Lee Love on wed 1 oct 03
I put up some photos from my latest wood firing:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/togeika/2003/10/01/
In this bunch of work is all Shigaraki clay, the surface either textured or
stamped and then inlayed with white Hakame slip. Some are glazed with
Hamada's Hagi glaze on the inside only.
The firing took 15 hours, with the first third really being for
drying some of the single fired stuff I put in the kiln. Next time, I'll
fire quicker in the beginning and longer at the end.
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Pamela Watkins on wed 1 oct 03
Hi Lee,
I saw your recent work. Beautiful. I have a suggestions for the pictures though. You have such wonderful texture and color going on in your pieces. These qualities tend to get lost in the background of the pictures. I know these are just post pictures and after 15 hours at the fire, who'd be thinking about back grounds...but you may want to consider this your next photo shoot.
Are these ceremonial tea cups? I love the flashing and the pebble sparks of the clay body. Alll that work was worth it!
With a smile,
Pamela
~jaq
Lee Love wrote:
I put up some photos from my latest wood firing:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/togeika/2003/10/01/
In this bunch of work is all Shigaraki clay, the surface either textured or
stamped and then inlayed with white Hakame slip. Some are glazed with
Hamada's Hagi glaze on the inside only.
The firing took 15 hours, with the first third really being for
drying some of the single fired stuff I put in the kiln. Next time, I'll
fire quicker in the beginning and longer at the end.
--
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Cat Yassin on thu 2 oct 03
In a message dated 10/1/2003 12:42:02 PM Central Daylight Time,
jaqartstudio@YAHOO.COM writes:
> Pamela writes:
Hi Lee,>
> I saw your recent work. Beautiful. I have a suggestions for the pictures
> though. You have such wonderful texture and color going on in your pieces.
> These qualities tend to get lost in the background of the pictures. I know
> these are just post pictures and after 15 hours at the fire, who'd be thinking
> about back grounds...but you may want to consider this your next photo shoot.
>
Pamela, I understand your suggestion to Lee, but I like that Lee included the
background of what may be his studio in Japan? If he were including pics for
an entry to a show that would be different and the background would be
distracting. Whenever someone includes pics on Clayart of their work I am not only
looking at "the work" but the surrounding environment as well. I'm checking out
their work space, the tools they may have showing in the background, the glaze
buckets on the floor, the weather in their atmosphere, the foliage in their
yard, etc. See what I mean? I saw Lee's tea bowls and loved them, but the
background really added to the experience of seeing not only Lee's work, but the
environment he was in when he most likely made them.
-Cat Yassin
Texas
Pamela Watkins on fri 3 oct 03
Lee:
Wonderful visual I got while reading your post, and I can see the context now-how you intented to capture through your work, the joys of your surroundings and journey through Japan's culture. Thank you for sharing. Undoubtably, your work will be set apart by this experience. (But tone down the background in the pixs and let the work speak of your joys and not compete! I still say ; ))
I have only the experience of Raku (americanized) firings and history, novels (ShoGun), and this really great documentary on the History channel on Gisha to credit my Japanese exposure. I've always been facinated with the customs and tea ceremony.
Last year my 8 yr old son best buddy befriended a Japanese boy. His dad is American. It amazes me how diligent these folks are. As his family claims America as home, they retain many Japanese customs- (no shoes in the house -which incidentally, I adopted that custom more easily with my son after his visit ), and I consider this very honorable. Kent (the boy) attends local school and Saturday-Japanese school in ATL all day until 5pm. He visits his grandparents frequently and spends the entire summer with them and goes to school then as well. He is fluent - written and spoken in both languages at 8yrs. Amazes me! I pin the difference in his nature, he is very shy and serious, (my son is gregarious) on his lack of free time to be a kid.
Anyway, I'm coming back from Japan and gotta get back to the studio.
Thanks for the post and the best to you and yours.
Pamela
~jaq
Lee Love wrote:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela Watkins"
> Hi Lee,
> I saw your recent work. Beautiful. I have a suggestions for the
pictures though. You have such
>wonderful texture and color going on in your pieces. These qualities tend
to get lost in the
>background of the pictures. I know these are just post pictures and after
15 hours at the fire,
>who'd be thinking about back grounds...but you may want to consider this
your next photo shoot.
Thanks Pamela. And thanks for the advice.
There is a lot of "texture" in my environment. As Cat mentioned, I
think it puts the work in context. Yesterday, we were walking my dog
Taiko between the rice fields. It is harvest time. In one field,
instead of seeing the light colored husks from the machine combined rice, we
saw dark husks. I followed my dog into the field to a husk pile and
picked up a handful and recognized it as buckwheat husks. I knew the
tactile feel because the same husks are used in traditional Japanese
pillows. These husks are larger and springier than rice husks. Jean
recognized them too when I handed them to her. My wife Jean said to me, "I
wonder what kind of glaze Buckwheat husks would make?" I smiled and said
"I Love you Jean!" And she said to me, "What, Did I say something
stupid?" I laughed and said, "Not at all. This is why I am living in
Japan, so I can experience where the traditions and materials come from.
It puts the work in context."
We also saw red Dragon Flies. The day before, one of Jean's
English students who is a farmer told her "You know it is fall when you see
the first red Dragon Flies." Because it is harvest time, our landlord
gave us a big bag of new rice, a farmer he does business with probably gave
it to him. An English student from Mooka gave Jean some new Brown rice,
that her and her husband picked that morning. As Jean told me, "She knew
we liked brown rice." It is sometimes hard to find in Japan.
> Are these ceremonial tea cups? I love the flashing and the pebble sparks
of the clay body.
>Alll that work was worth it!
No, those are larger. I'll put photos of some up soon. These
cups pictured are the usual size for everyday use.
--
Lee In Mashiko, Japan Lee@Mashiko.org
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Lee Love on fri 3 oct 03
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela Watkins"
> Hi Lee,
> I saw your recent work. Beautiful. I have a suggestions for the
pictures though. You have such
>wonderful texture and color going on in your pieces. These qualities tend
to get lost in the
>background of the pictures. I know these are just post pictures and after
15 hours at the fire,
>who'd be thinking about back grounds...but you may want to consider this
your next photo shoot.
Thanks Pamela. And thanks for the advice.
There is a lot of "texture" in my environment. As Cat mentioned, I
think it puts the work in context. Yesterday, we were walking my dog
Taiko between the rice fields. It is harvest time. In one field,
instead of seeing the light colored husks from the machine combined rice, we
saw dark husks. I followed my dog into the field to a husk pile and
picked up a handful and recognized it as buckwheat husks. I knew the
tactile feel because the same husks are used in traditional Japanese
pillows. These husks are larger and springier than rice husks. Jean
recognized them too when I handed them to her. My wife Jean said to me, "I
wonder what kind of glaze Buckwheat husks would make?" I smiled and said
"I Love you Jean!" And she said to me, "What, Did I say something
stupid?" I laughed and said, "Not at all. This is why I am living in
Japan, so I can experience where the traditions and materials come from.
It puts the work in context."
We also saw red Dragon Flies. The day before, one of Jean's
English students who is a farmer told her "You know it is fall when you see
the first red Dragon Flies." Because it is harvest time, our landlord
gave us a big bag of new rice, a farmer he does business with probably gave
it to him. An English student from Mooka gave Jean some new Brown rice,
that her and her husband picked that morning. As Jean told me, "She knew
we liked brown rice." It is sometimes hard to find in Japan.
> Are these ceremonial tea cups? I love the flashing and the pebble sparks
of the clay body.
>Alll that work was worth it!
No, those are larger. I'll put photos of some up soon. These
cups pictured are the usual size for everyday use.
--
Lee In Mashiko, Japan Lee@Mashiko.org
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