The clay came dark out the bag. Dark like chocolate. Dark like mole. I’d come home from a long night in the studio and look in the mirror. Face, ears, hair, hat, shirt, pants, headphones… all covered. As the piece entered the bisque kiln I savored the richness, knowing it would fade in the heat. 35 hours later it emerged, a soft seashell pink. I savored that stage too, appreciated the glow that reminded me of the ocean and of my grandparents, the shower in their guest bathroom almost the same color. The inside of the gaiwan and the lid both glazed a simple white. The exterior left bare. Extracting it from the glaze firing it came out coffee ice cream with intriguing black speckles. Gentle on the eyes. To the touch: rough enough to cut. Running water, fine grain sandpaper, elbow grease… the ingredients for the final touch: a soft-finished exposed exterior clay body, smooth in the hand. Grounding. Earth-like. 90ml measured to the lid. A perfect pour. Plum Beauty from @bitterleafteas as the mercury flickered between 99 and 100, a soft breeze commuting down river. Just testing my wares I say. Falling in love is more like it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oh, hey. Didn’t see you there. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Just burying some hashtag hashtags . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . : . . . Throwing some colons in for good measure . . . . . . . . . . . . Here’s a thought. I think colon and colon should have two different spellings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ok fine. One boop for my gas-drinkin’ day ones. 🦾 . . . . . . . . . . . . : . That plum beauty tho 🤌🏼 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yo, if you made it this far you might be wondering when that damn Etsy drop is happening.. . . . . . : : . . . You and me both fam. . . . . . : : . : . . . #bitterleafteas #justinotherteablog #teaware #teawares #ceramicsart #ceramicsofinstagram #speckledbuff #gaiwan #gaiwantea #gaiwans #gaiwanaddict #gaiwangeek #teawareaddict #gongfutea #gongfucha #gongfucode #teasession #shengpuerh #puerhaddict #teaporn #teaforone #teadrunk #clayartist #pottersofinstagram #ceramicartist #ceramicartists #wheelthrown #wheelthrownpottery (at Smitten) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfTI08SuRZl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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