Ginkgo - Tea ware - Switzerland

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Apr 17th, '10, 13:15
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Re: Ginkgo - Tea ware - Switzerland

by ginkgo » Apr 17th, '10, 13:15

the first one is : diam.: 11,5 cm and haut.( height) : 6,5 cm
The second one : diam. :6,8 cm and haut.: 9,3 cm

I have a blog but it is not in english ! : http://tpotginkgo.blogspot.com/

and my website WAS part in english but it was not weel written so I erase that part for now...I must have time to do it again (sorry !!!)
http://www.theiere.net/

you can write me at my mail : genemeylan@gmail.com

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Apr 17th, '10, 13:33
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by debunix » Apr 17th, '10, 13:33

Thank you for the links. E-mail coming soon.

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Apr 23rd, '10, 06:10
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by ginkgo » Apr 23rd, '10, 06:10

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Here is my first nezumi shino ( mouse grey) , it has a variety of differents tints and the inside is making like a ice- lake . ( diam.: 7 cm and haut.: 9,5 cm)

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by debunix » Apr 28th, '10, 16:26

I have yunomi! I have yunomi!

Please excuse cell phone photo, more enthusiasm than credible image, but it is so pretty, and I am so excited to share!

It is more beautiful than the photos in Ginko's catalog, feels so substantial and fits my hand so well, yet looks so delicate. Today brewing An Ji Precious Rare White Tea from Wing Hop Fung in celebration.

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More/better photos to follow.

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Apr 28th, '10, 16:56
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by bonjiri » Apr 28th, '10, 16:56

beautiful yunomi !

what kinds of kilns you firing with ?

very inspirational !

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by Victoria » Apr 28th, '10, 21:36

Very beautiful, congrats!

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Apr 29th, '10, 13:43
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by ginkgo » Apr 29th, '10, 13:43

Thanks a lot : it is so nice to see it having his true life at your home .. and I am very touched it makes you enjoy tea and having this enthousiastic feeling !
Thanks !

My kiln is a professional electric one : fiber and scrubs , going to 1280 °with an electronic program board ( I can programm my firing curves ). I have it from 1994 .

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by debunix » May 8th, '10, 00:38

I have not posted in a while about my yunomi--crazy couple of weeks with work--but this weekend will try to get some better pics of the blue/green and white one I showed the phone pic of above.

Meanwhile, just imagine the lovely little concerto from this cup when it is slowly filled with very hot tea, and tiny bubbles rise from glaze....

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Tonight I was listening to some Medium roast winter Ali Shan oolong from Norbu 'playing' the granite-colored cup.

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by debunix » May 9th, '10, 20:01

Today I played again with photographing my pretty yunomi. It is not as easy as it looks!

I put more images of the 'seafoam' blue-green and white cup in the general teaware topic here.

I spent so much time shooting and only after did I realize I mostly forgot to show off this side of it

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It even gracefully gives way to the flowers, when need be:

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Re: Ginkgo - Tea ware - Switzerland

by Seong-il Hong » May 10th, '10, 14:12

Ginkgo!!
I glad to meet to your work here!!

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May 30th, '10, 09:10
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by ginkgo » May 30th, '10, 09:10

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These are bowls just before firing . Shinos are someting still wet and sometimes it crackles and makes funny textures. sometimes i put very thick glaze one over the other but it is always "dangerous" because it can go off in the firing or also dip on the shelves .

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May 31st, '10, 12:17
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by ginkgo » May 31st, '10, 12:17

A view after firing , see last photo from the previous post :
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and the inside :
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I have experiment a new clay-body, a black one , mixed with an other one and do many glazes to try with.
The first one : (oni hagi type )

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And the second one :
dark shino with blue-green-brown reflects
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Re: Ginkgo - Tea ware - Switzerland

by Victoria » May 31st, '10, 12:34

Wow, beautiful Ginkgo! It is fascinating for us to see
the before and after pictures, thank you!

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Re: Ginkgo - Tea ware - Switzerland

by Robert Fornell » May 31st, '10, 13:02

Hi Ginkgo,

I love seeing the before and after shots as well.... a great variety of thick and thin application too.

Keep up the nice work!

Best,
R

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Re: Ginkgo - Tea ware - Switzerland

by Chip » May 31st, '10, 18:01

Spectacular new pieces, Ginkgo! Your works are so beautiful! :mrgreen:

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