Bill and Sylvia Shirley on fri 3 nov 00
Here is an interesting link to six nice little teapots. The
text claims these are "FDA approved". Has anybody ever
heard of getting your teapots approved by the FDA? I assume
it's because of the "seasoning qualities" of the clay?
http://www.flaxart.com/f/shopping/prod_detail/main.asp?uid=F6ED07B0-B175-11D4-81DB-00B0D0498030&categoryselect=0&pricerange=0&advancedsearch=teapot&stype=ADVANCED&sl=1&productID=2001&Style=2
Sylvia Shirley
Khaimraj Seepersad on fri 3 nov 00
Good Afternoon to All ,
Ms Sylvia Shirley ,
you should ask this of Monona Rossol .
I have been chatting of-list with Jon Singer [ I owe you a
letter ] and Monona Rossol .
I have read much about Yi Xing . I was more interested in
before 1850 Yi Xing , but I needed to touch one or two.
Obviously , I couldn't sell my house and buy one by a
Master , so I settled on the best of the worst .
Thus far , I have obtained -
[ 1 ] hand built body , but mould made handle and spout .
[ 2 ] Mould made body , handles and spout .
[ 3 ] Mould poured .
All were sold to me as Yi Xing and " Real Zisha Clay !! " .
[ 1 ] Arrived lightly waxed , with "old tea leaves " inside ,
and fungus [ obviously genuine - Not ].
[ 2 ] Arrived waxed , and waxed with black wax or shoe
polish [ came off in my hands when I poured in hot
water ] . Last pot had a wax and acrylic finish - lightly
blackened .
[ This is when I spoke to Monona Rossol . ]
[ 3 ] This took the cake -- just poured .
Yi Xing is supposed to be 3 to 5 % porous - to absorb the
tea particles , scent and other organics . [ Another Monona
Question ]
[ a ] Yi Xing is also showing up in Blue Bodies , slipped or
solid ?
What is the body's colourant ?
--------- Cobalt or Zirconium Vanadium ?
[ Another Monona Moment ] How does this affect the tea ?
Porous Body - noted .
I would say be careful , a good deal of those pieces may not
be Yi anything .
When last seen , Khaimraj had the waxed and blackened wax
pots in large pots [ very large ] of boiling water .
[ Before Jon Singer advised the gentler - steaming ]
Sadly , I have to boil . The wax and colour floats off and cools
at the top . The acrylic at the bottom in sheets .
I am treating these pots as potentially dangerous [ the black
wax , ones ] and can never be used for making tea .
The b.wax was to hide the very shoddy finish .
Buyer Be Aware .
>From - Khaimraj
* They seem to be grinding the lid to fit the teapot , always
these grinding marks .....
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill and Sylvia Shirley
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: 03 November 2000 14:34
Subject: Yi-Xing teapots and the FDA
Here is an interesting link to six nice little teapots. The
text claims these are "FDA approved". Has anybody ever
heard of getting your teapots approved by the FDA? I assume
it's because of the "seasoning qualities" of the clay?
http://www.flaxart.com/f/shopping/prod_detail/main.asp?uid=F6ED07B0-B175-11D
4-81DB-00B0D0498030&categoryselect=0&pricerange=0&advancedsearch=teapot&styp
e=ADVANCED&sl=1&productID=2001&Style=2
Sylvia Shirley
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Wesley C. Rolley on sat 4 nov 00
It is time to get the crap off the market. I will make one further check
and, if this is true, file a consumer fraud complaint in the State of
California.
For Bonita Cohn: are you close enough to this company to make a check on
it, as I will not be in San Francisco until just after the that dance
called "election day"?
Wes Rolley
At 07:20 PM 11/3/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Good Afternoon to All ,
>
>Ms Sylvia Shirley ,
>
>you should ask this of Monona Rossol .
>
>I have been chatting of-list with Jon Singer [ I owe you a
>letter ] and Monona Rossol .
>
>I have read much about Yi Xing . I was more interested in
>before 1850 Yi Xing , but I needed to touch one or two.
>Obviously , I couldn't sell my house and buy one by a
>Master , so I settled on the best of the worst .
>
>Thus far , I have obtained -
>[ 1 ] hand built body , but mould made handle and spout .
>
>[ 2 ] Mould made body , handles and spout .
>
>[ 3 ] Mould poured .
>
>All were sold to me as Yi Xing and " Real Zisha Clay !! " .
>
>[ 1 ] Arrived lightly waxed , with "old tea leaves " inside ,
>and fungus [ obviously genuine - Not ].
>
>[ 2 ] Arrived waxed , and waxed with black wax or shoe
>polish [ came off in my hands when I poured in hot
>water ] . Last pot had a wax and acrylic finish - lightly
>blackened .
>[ This is when I spoke to Monona Rossol . ]
>
>[ 3 ] This took the cake -- just poured .
>
>Yi Xing is supposed to be 3 to 5 % porous - to absorb the
>tea particles , scent and other organics . [ Another Monona
>Question ]
>
>[ a ] Yi Xing is also showing up in Blue Bodies , slipped or
>solid ?
>What is the body's colourant ?
>--------- Cobalt or Zirconium Vanadium ?
>[ Another Monona Moment ] How does this affect the tea ?
>Porous Body - noted .
>
>I would say be careful , a good deal of those pieces may not
>be Yi anything .
>
>When last seen , Khaimraj had the waxed and blackened wax
>pots in large pots [ very large ] of boiling water .
>[ Before Jon Singer advised the gentler - steaming ]
>Sadly , I have to boil . The wax and colour floats off and cools
>at the top . The acrylic at the bottom in sheets .
>
>I am treating these pots as potentially dangerous [ the black
>wax , ones ] and can never be used for making tea .
>The b.wax was to hide the very shoddy finish .
>
>Buyer Be Aware .
>
>>From - Khaimraj
>
>* They seem to be grinding the lid to fit the teapot , always
>these grinding marks .....
>
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill and Sylvia Shirley
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Date: 03 November 2000 14:34
>Subject: Yi-Xing teapots and the FDA
>
>
>Here is an interesting link to six nice little teapots. The
>text claims these are "FDA approved". Has anybody ever
>heard of getting your teapots approved by the FDA? I assume
>it's because of the "seasoning qualities" of the clay?
>
>http://www.flaxart.com/f/shopping/prod_detail/main.asp?uid=F6ED07B0-B175-11D
>4-81DB-00B0D0498030&categoryselect=0&pricerange=0&advancedsearch=teapot&styp
>e=ADVANCED&sl=1&productID=2001&Style=2
>
>Sylvia Shirley
>
>____________________________________________________________________________
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>
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>settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
>
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>melpots@pclink.com.
>
>___________________________________________________________________________
___
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>
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melpots@pclink.com.
>
>
Wes Rolley
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