I have been busy today getting the TeawareArtisan subforum up and running and awaiting artisans! I am anxiously awaiting your participation!
May 8th, '09, 12:26
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May 8th, '09, 12:40
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May 8th, '09, 14:02
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Would it be that I am too late to ask for inclusion in your offer Cory?
I am also quite the matcha virgin myself. I've been strongly contemplating getting into it, but this would definitely be enough to make my decision!
Looks like you have met your quota though. Either way, kudos to you for such a generosity!
I am also quite the matcha virgin myself. I've been strongly contemplating getting into it, but this would definitely be enough to make my decision!
Looks like you have met your quota though. Either way, kudos to you for such a generosity!
We were fated to pretend.
May 9th, '09, 03:13
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chawan gift
so sorry
i wish i could accommodate everyone.
.... i have a limited amount of chawan
especially since it takes a bit of energy to make it, glaze it and fire it
whoa
my apologies who replied late. it was a spur of beer / life speaking .
aloha
cory
i wish i could accommodate everyone.
.... i have a limited amount of chawan
especially since it takes a bit of energy to make it, glaze it and fire it
whoa
my apologies who replied late. it was a spur of beer / life speaking .
aloha
cory
May 10th, '09, 04:02
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shipped 4 chawan, 6 more to ship on monday
this was an interesting learning experience
not like an auction
i beamed 4 off on friday to aleviate my bike ride w/10 chawan to the postoffice
will send the remaining 6 chawan on monday, they are boxed and ready to ship
aloha,
fun
pls post your thoughts upon receipt. i chose some of my best pieces.
unloading the kiln tomorrow.
mahalo !
thanks
cory Lum
not like an auction
i beamed 4 off on friday to aleviate my bike ride w/10 chawan to the postoffice
will send the remaining 6 chawan on monday, they are boxed and ready to ship
aloha,
fun
pls post your thoughts upon receipt. i chose some of my best pieces.
unloading the kiln tomorrow.
mahalo !
thanks
cory Lum
May 11th, '09, 21:30
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mail from the islands to Portland is FAST. My chawan arrived today. I received a fantastic bowl, sized perfectly for my small hands, and he must also have taken a look through my photos, because this bowl doesn't duplicate anything I have, even remotely. (Although he couldn't know I have been on the hunt for something like it. ) It's somewhat of a winter style, being 3.5" tall, by 4.5" wide - a very nice size.
Oh, but why, Cory, must you torture me so???!!! This bowl glazed with an amazing black (what I guess is) tenmoku, ALL black, no browns, with great silvering coming through (iron?) The feel in the hands is fantastic. Now why can't I capture it's true look on camera?
Of course, I couldn't resist mixing up some matcha, even though it was nearly 4pm, and I will probably be awake half the night. Ha!
Pictures below, the first is as close as I could get to the true appearance without resorting to a softbox, which I don't have anyways. The second is more interpretive. The third shows the serendipitous little keshiki that created a tiny blue highlight on the face. The fourth is what was left after imbibing.
) It's somewhat of a winter style, being 3.5" tall, by 4.5" wide - a very nice size. Oh, but why, Cory, must you torture me so???!!! This bowl glazed with an amazing black (what I guess is) tenmoku, ALL black, no browns, with great silvering coming through (iron?) The feel in the hands is fantastic. Now why can't I capture it's true look on camera?
Of course, I couldn't resist mixing up some matcha, even though it was nearly 4pm, and I will probably be awake half the night. Ha!
Pictures below, the first is as close as I could get to the true appearance without resorting to a softbox, which I don't have anyways. The second is more interpretive. The third shows the serendipitous little keshiki that created a tiny blue highlight on the face. The fourth is what was left after imbibing.
May 11th, '09, 21:51
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wow !
fast mail !
hehe ! the black is difficult to photograph. hehe . its a bit yuteki tenmoku-like.
some things aren't meant to be photographed, only enjoyed. like the taste of matcha !
my other half shared some info about the arrival of shincha when i get to tokyo on friday this week ! i'll be sipping some fresh tea of the year !
amazing. i sent 4 chawan out friday, USPS is ripping fast ! hehe !
great geekgurl !
wonderful u received it safely !
mahalo
cory Lum
hehe ! the black is difficult to photograph. hehe . its a bit yuteki tenmoku-like.
some things aren't meant to be photographed, only enjoyed. like the taste of matcha !
my other half shared some info about the arrival of shincha when i get to tokyo on friday this week ! i'll be sipping some fresh tea of the year !
amazing. i sent 4 chawan out friday, USPS is ripping fast ! hehe !
great geekgurl !
wonderful u received it safely !
mahalo
cory Lum
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OOhh photo #2 is very deep. I guess this only hints at the luster?
Cory..... another gem...what else to say in words?
Cory..... another gem...what else to say in words?
“Take some more tea,” the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly.
“I’ve had nothing yet,” Alice replied in an offended tone: “so I ca’n’t take more.”
“You mean you ca’n’t take less,” said the Hatter: “it’s very easy to take more than nothing.”
“I’ve had nothing yet,” Alice replied in an offended tone: “so I ca’n’t take more.”
“You mean you ca’n’t take less,” said the Hatter: “it’s very easy to take more than nothing.”