Clay Craft

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!

Monday, November 16, 2009

chaire?.jpg


chaire?.jpg, originally uploaded by claycraft.

Pair of Natsume? and a tiny(1.5" h.) Chaire. Plate is 7.5" d.

Natsume?.jpg


Natsume?.jpg, originally uploaded by claycraft.

Chaire of 20 years ago, 2.25" h, salted porcelains. Tall jar was for
grain.

My Mizusashi and a 'Chaire' of nine years past........

The Chaire is about 2.25" h, and the Mizusashi has a Bubinga lid.

To Further the Continuing Discussion on Tea Jars.........

....................I use this one for bulk storage of ordinary
Sencha. 8" h, copper 'yellow' glaze.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

And the last of Hank's Natsume, with Bev's 'Night' scrap glaze.....

....... and a "3 sages" carved knob.........

The Natsume in closeup...... "3 Sages" carved nut......

....... look for them at your local bead store.

Another of Hank's Natsume with 'Swan' knob and yellow beak......

......and glazed with Bev's 'Tortoiseshell' scrap glaze.

.... & a closeup of the celadon 'Swan' with yellow beak......

.......... using a Degussa stain in the celadon base.

Hank's Natsume with porcelain bird knob.......

........ on a natsume(teajar) glazed with Bev's 'Night' scrap glaze.

..... & the Knob, celadon on porcelain with black beak.

..... A 'Swan' Natsume, and Chashaku in a Kiri Box........

...........signed and stamped.

Solo.........


Solo........., originally uploaded by claycraft.

......... and with.........

Another Chawan to Dress.......


Another Chawan to Dress......., originally uploaded by claycraft.

....... so again, one of Bev's bags.......

With a Natsume, Chashaku, in a Signed & Stamped Kiri Box

......... value added!

........ Something to Allude to the Richness Inside..........

.......... and then box it........

What to do with a special chawan?

...... make a bag for it........

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

...... and undressed.


...... and undressed., originally uploaded by claycraft.

Hank Murrow's Chawan in a bag by Bev......