Happy New Year 2010!

Happy New Year 2010!

Love,
Jean and Lee

Platter, Nuka and Seiji Nuka.

VETERANS OF WAR & PEACE

2010 EpicUrns.com Juried Urn Art Competition

in reference to:

"VETERANS OF WAR & PEACE2010 EpicUrns.com Juried Urn Art Competition"
- Call for Veteran-Centered Cremation Urns, EpicUrns.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Nice Photos!

Photos of Mashiko.

in reference to: Pixeltopia's Photostream (view on Google Sidewiki)

The Year Of The Urn

Last year, I focused on matcha jawan. This year, the focus will be on urns. Here is an interesting local site and gallery dedicated to urns.

Helpful information about "EpicUrns.com".

in reference to: EpicUrns.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Kokubin and Thrown and Altered Squared Bottle

This is a neriage mold made bottle. Made by the retired foreman Fukuyan, who I sat next to during my 3 year apprenticeship. It is an example of using the right tool for the right pot. The slabs, pushed into the mold, help keep the squares of clay together, to form a good bond. The bottle below was thrown as a cylinder and then was paddled and ribbed. Coils were added to the corners to help make them sharp. It was fired in Craig Edward's anagama.