just WOW!!! i'm so grateful that i found this video, i was crying because of the beauty of the objects and the philosophy behind them. Thank you so much Laura
Thank you so much for watching. I am touched that you connected with it. This was one of my first videos but it is where I started on my pottery journey so means a lot to me. I plan on making another chawan video soon. I have been studying the tea ceremony and I have more to say about this form. I hope you stick around and watch some of my other videos, maybe some of my other influences will resonate with you too.
Thank you so much! I am working on a video about my Japanese tea ceremony practice. You will see how teabowls are used in a ceremony and I go a little into what it means to me. I hope you have time to check it out once it is done.
@@OceanRidgeKiln looking forward to it! i love that you include the theory behind everything. i learned a lot from your vids. by the way, do you have any videos of glazing or firing? would love to learn! are traditional chawans raku fired or does raku refer to the dynasty name only? wish i visited the museum when i went to japan last year !
I talk a little about my preference for hand painting glazes and mixing glazes and pigments in my sculptural vase video and mugs with texture video. All my pieces are fired at 1230oC as I want them to be functional and durable. Raku teabowls are traditionally fired at low temperatures making them very light but also porous. Unless you know how to initiate them and care for them they pose a potential risk to the user. I try to make my bowls out of durable and non porous stoneware, so to get them to be similar weights to Raku bowls I carve them out. There is such a range of glazes available in Japan and I enjoy experimenting and using them in different ways. I am still at a very experimental stage. Maybe I will stick to one eventually but for now I’m having fun seeing what will happen. There is so much you can do with just a simple clear glaze though, it allows the texture and colour of the clay to be the main feature.
Thank you so much! More about chawan? I have a video where I make chawan and mugs inspired by marble. Also I just posted a video of me using my work during my practice of the Japanese tea ceremony. It shows how the teabowl is used during the process. What specifically would you like to see more of? I plan to make a video about Raku chawan in the future. Thank you so much for watching!
What do you say when someone looks at your work and says, my child can make that? I personally disagree with that person and know that your work is quite beautiful intuitive and then inspiring and lovely to drink out of it. Thank you for sharing your creative spirit with us. I will have to give it a try myself.
@skittles_xoxo certainly the art my children produce is precious and they will be in that state for such a short period of time. I think that just because it is irregular or organic in form doesn’t mean it is easy or thought free. I believe that this style of pottery is more highly regarded in Japan than other countries due to a few reasons including zen philosophy and the Buddhist connection with nature. I see Ri as mastering your craft and allowing experimentation to produce individual works of art. It is owning your own perspective. I hope to get there one day.
Thank you so much! I use a variety of Japanese glazes and clays but do not follow the methods used by actual Raku masters. My pieces are all stoneware. Raku bowls are fired at lower temperatures using lower temperature glazes. My go to methods for textured teabowls are simply a clear glaze with iron oxide to bring out the texture or black on black clay. I enjoy the process of hand painting my glazes so I try to use ones that I can do that with. I would say experiment with what you have available to you but often simple is the best way to go.
Pearson-san, Many thanks for video program. Of course the best way to make 茶碗 (chawan) is not to think while we make it. Hard to get to that point, though. Many years and much clay! 宜しくお願いします。
Throwing on the wheel for me is a practice in being still. Try focusing on pull up and inward first and then you can open up to where you want. After a while you will be throwing whatever you want. 💕
Wow, I really liked your explainations - everything has a use and a desired feeling to it! Do you mind giving me some beginner tips on making a chawan? :) E.g. how long the whole process took you, or if a spinning wheel is necessary (or having a rotary base is enough)? Or something else that comes to your mind :) Thanks again for the lovely video, made my day!
Thank you so much! I would say find your inspirations and study a piece that you like. Part of the reason I started making without using an electric wheel was because I needed to work with my children next to me and needed something less messy. A banding wheel makes things easier to turn and make repetitive motions making things more uniformly round but you don’t need it really. My advice is to just get started and you will learn from your mistakes. The form is one thing but glazing is another learning curve. I wanted all my teabowls to be food safe high fired stoneware (unlike the porous Raku bowls in Japan). This meant that I had to choose my glazes to fit in with the seasonality of the tea ceremony. To get them to be as light as Raku bowls I had to carve them out on the inside. I can make three bowl forms in one day if I put my mind to it. Glazing takes half a day as I hand paint the glaze on to emphasize the textures. I am no expert I am new to all of this myself but I study the tea ceremony and I would recommend anyone who makes teabowls to sell does the same. Feel free to email me if you want to chat more.
just WOW!!! i'm so grateful that i found this video, i was crying because of the beauty of the objects and the philosophy behind them. Thank you so much Laura
Thank you so much for watching. I am touched that you connected with it. This was one of my first videos but it is where I started on my pottery journey so means a lot to me. I plan on making another chawan video soon. I have been studying the tea ceremony and I have more to say about this form. I hope you stick around and watch some of my other videos, maybe some of my other influences will resonate with you too.
I like the organic nature of your work
Thank you so much! ❤️
Beautiful video and the bowls you make are gorgeous. Thank you for this inspiration.
Thank you Anne! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you for sharing your spirit with us through your Art
Thank you for being here and interacting. I hope this space can be a place for a conversation and a support network.
Absolutely love your explanation of the 3 states. It's beautiful
This is actually what is written in the Raku museum. It is their description not mine. I do agree it is a beautiful way to explain the three states.
amazing video. your research and insights make this very inspirational. thank you for going in depth.
it truly is a sensory experience drinking tea!
Thank you so much! I am working on a video about my Japanese tea ceremony practice. You will see how teabowls are used in a ceremony and I go a little into what it means to me. I hope you have time to check it out once it is done.
@@OceanRidgeKiln looking forward to it! i love that you include the theory behind everything. i learned a lot from your vids.
by the way, do you have any videos of glazing or firing? would love to learn!
are traditional chawans raku fired or does raku refer to the dynasty name only? wish i visited the museum when i went to japan last year !
I talk a little about my preference for hand painting glazes and mixing glazes and pigments in my sculptural vase video and mugs with texture video. All my pieces are fired at 1230oC as I want them to be functional and durable. Raku teabowls are traditionally fired at low temperatures making them very light but also porous. Unless you know how to initiate them and care for them they pose a potential risk to the user. I try to make my bowls out of durable and non porous stoneware, so to get them to be similar weights to Raku bowls I carve them out. There is such a range of glazes available in Japan and I enjoy experimenting and using them in different ways. I am still at a very experimental stage. Maybe I will stick to one eventually but for now I’m having fun seeing what will happen. There is so much you can do with just a simple clear glaze though, it allows the texture and colour of the clay to be the main feature.
Beautiful, Laura. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching! I am glad you enjoyed it!
The 2 color combo is so pretty!
Thank you so much!
I loved this video so much. More, more, more, please!
Thank you so much! More about chawan? I have a video where I make chawan and mugs inspired by marble. Also I just posted a video of me using my work during my practice of the Japanese tea ceremony. It shows how the teabowl is used during the process. What specifically would you like to see more of? I plan to make a video about Raku chawan in the future. Thank you so much for watching!
Beautiful chawans! 👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much! ❤️
Thank you very much!❤️
Superb video! Many thanks!!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful!!! 🤎🤎🤎
Thank you Nadia! ❤️
Beautiful!
Thank you so much Robert!
What do you say when someone looks at your work and says, my child can make that? I personally disagree with that person and know that your work is quite beautiful intuitive and then inspiring and lovely to drink out of it. Thank you for sharing your creative spirit with us. I will have to give it a try myself.
@skittles_xoxo certainly the art my children produce is precious and they will be in that state for such a short period of time. I think that just because it is irregular or organic in form doesn’t mean it is easy or thought free. I believe that this style of pottery is more highly regarded in Japan than other countries due to a few reasons including zen philosophy and the Buddhist connection with nature. I see Ri as mastering your craft and allowing experimentation to produce individual works of art. It is owning your own perspective. I hope to get there one day.
@@MarkoVegano you say I don't have children because I don't like competition. Finally who cares ☺️
Beautiful
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing, its very insightful video. Can you please also share more on the glazing process that suits this style
Thank you so much! I use a variety of Japanese glazes and clays but do not follow the methods used by actual Raku masters. My pieces are all stoneware. Raku bowls are fired at lower temperatures using lower temperature glazes. My go to methods for textured teabowls are simply a clear glaze with iron oxide to bring out the texture or black on black clay. I enjoy the process of hand painting my glazes so I try to use ones that I can do that with. I would say experiment with what you have available to you but often simple is the best way to go.
@@OceanRidgeKiln Thank you so much! Will definitly give them a go.
Maravilloso ! Gracias
Thank you for watching! 💕
Lovely work! ❤
Thank you! 💕
Love your art and your presentation of it . Perfect beauty is imperfection. Wabi sabi ❤
Thank you Jeff! It is a type of therapy for me. ❤️
@@OceanRidgeKiln me too, doing pottery brings me peace.
How nice. !
Thank you!
Awesome!!!
Thanks Arthur! 💕
2:35 this is beautiful.
Reaching a higher state and level of creation. 💕
Pearson-san, Many thanks for video program. Of course the best way to make 茶碗 (chawan) is not to think while we make it. Hard to get to that point, though. Many years and much clay! 宜しくお願いします。
I think repetitive processes can lead to this state of mind. There are endless possibilities with clay. 💕
Wow nice
Thank you! ❤️
I have tried to imagine a Mug. On the pottery wheel it turns 🛞 out closer to a bowl 🍜 form. I guess 🧐 I may end up only producing 🥣 bowls
Throwing on the wheel for me is a practice in being still. Try focusing on pull up and inward first and then you can open up to where you want. After a while you will be throwing whatever you want. 💕
This week I am practicing keeping the form in. And doing a undercut.😊
Let me know how you get on. 🙂
Эксклюзив. 👏👍👍
Спасибо! ❤️💕❤️
Wow, I really liked your explainations - everything has a use and a desired feeling to it! Do you mind giving me some beginner tips on making a chawan? :) E.g. how long the whole process took you, or if a spinning wheel is necessary (or having a rotary base is enough)? Or something else that comes to your mind :)
Thanks again for the lovely video, made my day!
Thank you so much! I would say find your inspirations and study a piece that you like. Part of the reason I started making without using an electric wheel was because I needed to work with my children next to me and needed something less messy. A banding wheel makes things easier to turn and make repetitive motions making things more uniformly round but you don’t need it really. My advice is to just get started and you will learn from your mistakes. The form is one thing but glazing is another learning curve. I wanted all my teabowls to be food safe high fired stoneware (unlike the porous Raku bowls in Japan). This meant that I had to choose my glazes to fit in with the seasonality of the tea ceremony. To get them to be as light as Raku bowls I had to carve them out on the inside. I can make three bowl forms in one day if I put my mind to it. Glazing takes half a day as I hand paint the glaze on to emphasize the textures. I am no expert I am new to all of this myself but I study the tea ceremony and I would recommend anyone who makes teabowls to sell does the same. Feel free to email me if you want to chat more.
Are these tea bowls functional? Is the Raku glaze food safe?
These are all functional stoneware bowls. I do not use Raku techniques for glazing or firing. Thank you for your interest and for watching. :)
@@OceanRidgeKiln Very nice work.
Are you tea bowls food safe? Can I make matcha with them?
Yes they are all high fired stoneware with food safe glazes. ❤️
are these bowls already initiated or do they need initiatiom?
They do not need initiation.
🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🔥🔥🔥💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
Hownice. !
Thank you! ❤️💕❤️
Hownice. !
Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it! ❤️