COMING!!! Hagi SO #12 "Spirit"

[rabbit]

This thread has earned the stamp of my approval. Hagi puns are always in good taste.

[Chip]

... so who is the fairest Mod in all the TeaLand???

[Seeker]

Hip, hip for Chip - hooray!
By far the fairest mod in all the lands!

(shameless)

[IPT]

Hey Seeker, you're going to have to wait like the rest of us.

[Chip]

[laura99]

Really looking forward to seeing this SO!

[Serg]

It's great we have new SO! I want to see master Seigan's work!

[Chip]

The Hagi saga continues ...

There is a story behind many Hagi SOs. Hagi SO 12 fits right in.

It turns out that the prototype for this SO was born around a year ago, by accident, and it was a one of a kind accident. I instantly fell in love with the accident.

So, I asked Magokorodo and its creator to recreate this accident for our SO #12 ... that was 9-10 months ago. It seems that the accident was easier than the resurrection which we have aptly named "Spirit."

More to come ... so do not venture to far from your 'puter!

After numerous failed attempts, this was to be the last attempt. And of 30 pieces started, the run yielded ONLY 15 incredibly successful pieces.

Yamane Seigan declared in Japanglish,

"The work of these is my limit!"

indicating how challenging this was to recreate, and he has done his very best to succeed, his limit.

In explaining the essense of what Seigan was trying to convey to me, Mago stated

"I did not ask many to him in order not to damage his pride.
SO 12 which you proposed thinks me as having been finished in interesting new works. Only TeaChat will sell these works all over the world rightly."

More to come ...

I instantly fell in love with the transluscent ghost-like subtlety of the glaze combined with the extreme super oni Hagi clay (extremely rough sand/clay). It is a phenom juxtaposition!

The design and shape and foot of this SO 12 piece is an SO born original, modeled after SO #8. But SO 12 is larger and more upright in appearance, the body of the piece a bit more like a chalice, well how I envision the body of a chalice anyway (and minus the pedestal).

The transluscent "spirit" glaze combined with all the other elements will definitely make this Hagi a fave and a most memorable Hagi SO original limited edition run.
So, there are 15 of these, period. Except for the accidental prototype that is out there somewhere, these are the only 15 world-wide. Therefore this is an extremely small run and a very rare/limited offering.

Sunday night at 10 pm Eastern time is the designated time for this SO to go live. There will be photos of course and all the ordering info.

... more to come ...

[Seeker]

Hey Seeker, you're going to have to wait like the rest of us.

Oh noooooooooo!

(all that hard work, and for nothing! )

But I like to express my gratitude and appreciation for Chip. I think we have something pretty special going here, and I imagine Chip spends many hours to make it so. I know all of us feel this way and express it from time to time.
My fantasy is that when our friendly neighborhood mod fishes for compliments and accolades it is because he has worked especially hard and long on something and is perhaps excited and proud of the 'project'.
So, like everyone, I am happy to express my genuine appreciation and gratitude, and expect absolutely no response (other than my hope that this awesome situation we have here continues to exist). I mean, come on, not only do we have an awesome forum/blog/community, but also artisans, SO's, & OTTI's? Wow!

Cheers!

(so excited about the Hagi, can hardly wait to see!)

Thank you Chip!

[Ms Kita B]

Can't wait to check them out! I feel like a little kid waiting on Santa lol

[Chip]

Humble thanks, Mr. Encourager, aka Seeker. It is true, I get excited about these Hagi SOs!!!

Can't wait to check them out! I feel like a little kid waiting on Santa lol

Funny, I feel a bit like Santa. ho ho ho, hagilicious!!!

[David R.]

Sunday night at 10 pm Eastern time is the designated time for this SO to go live. There will be photos of course and all the ordering info.

OMG, that's 6am monday morning for me ! I can't believe I am going to put my clock for this although I am not working

This should make me eligible for spoilers

[Marco]

Our Chip is like a fairy Mod

I feel I need my very first Hagi.
There are so many fevers here you can get infected with - dangerous TC - you should put a warning shield on the registration site

[Seeker]

[Mrs. Chip]

There are so many fevers here you can get infected with - dangerous TC - you should put a warning shield on the registration site

+1 Marco!

However I would liken it more to dangerous parasitic invasions that are most difficult to cure! Lying dormant in your system until another TC innovation is presented, then they rear their ugly heads and ... well, the rest is documented history.

And yes, you are due for a Hagi!