Share a photograph of your favorite matcha chawan (teabowl)

[Tead Off]

Do you guys use polarizing filters when shooting reflective surfaces? This usually does the trick.

[shyrabbit]

Do you guys use polarizing filters when shooting reflective surfaces? This usually does the trick.

Tead Off,

Thanks for the advise. I don't shoot with a polarizing filter. I generally shoot my images at f22 min. with tungsten lighting. I will give your advise a try.

Thanks again for the heads up,
Michael

[bonjiri]

wow

i will try it

hehe

i have for glass, i'll try it w/ tenmoku too !

aloha !

[Tead Off]

In another incarnation, I was a pro photographer but shot mostly fashion and portrait work. But, I had a fair amount of art work to shoot from artists and crafts people. I would gel the lights and camera lens. Takes away about 2 stops of exposure. Plenty of how to's on the web. Easy and efficient.

[bonjiri]

In another incarnation, I was a pro photographer but shot mostly fashion and portrait work. But, I had a fair amount of art work to shoot from artists and crafts people. I would gel the lights and camera lens. Takes away about 2 stops of exposure. Plenty of how to's on the web. Easy and efficient.

wild

polarizing lights is serious stuff .

great idea. sometimes u get caught up using 1 light . hehe

for me i use 1 and reflectors. but i will scrape up my handy , dandy polarizer filter.
cool ! thanks for the tip !

tead, where do you recommend a good place to stay in BKK ?

near ? where ?

i'll get clearance from my boss , but looks like next year, 2010

[Dreamer]

My new matcha bowls arrived today!!!!
I got a pair with opposite glazes...the potter calls it reversible; the color on the inside of one is on the outside of the other and vice versa. She calls the colors purple and cola. I requested these; she had not previously made anything that she labeled a matcha bowl before.

The inspiration for these came from Victoria's picture of matcha in a purple chawan.

They are awesome.

Here is the inside of the one that is purple on the outside...the unusual glaze pattern seems to be a kiln suprise...I love it!


Here is the outside of the same one:


Matcha being readied in the one that is purple on the inside (sorry for the glare):


Ahhhhh...


Peace,
Dreamer

[Victoria]

Wow!! Those are cool!!! Congrats!

You definitely achieved the look in that last pic,
always happy to provide inspiration!

[bonjiri]

My new matcha bowls arrived today!!!!
I got a pair with opposite glazes...the potter calls it reversible; the color on the inside of one is on the outside of the other and vice versa. She calls the colors purple and cola. I requested these; she had not previously made anything that she labeled a matcha bowl before.

The inspiration for these came from Victoria's picture of matcha in a purple chawan.

They are awesome.

Here is the inside of the one that is purple on the outside...the unusual glaze pattern seems to be a kiln suprise...I love it!


Here is the outside of the same one:


Matcha being readied in the one that is purple on the inside (sorry for the glare):


Ahhhhh...


Peace,
Dreamer

dreamer,

beautiful !
wow !

cory (bonjiri)

[bonjiri]

new chawan i fired in soda before i left in late march 2009







interesting mikomi (floor of chawan). like a starry night or the 'milky way'. yuteki tenmoku is actually fired with oxidation all they up to around 2300 degrees fahrenheit, then reduction as the bubbles of iron oxide are bubbling at the surface, reduction or the absence of oxygen/carbon monoxide causes the metals to flash on the surface of the glaze. wild. difficult. i've been firing this same glaze for about 9 years, finally some direction. to where, i don't know. learning.

been enjoying tea from this chawan for about 3 days now.

koudai is really thick and meaty. a lot of spirit.

[Seeker]

Wow Cory - beautiful koudai!
Here's a new chawan I just received by Robert Fornell:

More images on the 'show pots and cups' topic.
Cheers!

[Seeker]

With The Elixir:

Yummm.


OMG, that was good!
It's been a week and a half since I have partaken of the Great Elixir.
(Sigh of relief)

[Victoria]

Yummmmmm!! Looks delish and very beautiful in your new chawan! I just ordered two new kinda of Great Elixir, I'll report back soon!

[Seeker]

Hi Victoria,
Great! Can't wait to here.
I finished my Waku this morning, and
I only have the kiri no mori now, and I'm not too excited about it.
Look forward to hearing about new matcha!
Thanks for your kind comments.
Best and Cheers!
(I did some editing above again - I have a hard time with proofing in this little post window).

[bonjiri]

Wow Cory - beautiful koudai!
Here's a new chawan I just received by Robert Fornell:

More images on the 'show pots and cups' topic.
Cheers!

aloha seeker !

thank you !

what does mr fornell's koudai look like ?

cheers

c

[Seeker]

Aloha Cory!

Here are two more photos:
...with kibako:

...and here's the foot, koudai:


Breathe Peace.