i thought they looked like flowers... and i need to start drinking matcha- next month!!geeber1 wrote:Cory, that cut-out chawan is beautiful!
Dreamer, I like the earthy colors on yours. It's funny that those flowers looked like eyeballs to me too!
I think I need to start drinking matcha!
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thanks chip ! MAHALO !
geeber. thank you kindly. chawan is a bit small for mel.
cherylopal. thank u ! performed well . the inner bowl is challenging to throw. its made from a hollow form then its shaped within.
cherylopal. thank u ! performed well . the inner bowl is challenging to throw. its made from a hollow form then its shaped within.
May 10th, '09, 14:17
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lighting & camera setup & one more chawan
thanks salsero, i didn't use a light tent. i 'm simple when it comes to lighting. less is more (mies van derohe). one key point, i tilted the flash towards the lens, causing a little darkening in the background (falloff) and a reflector in the front to 'kick back' light into the chawan. i used a single small hexagon shaped soft box with a small vivitar 283 flash within it. iso 100 f/8 at 1/125th second. canon 10d camera w/ nikkor 55/3.5 micro lens. lens has a nikon AI to Canon EF mount adapter .
hehe . wanted to share another i photographed this AM.
natsu chawan. dimensions width 5.75-inches x 2-inches height
hehe . wanted to share another i photographed this AM.
natsu chawan. dimensions width 5.75-inches x 2-inches height
May 11th, '09, 13:04
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Very nice! One of the objections I have to American potters creating teawares for "tea ceremony," is that they don't seem to understand that the foot must be easy to grasp. I have two gorgeous "chawan" that I would never use traditionally, because I'm not confident I could pour water from the bowl and still maintain a good and safe grip on it. (Not that I "object," exactly. But it is nice to see these things produced by people who understand the function. 
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Yes, too often it seems domestic artisan teaware is art over function, it should be symbiotic. I have seen so many pieces that just struck me as, no way would I drink out of that, it belongs on a shelf, not to be used because the function aspect was naively neglected ... or obviously misunderstood, or at the very least, purpsely minimized.GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:Very nice! One of the objections I have to American potters creating teawares for "tea ceremony," is that they don't seem to understand that the foot must be easy to grasp. I have two gorgeous "chawan" that I would never use traditionally, because I'm not confident I could pour water from the bowl and still maintain a good and safe grip on it. (Not that I "object," exactly. But it is nice to see these things produced by people who understand the function.
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
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Had a teapot one time with a beautiful, long curving spout. It was a real stunner. You couldn't use the dang thing though, because that long narrow spout, when you poured, it made this long unpredictable arching jet stream that you had to aim for the cup, and just hope you were lucky. Huge mess. Definitely form over function.Chip wrote: it belongs on a shelf, not to be used because the function aspect was naively neglected ... or obviously misunderstood, or at the very least, purpsely minimized.
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may 11, 2009 chawan
wonderful reduction cooled otoko matcha chawan
yes geekgurl. i hear u on the koudai (footring). although i have seen many koudai, some inverted being used in 'expert' temae. cool actually. but a 'good' koudai makes it all easier and drop free. agreed !
for a tea novice like me all the better to make functional chadogu. less stress ! HEHE !
i believe form should follow function.
i.e. the kuchizukuri
dimensions W 5.25 x H 4.0
otemae chodai itashimasu
Wonder Twin Powers Activate!Salsero wrote:
My favorite of the two I own is the simplest and cheapest:
I have this same chawan, Salsero. Functional, yet elegant. Since I only occassionally dabble in matcha, I didn't plan on purchasing any more chawans... until I came across this:
THE TURQUOISE DRIP!
Other universes reside within the drip!
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