I thought I would do a progressive photo article on making a LARGE round pot. A few years ago I received a commission for a round pot that would be the biggest I had thrown on a wheel up to that point. The customer gave me the INSIDE diameter and depth [...]
A rustle hurries across the bamboo grove and cuts straight through the sky. Look now, wasn’t that a dragon? The dragon is on top of the chinese world of symbols. It pervades cosmic and mystic imaginations and stands for “Yang“, the male virility. [...]
The potter shapes the pot out of clay, the hollow is where the usefulness of the pot lies. From LAOTSE – TAO TE CHING Older than the art of bonsai is the art of shaping and firing. Earth and fire, the cosmic elements, combine with the potter and his [...]
