole week...

Time to start comparing the wines of the Mosel against the wines from the Rheingau - Mosel a touch lighter, flowery and sharper - Rheingau deeper and more body

by **Tead Off** » Oct 21st, '11, 04:59

Working Partners

by Tead Off » Oct 21st, '11, 04:59

Hong Seong il, Petr Novak, Yamane Sagan.

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Tray, shiboridashi, tea caddy-Petr Novak
Round tray-Hong Seong il
Cup-Yamane Sagan
Water cooler-unknown Japanese artist
Tea:Sejak from http://www.butea.co.kr

by **andrzej bero** » Oct 21st, '11, 09:17

Re: NEWEST CHAPTER! Show Off Your Pots and Cups XVII

by andrzej bero » Oct 21st, '11, 09:17

very nice eclectic style Tead Off
and what is that "small house with big roof"?

by **Tead Off** » Oct 21st, '11, 10:26

Re: NEWEST CHAPTER! Show Off Your Pots and Cups XVII

by Tead Off » Oct 21st, '11, 10:26

andrzej bero wrote:very nice eclectic style Tead Off
and what is that "small house with big roof"?

It's a small ceramic to rest a matcha spoon or chopsticks on. It's made by a Korean potter, Choi Min Rok, who is from Yeoju, a large pottery town about 1 hour from Seoul.

by **gargoylekitty** » Oct 22nd, '11, 00:23

Re: NEWEST CHAPTER! Show Off Your Pots and Cups XVII

by gargoylekitty » Oct 22nd, '11, 00:23

Picked up this cup locally with two others like it a few weeks back but only recently got around to cleaning it up and using it. So, with some dong ding...

Ummm... feel free to ignore the pony(it's a mini My Little Pony by the name of Tealove), she's not attached, the pic was just taken for another site, lol.

by **IPT** » Oct 22nd, '11, 04:38

Re: NEWEST CHAPTER! Show Off Your Pots and Cups XVII

by IPT » Oct 22nd, '11, 04:38

That is a fantastic eclectic setup Tead Off. I really like it. What is the little black shrine(?) on the left?

by **Tead Off** » Oct 22nd, '11, 05:02

Re: NEWEST CHAPTER! Show Off Your Pots and Cups XVII

by Tead Off » Oct 22nd, '11, 05:02

IPT wrote:That is a fantastic eclectic setup Tead Off. I really like it. What is the little black shrine(?) on the left?

Explained above, IPT.

White porcelain is just plain boring, IPT. Too sterile for my tastes so I tend to the more creative teaware which China seems to have stopped producing long ago. Even most Yixing teapots leave me cold as they have little personal touches to them. Copy, copy, copy, endlessly. I'll take brown rice to white rice anytime. Much more flavor and more nourishing.