One of the speakers at the NW Tea Festival this year was Richard Brandt, a ceramic artist.
He shared the history of the tea bowl, including the story of the clay and firing that goes into making a beautiful bowl. It is a journey that he is traveling, one of learning and sharing the story of the containers that serve tea. He told of being served tea in a beautiful tea bowl and becoming enchanted.
To learn more of the history visit this sight:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/asia/j/jizhou_tea_bowl.aspx
In a tea ceremony I was honored to sit in at the World Tea Expo a few years ago,
I was served in a tea bowl that was over 100 years old.
The feel of the history of that bowl just felt so comfortable in my hands.
To hold a bowl made by an artist feels as if you become a part of that piece of clay.
The teaware by Richard Brandt just had that feel in the hands when holding a piece of his artwork.
He shared the history of the tea bowl, including the story of the clay and firing that goes into making a beautiful bowl. It is a journey that he is traveling, one of learning and sharing the story of the containers that serve tea. He told of being served tea in a beautiful tea bowl and becoming enchanted.
To learn more of the history visit this sight:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/asia/j/jizhou_tea_bowl.aspx
In a tea ceremony I was honored to sit in at the World Tea Expo a few years ago,
I was served in a tea bowl that was over 100 years old.
The feel of the history of that bowl just felt so comfortable in my hands.
To hold a bowl made by an artist feels as if you become a part of that piece of clay.
The teaware by Richard Brandt just had that feel in the hands when holding a piece of his artwork.
