1st Ceramists

Danny Kostyshin

Canada
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碗是開放的代名詞。我作的茶碗反映了我對「侘寂」的愛好。在不確定與矛盾的狀態中我感到怡然自得。我試著在茶碗或樸素、或簡單、或複雜的表面中反映出美好。我偏好使用深色陶土與瓷土的混合土,稱之為回收土,它讓「寂」有機會浮現。回收黏土也是一種節儉。
我熱愛窯火及它在陶器表面所產生的各種變化。我在茶碗上特別設計讓司茶人或客人方便運用的一面。希望我的茶碗能讓人很自在地攪拌抹茶、捧在手中欣賞或以單碗奉茶的方式,用我的茶碗奉茶。邀請您在品茗時思考平靜的意義。


Bowls are a metaphor for openness. I make Chawan that reflect my interest in the philosophy of wabi and sabi.

I am comfortable with ambiguity and contradiction. I try to reflect a beauty in the rustic,simple or complex chawan surface. I prefer to used mixed claybodys of dark stone ware and porcelain. It is called recycled clay and it gives sabi a chance to emerge. It is also economical to recycle

clay.

I love the FIRE aspect that the kiln allows , and how that gives variation on the surfaces of my pots. My chawan have a tea well, a front or face that a tea master, or drinker can use. I hope they are comfortable to whip matcha and hold in your hands and appreciate,or make “bowl tea” using my chawan to serve from. I ask you to consider PEACE when drinking tea.