This tea bowl was originally fired in a conventional glaze firing, but I was not happy with those results.
When I was first starting raku, I thought I'd add some raku glazes to it, and re-fire it in a raku firing. Even though it is not food safe, it's become one of my cherished pieces of self made pottery.
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Since my goal is to make 50 tea bowls this year to test glazes with, I am taking some liberties with the shape of some of the pieces.
Do you think this is tea bowl blasphemy or is there a place for less conventionally shaped tea bowls?
Eventually, I will make some matching teapots for my favourite pieces, and the less conventional tea bowls may lead to some interesting teapot designs.
One of my favourite things about making pottery is playing with, tweaking and combining glazes. This typically requires testing. Some potters do this with flat or upright test tiles.
I've decided that this year I will use tea bowls for this purpose. Later in the year, I'll make a few teapots to match my favourite tea bowls.
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My brother was a potter, and we have some of his pieces, so we have always been interested in the work of other potters.
His site shows some of his work, though he eventually sold his kiln when he moved to Finland. He lives mostly in Nepal now and from time to time works with local craftsmen.