Monday, 22 April 2013

Anyone for sake?

Really, I should be spending more time making cups for coffee rather than sake..coffee cups sell much more easily here in the UK. But I can't resist making them, I enjoy the process so much..and very often, when throwing off the hump, I end up with a ball of clay which is just the right size for a little cup, rather than a big mug!



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  1. Midori22 April 2013 at 13:06

    Oh I love you rock sake cup. I named it! I would love to see the bottom, too. Japanese cups has no handles, so that we could hold them with our palms. This has significance as human behaviour, in my view. People often pray with palms together. The action makes you feel spiritual.

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    1. Mark Smalley22 April 2013 at 15:39

      Thanks for your kind words, I'm glad you think it's like rock. Interesting point about holding the palms together, it's not something I'd considered before. Although I am drawn to Japanese ceramics because they have that ritual, spiritual dimension.

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  2. Charlene Doiron Reinhart24 April 2013 at 09:12

    that luscious drip and such a contrast...yin and yang.....Midori named it perfectly...a rugged outside, pristine inside....

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    1. Mark Smalley24 April 2013 at 11:36

      Thank you, Charlene. I might emphasize the contrast by glazing the inside and leaving the outside as bare clay.

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