The illustrated teabowl came out of a firing about a
month (?) back but honestly at this point, I see everything as a blur and
keeping track or who, what, where and when is more a suggestion than an
absolute. In faceting this bowl I accounted for two very distinct raised bands
around the body as both a tactile and visual element as well as to allow the
glaze to build a nice deep ring at the top of all of the protruding points.
Once set up after throwing, I poured a thin coat of white slip at two spots on
the piece which accounts for the distinct areas that are brighter than the rest
of the bowl and the surface worked well with a nice mottled affect moving from
rich, deep green to areas of iron creating a rather natural patchwork effect.
The foot is a simple tooled one with a notch cut out for both functional and to
break up the circular regularity. I am enjoying making this style teabowl, none
come out exactly the same and there is a spontaneity and directness to the
process and form which presents a new angle on my thrown pieces.
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