USE IT OR LOSE IT

My wife and I use quite a few handmade pots around the house from extras and seconds I have made to pieces I traded for or got as gifts over the years but to be honest, there are quite a few pots that I just can't bring myself to use. From some collectors who pitch a use it of lose it sort of argument the thought is that pots are all meant to be used while for the most part I consider myself a curator of these pots that either end up here or are just passing by meaning to pass them along exactly as I found them. That being said I do have a small group of pieces that are more than just utilitarian pots for daily use that in use bring so much more to the experience and this picture highlight a couple of pots that get some good amount of use. 

On the left is a Shigaraki guinomi that was a gift from Kohyama Yasuhisa many years ago and though I use it from time to time it is one of my favorite go to pieces as I really enjoy the look, the physical characteristics of the piece, the texture and the volume which in this case is perfect for just the right amount of Maker's Mark. On the right is another gift, this one a porcelain glazed "cup" from Warren macKenzie which in this case is just perfect for a small handful of peanuts, low sodium of course all watched over by Godzilla Ultima. I know I have had these pieces up separately on my blog in the past but I thought this would give a sense of the two pieces in action proving these cherished pots are more than perfect for the task at hand.