I was recently asked to make a set of
whisky cups using the thick combed slip and my Oribe glaze and after a few
design possibilities, this is what was decided upon. A simple, straight sided
design with a strong pedestal style foot and thick slip combed in an
alternating pattern that will hold a single ice cube and a good shot of what
ever is prefered and here is the prototype. I am sure the influences of this
form and several others I make are rather obvious but I am not sure what
potter's would do with out these pioneers; the masters like Kawai Kanjiro,
Hamada Shoji, Bernard Leach and others, not to mention the thousands of years
of pottery history that predates us. Though the expression goes;
"imitation is the sincerest from of flattery", I would like to think
that I have added my own particular vision to such pieces and that though I
could never match the original genesis, the style and tradition continues in my
pots and those of countless others. It is amazing how much you can fill a small
cup with not only liquid but content as well.
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