VIRIDI PATERA

Illustrated is a white slipped and carved bamboo form teabowl with a rich Oribe style glaze, like most of my teabowls it is on the large size and up to the task for whatever one wants to use it for. I was especially pleased with how dark the incised decoration is and also with the horizontal rings that run around the form at top, middle and bottom of the bowl adding a nice dimension and accentuating the form. As you look at this glaze there are very nice accents that run down, through the surface including areas that turn a rich amber color from iron applied the bowl and the way that the Oribe breaks to an almost clear around some of the incised marks while creating intense green areas as it runs off and around the carving is also quite pleasing. Given all of the variables and subtlties, I just don't see myself getting tired with these greens, I just keep pushing and testing and the possibilities just seem endless.

"If you don't know what makes green, you're going to try every color combination." Alison Krauss