Show Off Your Pots and Cups, Part III

[Chip]

Love the teapot Beidao. My jealousy and GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) is currently in high gear. Must spend some time shopping on the internets today!

My dragon tetsubin by request:




(Holy blown highlights, batman!)

This was my first "serious" teapot, bought for me as a birthday present by my very tolerant husband. He had no idea what he was starting! Before this teapot, I used teabags. At least I was trying, they were "good" teabags. (meaning they cost MOARRR!)

Wow! Not that fond of tetsubins, but that is one of the nicest I've seen.

*shielding Chip's eyes* look away quickly!!

WANTS!!!

[Wesli]

heh. very nice tetsubin.

[Beidao]

Joelbct: I bought it at a store with Indian goods, so I think it's crossover. Honestly, I don't care. I fell in love with it immediately. Tea becomes more and more popular here, but most people drink it bagged and flavored. The Swedish tea nerd world is quite small but there's a couple of blogs. Visit Sweden! You will not regret it.

Salsero: Yes, it's porcelain and very washable. I thought I'd use it specifily for Oolongs. I got Meishan Jinxuan from In the Mood for Tea, a Stockholm shop. I bought the least roasted variety. It is the Jin Xuan tea bush variety and thus milky/buttery. It reminds me of caramel but also of lilies. Meishan is a Taiwan mountain, near Ali Shan if Tenuki didn't fool me. If you wanna taste, we could of course arrange a swap.

Henley: Thankx Maybe I SHOULD post a self portrait, dressed in teaware

GU: Indeed, he has

[Smells_Familiar]

Thanks for the warm welcome and the compliments everyone!

Wow SF those are very nice bowls! The top 2 look like perhaps Shino ware? So they weren't intended as Chawan upon creation? Because they certainly look like Chawan!
Very impressive.
BTW I too have an aunt who does pottery (she is a graphic designer by trade, but also multi-talented). I was surprised when I emailed her a bunch of pictures of the tea bowls I'd been admiring, and she said "Oh yes, I did a Raku firing just last month!"

Thanks man! Actually the top 3 photos are of the same bowl, sorry I was unclear.
The first bowl was intended as a chawan while the second wasn't. She gave me the first bowl two years ago for a Christmas present as a gentle nudge into the world of good tea. I've been a coffee nerd for years, and have roasted my own for the last five years on my homemade roaster, but for some reason I'd never tried learning anything about tea. I'm so thankful for my aunt's prodding! Without it, I probably wouldn't have discovered the wonderful world of tea.

Since I'm new around here I can't post links to galleries of her work, but if anyone wants to check her out just google "Charity Davis Woodard". She's an accomplished potter and ceramics professor.

Here are pics of two of my favorite bowls (not my aunt's work). The second is more of a sculpture and isn't really suitable for tea, but it's made by the same artist and I love it so I'm including some pics of it. It's 8 inches high, 5 inches wide, and definately won't suit everyone's taste. Sorry for the focus and white balance issues...

[britt]

Here's a couple of matcha chawan I recently purchased from Hidehisa of Magokorodo (on Trocadero):

Hagi Totoya by Deishi:

http://www.trocadero.com/magokorodo/ite ... store.html

http://www.trocadero.com/magokorodo/ite ... store.html

White oil-spot by Toshiyuki Susuki:

http://www.trocadero.com/magokorodo/ite ... store.html

http://www.trocadero.com/magokorodo/ite ... store.html

[britt]

There seem to be quite a few Hokujo fans here and on the O-Cha.com forum. For those who like the Hokujo Mogake but would like a conventional handle, there is one available. I prefer side handled kyusu, but I use this conventional one more than I thought I would.

[britt]

My dragon tetsubin by request:

This is definitely one of the nicest looking tetsubins that I've seen so far. I don't think I've ever seen a dragon-motiff tetsubin before. A great alternative to the dragonflys I see on so many of them.

This was my first "serious" teapot, bought for me as a birthday present by my very tolerant husband. He had no idea what he was starting! Before this teapot, I used teabags. At least I was trying, they were "good" teabags. (meaning they cost MOARRR!)

It's funny how the teaware can get you more into the tea, and visa-versa, and I have personally found this to be the case. It adds to the fun of the whole thing, but can also wreak havoc with credit card bills!

[Geekgirl]

Oh man, don't get me started on the expense! And I'm a moderate compared to some of you collectors!

I have a "Powell's" checking account (not AT Powell's, I just named it that because that's where I spend most of my shiny gold rocks.) I give myself an allowance to spend on books because I'm a bookaholic. Lately, the allowance has been going to teaware, and my booklist grows longer and longer.

[Victoria]

Oh man, don't get me started on the expense! And I'm a moderate compared to some of you collectors!

I have a "Powell's" checking account (not AT Powell's, I just named it that because that's where I spend most of my shiny gold rocks.) I give myself an allowance to spend on books because I'm a bookaholic. Lately, the allowance has been going to teaware, and my booklist grows longer and longer.

Go to the library - check out books - come home and enjoy them over a cup of tea in your lovely teaware.

[Geekgirl]

Go to the library - check out books - come home and enjoy them over a cup of tea in your lovely teaware.

Graphic novel and sci-fi addict. Not much love at the library.

[britt]

Oh man, don't get me started on the expense! And I'm a moderate compared to some of you collectors!

...Lately, the allowance has been going to teaware, and my booklist grows longer and longer.

Talk about addicted, I just picked up my Honda from the dealer and the bill was about $800 less than I planned on. So what did I do? Make a larger credit card payment? Put the extra in the bank? Of course not! I came home and ordered an Yixing and a couple of cups from Jing Tea Shop, and I am also considering a Raku matcha Chawan from Artistic Nippon.

I haven't even thought about what to do with the Bush rebate yet. Is anyone on this forum NOT going to spend the rebate on tea and teaware?

[chamekke]

Go to the library - check out books - come home and enjoy them over a cup of tea in your lovely teaware.

Graphic novel and sci-fi addict. Not much love at the library.

Ooh!

Hey Chip... here's an idea for the daily poll... what type of books do you like to read when drinking tea?

[Smells_Familiar]

I haven't even thought about what to do with the Bush rebate yet. Is anyone on this forum NOT going to spend the rebate on tea and teaware?

Mine's being spent on gas, just as planned....

[Geekgirl]

Ugh, I try to keep my hobby purchases off the credit cards. I've been down that road before, it's painful.

"If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny."

[scruffmcgruff]

"If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny."

Yoda FTW.