ALL IN

Admittedly I am not necessarily the most organized person when it comes to the computer but I do my best and think I have a system. I have bunches of files in varying folders and there is quite a bit of stuff that isn't easily identified by the names on the pictures of sub-folders but I manage to get by. In a recent email exchange I remembered that I have made a video slideshow of the Kuro-Bizen chawan by Kondo Masahiko and finally decided to put it up on Youtube and also on my blog. I think this video captures the nature of the chawan with the differences seen on the front and the back all heavily influenced by the dark oxide rich slip applied the clay before subjecting the pot to its obligatory noborigama wood firing. One other feature that I just want to point out is the carved area on opposite sides that seems to add a sense of tension to the form of the chawan that has a rather natural feel and an excellent addition highlighted by the firing giving it that "all in" feel. Enjoy the short slideshow and hopefully this fills in those little details that have a rather large impact on the chawan.