Here is another beautiful work from Petr. I just asked him to use rough clay and no glaze, and lower baking temperature. The other side is even more beautiful. But I took this one while I was drinking Rishi Wuyi out of this, and I thought the etched tea leaves were more approriate:
Beside the excellent appearance of the teapot, I would have to admit I come to appreciate the spout design, very quick pouring speed. I love the handle design as well. With lower temperature, the clay is more pourous, and thus, more interaction with the liquor. I believe over time, this teapot will shine.
May 29th, '10, 00:00
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Uhhh yeah, wow! I need one of those, so lets add that to my custom cup order.
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Shigaraki, looks and sounds good! I drank green tea all day out of 3 of his pots. I'm Petr'd out.
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Are they not the same thing?debunix wrote:The shape and form fit together magnificently.
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I think of shape as two dimensional--whereas form is three dimensional.Tead Off wrote:Are they not the same thing?debunix wrote:The shape and form fit together magnificently.
For example: a circle and a sphere.
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I was thinking more of the curves (shape) vs the superficially coarse finish (form).
The use of form was probably not the most felicitous term there.
The use of form was probably not the most felicitous term there.
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Thanks to everybody who posted here. Especially thank you Shigaraki for posting such wonderful picture. It is moving and sharp at ones-I like it.
Also thanks to Debunix and Littlepi.. for discussion about terms form, shape and so on- English is my second language I am very often not sure if people understand what I am saying, writing...
As said Shigaragi the teapot was affected by his ideas and wishes especially about clay, fire...Here is picture of small sister of his tea pot. I have created two and after firing I realized that this smaller has too thin walls so it leaks. I was happy- I cann't sell it and I have to keep it for myself:) It leaks only a little bit and anyway I usually use teaboat. Here it is with Korean oolong (ParyoCHa) from JiriChan As you can see my pics can not compare to Shigaraki's Similar story is behind these storage jars- The special wish of my friend but both of them have cracked during firing on the bottom so now I finely have a place for my Puers
Also thanks to Debunix and Littlepi.. for discussion about terms form, shape and so on- English is my second language I am very often not sure if people understand what I am saying, writing...
As said Shigaragi the teapot was affected by his ideas and wishes especially about clay, fire...Here is picture of small sister of his tea pot. I have created two and after firing I realized that this smaller has too thin walls so it leaks. I was happy- I cann't sell it and I have to keep it for myself:) It leaks only a little bit and anyway I usually use teaboat. Here it is with Korean oolong (ParyoCHa) from JiriChan As you can see my pics can not compare to Shigaraki's Similar story is behind these storage jars- The special wish of my friend but both of them have cracked during firing on the bottom so now I finely have a place for my Puers
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I think that teapot is very special. Leaking a little is ok,Petr Novák wrote:As said Shigaragi the teapot was affected by his ideas and wishes especially about clay, fire...Here is picture of small sister of his tea pot. I have created two and after firing I realized that this smaller has too walls so it leaks. I was happy- I cant sell it and I have to keep it for myself:) It leaks only a little bit and anyway I usually use teaboat.
I get sentimental over things like that. Sweet!
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The Kyusu /set is rather reminiscent of Shigaraki ... coincidence? Or was this the plan. Though I don't think I ever saw a Shigaraki kyusu.
The roughness of these clay pieces really adds a whole new dimension to a Kyusu, well done indeed!
The roughness of these clay pieces really adds a whole new dimension to a Kyusu, well done indeed!
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Thank you Victoria, Chip...
Yes, some of Shigaraki pieces have this kind of color and felling- and it is coincidence. But as I know Shigaraki it is rougher, with small stones of quarts and feldspars in it. I have tried mix clay like that but then I realized that it doesn't make sense to make something to looks like something else- to create Czech Japanese clay. Especially as we have so many wonderful clays here in the middle of Europe.Chip wrote:The Kyusu /set is rather reminiscent of Shigaraki ... coincidence? Or was this the plan. Though I don't think I ever saw a Shigaraki kyusu.
The roughness of these clay pieces really adds a whole new dimension to a Kyusu, well done indeed!