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A potter's life in Japan

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Karatsupots
@karatsupots Sep 18, 2017, 1:24 AM UTC

The Bisque is Back

Unloaded the bisque load today to only one cracked piece! One medium sized bowl sacrificed to the kiln dogs. All of the large pieces and slabs made it. https://i.imgur.com/zJu0Pcf.jpg Turned right ar…

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Karatsupots
@karatsupots Sep 15, 2017, 11:37 PM UTC

Big stuff

I worked on a large vessel over the course of two days and I'm posting step by step of the upper half to finish. The final size is 43 x 43cm. All larger work like this I do using a coil and paddle te…

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Karatsupots
@karatsupots Sep 10, 2017, 12:22 AM UTC

Plaster Casting

This abalone shell sat under a bush next to the pool at my grandparents house for as long as I can remember. My grandfather used to take abalone off the California coast, they were so plentiful you c…

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Karatsupots
@karatsupots Sep 6, 2017, 12:09 AM UTC

Porcelain Fluted Bowls

Izumiyama porcelain from Arita started the porcelain industry in Japan 400 years ago. It is rarely used now, because it is hard to work with and lacks the whiteness of other porcelain deposits discov…

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Karatsupots
@karatsupots Sep 1, 2017, 11:48 PM UTC

Porcelain soft slabs

I started playing with soft slabs this week (no not that, you with the dirty mind) and made some paddled forms for sweets and food. They will go into the fall kiln once they are glazed. Here is a fin…

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Karatsupots
@karatsupots Aug 21, 2017, 5:47 AM UTC

Kiln Loading For Fall

Loading of the first chamber began this morning. The stack starts at the bottom from back to front. This part of the firing process is very important because it determines where the fire and heat wil…

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Karatsupots
@karatsupots Aug 8, 2017, 7:30 AM UTC

Large Platters

These are six large platters I decorated and glazed today. They will be going into the wood kiln for the fall firing next month. The decoration is a combination of traditional Karatsu and contemporar…

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Karatsupots
@karatsupots Aug 2, 2017, 1:54 AM UTC

Porcelain from Arita, Japan

Here is my latest clay porn for you: freshly stamp milled, slaked, and filter pressed cakes of Izumiyama porcelain. 150kg. https://i.imgur.com/r5ixiOT.jpg https://i.imgur.com/LLLKZ1Z.jpg Not for the…

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Karatsupots
@karatsupots Aug 1, 2017, 2:28 PM UTC

Mobile app test

Testing send from iPhone.

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Karatsupots
@karatsupots Jul 1, 2017, 12:45 AM UTC

Ido Tea Bowls

## Ido Tea Bowls ## In the Japanese tea ceremony, there is a saying about teabowls: - Ichi: Ido - Ni: Raku - San: Karatsu It means that among the many types of teabowls, Ido are ranked first, Raku se…

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