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Saturday, September 17, 2005


Making henko, using a woodblock from a print of Hamada's kiln, to make an impression for contrasting inlay. One is light clay with dark inlay and the other dark clay with white inlay.
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Closeup. Ocher inlay on Mashiko nami, light colored clay.
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Torch for scale. This is white inlay on iron clay (half mashiko nami, half mashiko red.
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The new clay doesn't like handbuilding much, especially the nami (light colored.) May have to add something to it. We will see if either of these survive. If they crack, then we get to use them.
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Thursday, July 14, 2005


They just backhoed all the construction scrap out of our courtyard.
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Large Tokuri (Sake flask, like what people used to take to the Sake shop to get filled.) Slipped, before scraping inlay.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2005


Teabowl, ash glazed, gosu, hakame and iron slip decoration (with straw brush.)
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Insided. Hakame slipped.
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A copy of a Yayoi pot my teacher owns.
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Shigaraki Tsubo, Paddled with Fish Design.
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Tokuri, Ash Glaze with Green Ricehull Ash Glaze
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Tsubo, Tenmoku with Kaki sliptrail
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