tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post6911872450034705536..comments2024-03-16T17:58:04.652+08:00Comments on Tea Masters: Earth and FireTeaMastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433657904904185875noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-42769057570872332112008-11-25T10:58:00.000+08:002008-11-25T10:58:00.000+08:00I'm glad you liked my year 2000 CNNP brick.I'm glad you liked my year 2000 CNNP brick.TeaMastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433657904904185875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-29833794863826555092008-11-25T02:22:00.000+08:002008-11-25T02:22:00.000+08:00That's a nice Shupu you included, too. Delicious,...That's a nice Shupu you included, too. Delicious, in fact. I like it very much. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>IsraelIsraelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815074098217048456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-59614398311659265962008-11-24T16:30:00.000+08:002008-11-24T16:30:00.000+08:00Israel,Thanks for your feedback on this teapot. Fi...Israel,<BR/>Thanks for your feedback on this teapot. First, it's nice to get your confirmation that heavy teas like shu puerhs are the best fit.<BR/><BR/>Second, your comments about the size are interesting. The special texture of this earthware gives a big presence to this teapot. This kind of clay is better suited for big pieces. It's like having a big paint brush: you will use it for a big painting. Thus, I think it is fitting for this teapot to be bigger than Yixing teapots. If it were smaller, it would loose some of its character.<BR/>Besides, this also fits shupu quite well. Shupu isn't a very delicate and fragile tea. It can be excellent, but it's still a tea that has a rough character.TeaMastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433657904904185875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-55150358785905766682008-11-21T08:12:00.000+08:002008-11-21T08:12:00.000+08:00I have been using one of David's pots for a few da...I have been using one of David's pots for a few days now. Here are my observations: This pot is EXTREMELY porous. Even after a few days, it still crackles when I pour boiling water in to warm it. I have dedicated it to shupu and this seems a good pairing. The heavy, earthy thickness of a decent shupu fits the character of the potter's work. After brewing shupu in it once, it soaked up the scent. Even when it is completely clean and dry, it smells like shupu. A more delicate tea, a green oolong or lu cha, would most likely get lost in this formidable creature. The pot has a presence. It is big and thick and heavy, and is the opposite of the aesthetically "angelic" type of teaware drumhum refers to. (My tea tray is suddenly quite cramped. Might have to find something bigger!) But I find this pot a very welcome change from porcelain and yixing. It has an undeniable raw, earthly beauty that pleases me greatly. I love to look at it and feel its rough texture. (It has tiny specks of mineral on its surface and you can still see the rings from the potter's wheel) And it does a fine job taming the edges of a shupu while allowing its essential character to speak. Thank you David and Stéphane! This object is helping me make the transition to winter. <BR/><BR/>IsraelIsraelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815074098217048456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-2661601543312506522008-11-05T01:26:00.000+08:002008-11-05T01:26:00.000+08:00Drumhum makes a good point about pairing tea and t...Drumhum makes a good point about pairing tea and tea ware. I agree this earthware is not a good fit for top green tea or high altitude Oolongs. However, it will be an excellent fit with with strong and earthy cooked puerh or freshly roasted Oolongs. These are not the most refined teas, but when they are paired with this teaware, they can nonetheless be thoroughly enjoyable! And maybe my next article will show that we can still do this in a refined way...TeaMastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433657904904185875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-5393306914473494302008-11-04T21:33:00.000+08:002008-11-04T21:33:00.000+08:00Drumhum, I do not share your opinion. All teas, I ...Drumhum, I do not share your opinion. All teas, I mean all oolongs, are not gentle subtle and fine flowery sweets. Sometime it is a real fight not to let you overcome by some powerful and exuberant wuyi yancha. And I think those cups would be marvellous rapier to take up the gauntlet... I find them wonderful.Soïwatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700840394794300961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-21997209451063448302008-11-04T20:47:00.000+08:002008-11-04T20:47:00.000+08:00That pottery is not for my tea I'm afraid. I assoc...That pottery is not for my tea I'm afraid. I associate fine teas with elegance and refinement and as much as the wood fire produces attractive results I could never call it refined!<BR/><BR/>I want my teaware made by the hands of virgins and decorated by angels - though admittedly these are quite hard to come by ;-)<BR/><BR/>Interesting article though.drumhumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17558608533551558844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-86419701131228774342008-11-02T21:09:00.000+08:002008-11-02T21:09:00.000+08:00Great post and wonderful work. Would love to have...Great post and wonderful work. Would love to have some of this in my collection.Stephen Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15113275164026559446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-51901764288594250312008-10-30T22:52:00.000+08:002008-10-30T22:52:00.000+08:00One fan more!There is such a strength in the cups....One fan more!<BR/>There is such a strength in the cups... Wonderful!Soïwatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700840394794300961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-33008934252869480202008-10-30T20:55:00.000+08:002008-10-30T20:55:00.000+08:00> I am fan !me too !!!!belle trouvaille Stéphan...> I am fan !<BR/><BR/>me too !!!!<BR/>belle trouvaille Stéphane, épatant travail David !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-40340342968707545682008-10-30T19:10:00.000+08:002008-10-30T19:10:00.000+08:00I am fan !I am fan !geneviève meylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07597359357259127274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-85354011473194878762008-10-30T11:44:00.000+08:002008-10-30T11:44:00.000+08:00Beautiful pottery, but also a very inspired photo ...Beautiful pottery, but also a very inspired photo essay about them. Thanks so much.Salserohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538918784870619787noreply@blogger.com