Shinpei Fukushima

by **NaomiM** November 28th 2022, 9:26 pm

Shinpei Fukushima, via Kigbeare Studios

Based in Mashiko, Fukushima san's family have been ceramic artists for three generations. His work is a master class in Shinogi carving.

by **NaomiM** December 16th 2022, 12:59 am

John Dix guinomi

by **NaomiM** December 23rd 2022, 9:33 pm

Hajeong Lee-Rogers, Wales

by **NaomiM** December 31st 2022, 12:05 am

Héloïse Barriol, France

by **NaomiM** December 31st 2022, 12:07 am

Josh Redman
No longer potting

by **PhilosophiaSB** December 31st 2022, 12:56 pm

Sorry for my possible stupid question : teabowls are great , do you only collect and display them or you either use them ? I've read a few about glazes and i understand there are some toxic elements mixed in. How one may know if a teabowl is food safe, for tea in particular which is prepared with boiled water ?

by **NaomiM** December 31st 2022, 1:09 pm

Most of these are food safe, although 20thC Chinese ones with colourful overglazed enamels containing lead, arsenic, cadmium etc, are not food safe. Not sure about the barium glazed ones. Some are porous, like hagi ware, and will change colour with use; old ones are highly prized by Japanese collectors.
Some of mine are on display and get swapped around. No, I don’t use them.

by **PhilosophiaSB** December 31st 2022, 1:23 pm

Thank you for your kind answer. I've got diverse ceramic tea/coffee mugs and i would love to drink in them but , whenever i am ready to prepare my drink , there is a dwarf in my head who is whispering that it might be toxic. So i end by using porcelain.

by **NaomiM** December 31st 2022, 1:51 pm

The Japanese tea ceremony is designed to lower the temperature of the hot water so it doesn’t harm the teabowls. Most cups are just clay, silica and iron oxides which are harmless.

by **FaithfullJohn** January 15th 2023, 12:01 pm

The Tiger ones are really beautiful!

by **NaomiM** April 9th 2023, 12:23 am

Shane Mickey, USA

by **NaomiM** April 13th 2023, 10:14 pm

Mike Collins, Forest of Dean

by **NaomiM** April 17th 2023, 4:01 pm

Takeo Sudo, Mashiko, Japan

by **NaomiM** May 29th 2023, 1:36 pm

Chinese 18th-19thC

by **NaomiM** May 29th 2023, 1:39 pm

Sim Taylor

by **NaomiM** May 29th 2023, 1:41 pm

Sim Taylor chawan

by **NaomiM** June 16th 2023, 2:46 pm

A pair of Japanese yunomi
Kanji stamp 重 translates as Shige or Jyu

by **NaomiM** June 19th 2023, 9:25 pm

Two cups by Sharon Lea, Cheshire

by **NaomiM** June 22nd 2023, 1:34 am

South African Potters -

Martin Swart

Christo Giles

Nico Liebenberg

by pole_2_pole June 28th 2023, 2:28 pm

3 yunomi by Mike Dodd.

by pole_2_pole June 28th 2023, 2:29 pm

And one being used

by seattle_chawan_collector August 8th 2023, 7:58 am

Hello! I found this thread and it has a lot of wonderful tea-ware, and many of the artists were new to me. So thanks for that.

Here is my collection https://www.instagram.com/seattle_chawan_collection/ for your perusal. I try to use all of them, except for the heavily leaded ones.

by **NaomiM** August 8th 2023, 12:00 pm

Wonderful. Thank you for sharing Most Excellent

by **studio-pots** August 8th 2023, 1:34 pm

seattle_chawan_collector wrote:Hello! I found this thread and it has a lot of wonderful tea-ware, and many of the artists were new to me. So thanks for that.

Here is my collection https://www.instagram.com/seattle_chawan_collection/ for your perusal. I try to use all of them, except for the heavily leaded ones.

I agree with Naomi but, as not everyone is on Instagram, it would be good if you could share some of your pieces here on the Forum as well.

by **22 Crawford St.** August 8th 2023, 7:54 pm

Are they all USA based? Is there more info? Sorry don't have an account when I click on one it just asks me to join

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