TeaChat

Those are all so nice

debunix wrote:Yesterday's special delivery was a few items from Petr Novak. First this little teapot caught my eye:



and then I'd been wanting a little bit larger glazed teapot, to take on more of the larger-scale brewing duties at work:



The black magda glaze has a wonderful subtlety--a little brown and silvery and soft matte glow:



I also wanted an unglazed shiboridashi for puerh at work, and this little gem fit the bill



and it came with a cup with a really nice interior



and a then a drippy nuka-glazed cup snuck it's way into the cart....



Wonderful stuff.

Very nice pot Deb. I ve been eyeing some of Petre's work lately.

Is very hard to stop with just one piece.....I like so many of the very differently styled pieces he makes.

debunix wrote:Is very hard to stop with just one piece.....I like so many of the very differently styled pieces he makes.

+1 on all counts.

He is extremely diversified which makes his wares fun to collect and use.

first of all im amazed that this thread has carried on so long.
secondly, im havent ccontributed to it in ages, so that needs to change.

Who, what, when, & where? The why is obvious, because it's cool!

It was a gift a year ago....no idea on any of the specifics =/ other than that it's a happy little yixing mug

Not sure if this will help you at all, likely not as I have no clue what this style of pottery is called in China. But in Japan that sort of effect is called Nerikome, and is created by wedging/ layering/ mixing together several different colored clay bodies, that still behave well enough together to be fired together.

well its at least something new for me to know about, thanks!

In the US that is called Agate ware. Eck McCanless makes pottery similar to that...he's a seagrove, NC potter.

AdamMY wrote:Not sure if this will help you at all, likely not as I have no clue what this style of pottery is called in China. But in Japan that sort of effect is called Nerikome, and is created by wedging/ layering/ mixing together several different colored clay bodies, that still behave well enough together to be fired together.

Yup. Agateware in the US- normally one cuts through it to expose multiple layers, like looking into a hole dug into geological strata. Most people add a colorant (metal oxide) to a clay, then mix it with uncolored clay so that they 2 clays are very similar.

I do a fair bit of this, but normally use porcelain and stoneware together so that they flash differently in the wood fire. This requires some mixing, but not too much. If it's not mixed enough then the thicker layers of porcelain crack (mostly minor S cracks in the bottom- but still unacceptable). Too much, and you lose the effect. It took a few tests to make that work well.

I learn something new everyday awesome

debunix wrote:Yesterday's special delivery was a few items from Petr Novak. First this little teapot caught my eye:



and then I'd been wanting a little bit larger glazed teapot, to take on more of the larger-scale brewing duties at work:



The black magda glaze has a wonderful subtlety--a little brown and silvery and soft matte glow:



I also wanted an unglazed shiboridashi for puerh at work, and this little gem fit the bill



and it came with a cup with a really nice interior



and a then a drippy nuka-glazed cup snuck it's way into the cart....



Wonderful stuff.

Your black magda is outstanding

What is the volume ?

I've already ordered one ..

The big one is about 200mL, the little one 60mL.

debunix wrote:The big one is about 200mL, the little one 60mL.

thanks for enlighten me .