This particular teabowl is the result of two
tests one of which was a trial by fire if you will. The bowl was faceted or
more correctly put, shaved using a splintered piece of wood that I pulled off
of a quarter of split firewood and then just gently sharpened. I used this
piece of wood to create quick and uneven facets around the bowl and it seems to
have made an interesting texture. Once bisque, I used the bowl to continue on
my path for Oribe (Kuro-Oribe) tests using spayed on manganese and iron over
the glazed surface. Since I don't have a compressor and spray gun, I used one of
those old fashioned atomizer style sprayers fueled by nothing but lung power
which gave me a certain degree of control I am not sure i would have had
otherwise. I set up a box, lined with newspaper and then covered my banding
wheel in a plastic bag and went about spraying two teabowls that were intended
as a test of the new glazing idea as well as how the faceting looked after it
was fired. Here is the result under normal light and in mostly direct sunlight,
both give their rendition of the story reminding me at times of Akutagawa's
RASHOMON and truthfully, I am rather pleased at the various interpretations
that differing lighting has on the surface.
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