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Saturday, January 30, 2010

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test, originally uploaded by claycraft.

--
Lee Love in Minneapolis
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"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful
servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten
the gift." -- Albert Einstein

Monday, January 25, 2010

Sample Shot with Hank's Setup, diffusion screens about 20" above and somewhat in front of the subjects.

Hank's photo setup, with Formica grey that matches a Kodak grey card, and diffused light source overhead.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Mino Shino


Mino Shino with low melt spodumene and no soda ash. Inlayed and Woodfired.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Detail of Corner of Box.......

...... showing hardwood pegs. Superb......... Brava Chikako! of
wabiarts.com

Chabako Open, Showing Tray for Wiping Cloth and Scoop.....

Chabako means 'Tea-in-a-box'........

Box shown full of Tea Implements......

...... Tea jar, scoop, Chawan in bag; all in signed Kiri box.

A Box for a Soft-faceted Bowl........

..... the lid slides down into the slots.

Here it is open, showing the contents........

..... and note that under the floor there is space for the ribbon to
cross.

Presentation Boxes from wabiarts.com.......

...... this one is for a sushi server.

Friday, January 08, 2010

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test, originally uploaded by claycraft.

:Happy Birthday Elvis!

Friday, December 11, 2009

Square Bottles


The first is a Hamada kokubin. Second, an altered to square bottle by Hamada, then a Shimaoka neriage kobubin and lastly, my homage to the kokubin: a thrown and altered bottle.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Bill Geisinger asked about Hank's Copper Yellow.....

..... which must be fired in Oxidation to C9_10, and loves soak in Ox
during the cooling around 1900F. Thickness sensitive!

Hank's Yunomi with dots of wood ash to test his chaire hunch.....

....... sort of resemble several spyholes!