David Finkelnburg on fri 19 mar 10
Hank's comment confirms my thought on this thread earlier today. If one
makes yunomi there is a lot of room for making with a HUGE amount less
cultural baggage.
My understanding is a yunomi is a tea cup for everyday use, as opposed t=
o
tea vessel for use in a formal tea ceremony. A yunomi may be Japanese to
many, but I have seen the same form as an everyday teacup in parts of China
and Korea, too.
I have two yunomi in particular, given to me by one of my Japanese
customers. They are department store, slip cast, double walled,
heart-shaped cutouts in the outer wall...well...kitsch might be a kind
description? My customer laughed very heartily when she gave them to me an=
d
set them alongside my loose, ash-glazed versions.
Yunomi variety really is endless but it doesn't embrace the way of tea s=
o
much as tea for the daily grind, tea for the masses, tea for when you aren'=
t
performing a tea ceremony or making a tea bowl you plan to sell for
$2,000+... This time of year my yunomi sometimes hold water and the first
violet blossom. At other times they are popular for bourbon and water, or
for less than a bottle of beer shared with someone special, or even...for
tea!
Good potting,
Dave Finkelnburg, still marveling at the techniques of Juan
Quezada at the Alabama Clay Conference...such concentration, such attention
to detail...combined with such free expression!
http://www.mattanddavesclays.com
Hank Murrow on fri 19 mar 10
Just as David does, We use my yunomi and chawan for things far from
their normal intentions. I have served custard with strawberries in
my chawan(woodfired Shino makes a nice contrast with yellowish
custard and red strawberries!). I have been known to float a big
Rhododendron blossom in chawan, and if we grew Gardenia here in
Eugene, you can be sure I would float those fragrant blossoms in
black hikidashi chawan.
My mother drifted fifty cork floats, each with a gardenia blossom
with a candle in the center, on the swimming pool surface for my high
school parties. How she imagined we needed the 'help' of that
gorgeous fragrance arising from the pool in the dark night is beyond
my ken....... but I will never forget it, nor her for doing it!
Cheers, Hank
On Mar 19, 2010, at 9:32 AM, David Finkelnburg wrote:
> Hank's comment confirms my thought on this thread earlier today.
> If one
> makes yunomi there is a lot of room for making with a HUGE amount less
> cultural baggage.
> My understanding is a yunomi is a tea cup for everyday use, as
> opposed to
> tea vessel for use in a formal tea ceremony. A yunomi may be
> Japanese to
> many, but I have seen the same form as an everyday teacup in parts
> of China
> and Korea, too.
> I have two yunomi in particular, given to me by one of my Japanese
> customers. They are department store, slip cast, double walled,
> heart-shaped cutouts in the outer wall...well...kitsch might be a kind
> description? My customer laughed very heartily when she gave them
> to me and
> set them alongside my loose, ash-glazed versions.
> Yunomi variety really is endless but it doesn't embrace the way
> of tea so
> much as tea for the daily grind, tea for the masses, tea for when
> you aren't
> performing a tea ceremony.
Lee Love on fri 19 mar 10
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 10:32 AM, David Finkelnburg
wrote:
> Hank's comment confirms my thought on this thread earlier today. =3DA0If =
on=3D
e
> makes yunomi there is a lot of room for making with a HUGE amount less
> cultural baggage.
Somewhat. There are certain aspects of the yunomi that make it a
yunomi. Or otherwise, it is called a "free cup."
Here are some examples:
http://wabisabi-world.com/index.php?main_page=3D3Dindex&cPath=3D3D80
You also have banchawa, sencharwan, kobachi, kochawan for tea
and then you have guinomi and ochoko for sake.
--
Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
=3D93Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel
the artistry moving through and be silent.=3D94 --Rumi
Vince Pitelka on fri 19 mar 10
Last August, after enjoying fine barbecue at a joint in Eugene with Hank
Murrow and another good friend Art Nersesian, we went back to Hank's and ha=
d
blueberries and ice cream along with cold sake. It was all served in
teabowls.
At Hank's, you can count on beautiful pots, great food and drink, and
priceless pearls of wisdom.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
vpitelka@dtccom.net; wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka
Vince Pitelka on fri 19 mar 10
In my kitchen cupboard I have teabowls by Paul Herman, Hank Murrow, Craig
Martell, David McBeth, Mel Jacobson, Ron Myers, Sandy Simon, Jeff Oestreich=
,
Cheri Glaser, John Neely, Michael Simon, and many other potters. They are
some of my favorite food vessels for a wide variety of uses. Green tea is
my beverage of choice, and sometimes I use a teabowl, but I often drink it
hot from a mug, and iced from a glass.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
vpitelka@dtccom.net; wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka
tony clennell on sat 20 mar 10
Vince: The Invitational Yunomi show at AKAR Gallery in Iowa has been
postponed till April 10th to accommodate Nceca. That is always a great
show of over 200 potters that send in 5 yunomi's each. Online viewing
of the show is always a visual smorgasbord.
I make them but prefer a cup with a handle. I always put a lug on my
yunomi's to celebrate my European heritage and my luv of handles.
Most potters make their yunomi's toooooooo big and wide. According to
John Neely they should be narrow like a Coke can.
Cya in Filly.
Tc
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 9:33 PM, Vince Pitelka wrote:
> In my kitchen cupboard I have teabowls by Paul Herman, Hank Murrow, Craig
> Martell, David McBeth, Mel Jacobson, Ron Myers, Sandy Simon, Jeff Oestrei=
ch,
> Cheri Glaser, John Neely, Michael Simon, and many other potters. They ar=
e
> some of my favorite food vessels for a wide variety of uses. Green tea i=
s
> my beverage of choice, and sometimes I use a teabowl, but I often drink i=
t
> hot from a mug, and iced from a glass.
> - Vince
>
> Vince Pitelka
> Appalachian Center for Craft
> Tennessee Tech University
> vpitelka@dtccom.net; wpitelka@tntech.edu
> http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka
>
--
http://sourcherrypottery.com
http://smokieclennell.blogspot.com
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