The Contemporary Art of Chawan - An International Invitational

A selection of chawan will be on exhibit at Cavin-Morris Gallery, opening on June 28th, and runnning through August 17th. Cavin-Morris Gallery is located at 210 Eleventh Avenue, Suite 201 (between west 24th and 25th Streets), New York, NY. (212) 216-3768.  There will be an opening reception on Thursday, June 28th from 5:00 - 7:00 pm.

Included will be the work of John Benn, Richard Bresnahan, Peter Callas, Tom Charbit, Woong Taek Choi, John Dix, Paul Drapkin, Judith Duff, Robert Fornell, Gyozo Furuse, Lisa Hammond, Shigamasa Higashida, Chuck Hindes, Osamu Inayoshi, Ki Bong Jeong, Kentaro Kawabata, Sun Sik Kim, Young Sik Kim, Ryoji Koie, Lucien Koonce, Derek Larsen, Jung Hwan Lee, Kang Hyo Lee, Rick Mahaffey, Touri Maruyama, Hideo Matsumoto, Shozo Michikawa, Richard Milgrim, Young Ki Min, Dan Murphy, Soon Taek Oh, Toshio Ohi, Takao Okazaki, Reid Ozaki, David Pike, Phil Rodgers, Tim Rowan, Tae Kwan Ryu, Akira Satake, Steve Sauer, Jeff Shapiro, Fumio Shimada, Wasaburo Takahashi, Yoh Tanimoto, Kai Tsujimura, Shiro Tsujimura, and Mike Weber.

The tea bowl below is one that I will have in this show:

Wood fired Chawan
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A wonderful online catalog of this show can be seen by clicking here: Exhibition Catalog

TEA - Ceramics Exhibit

The wood fired tea caddy shown below is one of three pieces recently chosen for inclusion in the upcoming exhibition TEA - Ceramics Exhibit. Juried by John Neely, this exhibition runs May 3rd - June 3rd, 2012 at the Art League Gallery, 105 North Union Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Images of the selected works can be seen here: TEA

Chaki

Humbled by Complimentary Words

Anyone serious about studio pottery certainly knows the name and work of Phil Rogers. A British potter, and author of several ceramics books, he exhibits internationally and is highly respected throughout the ceramic arts field. I had the pleasure of participating in an invitational exhibition recently, "Teaware From the Edge" (see January's post), in which Phil was also represented. Perhaps that is how he came upon my work, but, none-the-less, he posted a wonderful comment regarding an image I had previously posted on FB.

Regarding the cup shown below, this is what he wrote: "I think this is wonderful......everything a wood fired pot should be....displays a sense of adventure and controlled freedom."

Thank you, Phil, for such a wonderful compliment. I am truly humbled.

100 Wood-Fire Cups

This is the image used for the 100 Wood-Fire Cups invitational exhibition (see January's posting below) in Seattle, WA. My cup (sake cup) is on the lower left.

Tea Ware from the Edge

A warm "thank you" to Jayson Lawfer for posting this image of my piece currently on display out in the Seattle, WA area, in conjunction with NCECA, at Tacoma Community College's art gallery: 'Tea Ware from the Edge'. (See January's post on Upcoming Invitational Exhibitions below). Tea bowls in the exhibition can be seen here: Chawan

'Ocean in a Cup' Exhibition Poster

This is the poster that has been designed and printed for "Ocean in a Cup", which is an exhibition of contemporary sake vessels from Japan and American artists, curated by John Dix. For more information regarding this show, please see January's post on upcoming invitational shows. To view pieces from the show, click here: KOBO

One of my sake cups in the show is pictured on the far right, second one down.

Yunomi Invitational 2012

AKAR Gallery, located in Iowa City, Iowa, is hosting their 5th annual Yunomi Invitational. The pieces below are part of my selection of five yunomi that will be included in this year's exhibition. It is an invitational that features 186 ceramicists, each providing 5 yunomi. Traditionally, a yunomi (Japanese) is a form of tea cup which is used in daily, or informal, tea drinking. AKAR hosts this show on-line, and the work can be viewed and purchased through their website. You have to be registered to "log in" for making purchases, but not to view the yunomi. This exhibition runs March 23- April 13. On-line purchasing begins at 10:00 AM, CST, on the 23rd. AKAR's web site is http://www.akardesign.com/

Wood Fired Yunomi
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Wood Fired Yunomi
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Wood Fired Yunomi
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