Petr Novák - Pots under influence of tea

[senchalover]

Peter definitely has beautiful pieces. I use mine everyday except I broke the lid and luckily My other shibo's lid fit. Oh well, wabi-sabi. I hope to be able to afford another piece in the future.

Beautiful work peter. You were right unglazed on the inside does work better than glazed. I love the smell of mine after it has dried. It smells like fresh grass.

[vacuithe]

mine is glazed inside, and it smells very good too.
in a few years, i will not need to add tea leaves to get a sencha in my shibo

[Petr Novák]

I have not been here for a while and, wow, so many new comments here...thank you very much!

you're lucky !
I ordered 1 cup and 1 pitcher by Petr (via darjeeling.cz) about 2 weeks ago... did not receive yet... I can't wait !!!

Yes, the shipping is the sad part...but two weeks is still ok. I had recently one package on the road more then four months. It was going probably by traditional way- camels caravan. Happily, it is mostly much better.

We are just in the middle of glazing and loading so here is just one picture from last week- some new, unfinished, dwellings for pu-ehr cakes.

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well, and the link to how they should look like in a week https://picasaweb.google.com/118236217383388152705/Les

[brandon]

Have had about a week now to use my new Novak creation.







Bliss. Thanks Petr.

[Chip]

Great looking set-up, Brandon ... and Petr!

What size is the kettle?

[Petr Novák]

Hi Brandon, Thank you very much for sharing those pictures! Seeing the stove+kettle set as a part of such Cha Xi gives meaning to my work.

Chip- the kettle can hold around 0,5l water

Our kiln is cooling down...Here are two shots of two snake skin shibos under 1200+°C (I am sure my camera doesn't like me for doing this...)

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[vacuithe]

great pics !
... and sad news : i've just broken my shibo's lid. I'm desperate.

Petr, what kind of shiboridashis are in your kiln ? Galzed ? Unglazed ? Stoneware ? I really need a new one, unless you provide spare parts, but I'm not sure that you have a black magda shibo lid in stock...

[Petr Novák]

Hi Sébastien, Send me size of the broken lid and I will try to find new one in my extra-lids box.

There are, as usually, diferent styles of shibos in the kiln. But as we have some work and traveling, it will just take a time to take pictures...For now available now album is uptodate... https://picasaweb.google.com/1182362173 ... ailableNow

[vacuithe]

you've got an extra-lids box ! Great !
I send you the size asap (as soon as I glue back together my exploded lid).

a good news now, my wife just called me (to comfort me) : my order from darjeeling.CZ is delivered !

available album is uptodate

I guess... I check it almost everyday

[paul haigh]

Beautiful work!

[vacuithe]

Petr, if in your extra-lid box you find a black magda, 8cm diameter one...

[senchalover]

Spare lids.

[Chip]

Wow, always ... "cool" to get a look inside a fired up kiln and see actual pieces! Thanks Petr.

Good luck on the replacement lid search, vacuithe.

[Stentor]

Awesome pictures. Thanks for sharing, Petr!

[Petr Novák]

Petr, if in your extra-lid box you find a black magda, 8cm diameter one...

Found...I hope it will fit.

Just few shots of some dripping...Dripping...that is what teaboats are for, isn't it?https://picasaweb.google.com/1182362173 ... April_2012

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