Monday, October 14, 2024
KOHIKI BAMBOO
Friday, October 11, 2024
ALL IN A DAY'S WORK
Though I think it rather obvious in the simplicity of Kimura Morinobu's work and this chawan as case in point, there are layers of complexities surrounding the bones of the bowl like the moons of some far distant planet. The layers add the depth and attraction that a good pot should have and which Morinobu seems to bemore than a bit fluent in based in part to nearly seven decades of experimentation, exploration and dedication. I guess after seventy years or so it is simply all in a day's work.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
ALL IN A DAY'S WORK
Illustrated are the three terra cotta covered serving bowls thrown yesterday and tooled today, two as yet to be decorated.
Monday, October 7, 2024
TOASTY
Friday, October 4, 2024
EVERYTHING BAGEL
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
WHAT'S NEXT
Monday, September 30, 2024
NEAR PERFECT HARMONY
Friday, September 27, 2024
PEANUT BUTTER & CHOCOLATE
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
CITRINE
Monday, September 23, 2024
WAY BACK MACHINE
Thrown out of stoneware, the pot is a vocabulary of Spraque's pottery marks and stamps and the lid is finished off in his classic, ritualistic knob while the surface is a rich Shino glaze going from a blushed orange to a more sedate creamy color with applied ash here and there adding a some visual accents where needed. The base is finished off with the footring being cut away to provide four stable feet making for a nice sense of lift and shadow. This is a hard pot to tire of as there are little details here and there that keep you on your toes wondering, did I know or remember there was a small impressed stamp here or there making it almost factory fresh every time I pass by.