Hank Murrow on thu 28 feb 02
>Tony Ferguson wrote;
>I am researching oil spot tenmoku for application in wood or gas, cone 10+.
>Has anyone seen the work of Akira Suzuki? Wow. If anyone can help me with
>researching this highly underdeveloped and enigmatic glaze/process, I would
>appreciate it. I have discovered so far that one type of traditional
>tenmoku (approx only 1000 years old since first oil spot first discovered)
>that iron rust (curious about from what source) were added to a base of
>feldspar and woodash. Craftsmenship, placement in kiln and especially slow
>cooling appear to be important factors as well in the development of the
>spots. I was thinking of taking feldspar, woodash, and iron oxide and doing
>a grid test on it.
Dear Tony;
Ask John Britt about it.
Cheers, Hank
Bob Ellis on fri 8 mar 02
I recently purchased a tenmoku tea ceremony bowl by Mr. Suzuki from 2000
Cranes (http://www.2000cranes.com), and I have to say that it is one of the
finest pieces I've ever bought. I hate to exaggerate but if the Holy Grail
were ever to be found, I wouldn't be surprised if Suzuki made it.
2000 Cranes also has a profile page and some feature stories about tenmoku,
but it might not be the technical stuff you are looking for. Regardless, I
highly recommend checking out their website:
http://www.2000cranes.com
Best of luck in your pursuit for tenmoku.
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