I just finished glazefiring a mixed load of teaware. Since I last posted, I've had some truly interesting discussions with people from this forum and elsewhere. These encounters have been very eye-opening for me. One specific notion that I took away from that is that when working with porcelain, it is alright to think out of the box (not sure that is exactly how it was phrased, but that's what I understood). I needed that little nudge. That's the background to this porcelain kyusu:
- porcelain kyusu
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I was leaning towards glazing it in a more traditional tone - fake celadon or oilspot, but this idea just had to be tried. Pink? Hmm...
Also a couple of shiboridashi in this load:
- shibo
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This shiboridashi is marbled with inlaid slip and thrown in the antrazit-coloured medium-grogged stoneware - the verdict is still out on the effect of this clay on the tea, but I am happy that the kyusu from last load is in the very best of hands. My own impression is that there is no particular noticable interaction - but I am not qualified enough to say. I enjoy my tea, but I couldn't tell you what this clay tastes like!
Another pot in this clay
- kyusu
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I very much like the shape and it goes very well with this subtle and modest looking clay, but I have some work to do improving this spout here - not sure why, but it does not pour ideally. I mean, it pours, of course, but will spill a drop or two when stopping midstream - not good enough.
