Painting

Quick!

The day I can trim on a mound of clay, is the day I will have finally made a tea bowl. I'm not there yet.

I should have to make a hundred, before even one is good!

Just thrown, things set up fast in the Texas heat!

Clay under my nails, is hard to hide in pictures

Summer bowl, back

My teacher said that I should not give up on making tea bowls

Inside, rim too thick

This will be my last posting on this tea blog, for tea bowls, for a while.

Thanks to all who have looked at and followed this site!

Angela

Mine, might be a little too heavy

TRACY!

My good friend from the studio, and fellow student, Tracy, just got
back from a long trip. She first went to NCECA, then for a long stay
with her daughter. She just returned, and I saw her at the studio
last night. She surprised me with these two beautiful tea bowls!
Thanks Tracy, but it's TOO much! She is always doing something nice
for someone!

These bowls were made by: Jed Schlegel, at Clay Works.

Tea Bowl

I did make one sort of like this before, but I like this one much
better.

Inside bowl

Foot, a little off

Tea Bowl

Inside

Bottom of tea bowl

Outside

Just picked up, inside

Not really called Tea ceremony, but "the way of tea."

Back stage tea ceremony, Austin, tx

Back stage live tea ceremony, Austin, Tx

Tea bowls, not mine:

Throwing at the studio:)

Iron wash for tea bowl

Bisque fired, 4 stoneware, 2 porcelain

Outside

Tea bowl out of kiln.

I am taking a special glaze class at the studio. I am hoping to find
the perfect celadon. Wish me luck! When I find it, I will share:)

Incense box, kogo

Kogo opened----->

Incense box called kogo:

A little ceramic box that only holds the incense for tea ceremony. It
is very small, and comes in many shapes. This one is a crain, and it
belongs to the tea teacher.

Bamboo ladle, resting on the futaoki

Futaoki

Lid rest by EISAN, belongs to the tea teacher:) very beautiful

Won't work for tea, too green.

I was just trying these glazes together.

Tea

Sweet with oak leaf...

Can not eat the leaf!

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Made by the pottery teacher

Water Jar