An idea to make a tray to carry a couple of tea bowls to the table came to me yesterday. I thought of an organic shaped tray with a wood feel and natural clay colors. Although I did add some blue and yellow stains as well. I made the depressions for the tea bowls after I added the stains. I don't care for the interruption of the swirls. I think next time I'll make the depressions first and then add the stains.
The size of the pinched tea bowls is larger than I envisioned for this tray. Since they are separate I can always make a larger tray for these bowls and smaller tea bowls for this tray.
I added some swirls of stain inside the cups but that may detract from seeing the tea in the bowl, maybe not. Still they'd be nice bowls for rice, soup, or salad. I may make a few more of these trays. I might even make a pinched tea pot. It's been a couple of weeks since I've made anything in clay. Got to get back in the groove. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
Just brilliant. I so love to see your work. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHi Elephant's Child, thanks, I learn much by doing. Ha.
ReplyDeleteReally liked the tray idea. Well done.
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought the clay was marbleized. It's not?
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. I agree with you about the swirls but will they become more subtle after glazing and firing? They might be really nice that way.
ReplyDeleteAs one drinks the tea the pattern will emerge. What a lovely pattern to find once the tea is sipped!
ReplyDeleteIt has been a long time since I have ordered special loose tea that I like from England. This is a prompt for me. ~Mary
ReplyDeleteCurious how they look after firing! : ) Do you have green tea or (so called!) English tea?
ReplyDeleteYour creativity is never ending...that is the mind of a true artist who loves her work.
ReplyDeleteHi Patti, thanks, hope they dry an fire well.
ReplyDeleteHi Melissa, thanks, not that's white stoneware and I put red clay slip and stains over the top.
Hi Lori, thanks, don't think they will minimize after firing, we shall see.
Hi Charlene, thanks, we shall see how they play out after firing.
Hi Mary, thanks strange of me to think of you ordering tea from England.
Hi Midori, thanks, I have all manner of teas to drink here in my cabinets.
Hi Dee, thanks, oh I keep busy that's for sure. Ha.