Even Bonsai Potters like to do something a little different...

Great video Andy!

WHOA! I've been sketching out some extruded tray ideas, but I don't have an extruder. Smart, huh? That is a top notch solution and it allows for more individuality. Thanks for taking the time Andy!

Preston

I love those his stretch plates, simple but effective idea

Kitoi

More to follow, they just takes ages to load You Tube as they are big HD files. SHould get the second one on tonight, UK time.

Regards

Andy

Enjoy

Very interesting Andy.
He doesn't talk much
A small group. How did this come about?


It'll be interesting to see how many of his ideas we see here over the next couple months?

Dale

Dale

Koie san only spoke Japanese but had an interpreter. The group was only about 15 people. I saw an advert for it in a magazine here in the UK called Ceramic Review. Tickets were £15 each, cheap.

The best thing I took away was the stretch dishes in the first video. I am not sure if I would employ too much in the bonsai pot world. The biggest thing it has taught me is to go with your feelings and your heart and not in a logical fashion. We shall see

Regards

Andy

I have friends who throw slabs for construction in the manner he did, but not with a curved wall. It's an elegant solution. I could see someone throwing slabs for bonsai pot construction and adding texture and throwing marks you could never achieve by rolling or hammering slabs. Its also more fun on the wheel...

Very interesting video !
thanks Andy for sharing

Stone Monkey wrote:Dale

Koie san only spoke Japanese but had an interpreter. The group was only about 15 people. I saw an advert for it in a magazine here in the UK called Ceramic Review. Tickets were £15 each, cheap.

Andy

That is kind of what happened when i went to Paul Soldners 2-day demos. An ad in a local paper for the small local art museum . It was $50 for two days and only about 20ish people there.
I learned many off-the-cuff ideas and one I have used ever since in my bunjin pots. He made a couple large assembled wall hangings and threw several tea bowls ( that were more like large cereal bowls!) . he was fun to watch. The ladies got ALL the attention and he had his sandled-feet toenails painted orange!He also does/did bonsai and showed a few slides of some of his trees. We talked a bit about bonsai( but not long as he had women to talk too ! ) and I brought him one of my "WildThings" t-shirts the second day.

Dale

Here is the last video, chawan Koie style Hope you enjoyed the films as much as I enjoyed Koie San

Thanks, Andy. Great videos, music selection, & production values. The potter as well as the V & A Museum are very generous in sharing, and your thoughtfulness is immense.

Chris

Your more than welcome. Koie san has left a big impression on me, one that I am relishing in

Regards

Andy

Andy,
Great stuff
I really appreciate all the cool and diverse stuff you share, please continue
Robert

Cheers Robert

More will follow soon, just stock building at the moment for big January show in Belgium

Regards

Andy

Andy,
inspired me to look at the wider world of potters.
I found this site on Youtube.

KOYOMARU
in particular the latest posting;
Time lapse video of Bizen potter / artist Isezaki Soh throwing a jar vase in 10 minutes

Phil

Have you got a link to the video

Regards

Andy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEyChIqmINo
Andy
Hope this is the link, this is a new area for me.
Phil

Cheers Phil

Well this is as far as I could stretch. I would have loved to buy one of his Chawan but the gallery I found in London that was selling what Koie san made at the St Ives pottery this year was a little to much for my pocket, £500. One day though one day. For the time being here is the Sake cup that I purchased from the gallery in London. Porcelain, wood fired slight "Sang de Boeuf" glaze on the piece. Stands approx 3" high x 1' diameter, cost £70

Hello all,
these two busts I made in early times :-) when I wasn´t bonsai potter at all,
but I bisque-fired them this week.
The one with bigger head is older, made in my age of 14, the second in 15.
Today I started to think about them as an "accent twain". The little difference in their size can evoke the image of perspective.

Tom

I really like them. Very expressive with very little expression on their faces. They would look fantastic smoke fired or Raku'd

All the best

Andy

Tom, like Andy I really like the bust! Paul Soldner used the technique of low fire salt fuming on a light body that really looks good on human forms. Here's a shot of a few of my pots.
Wood

Gary

Loving the pots.

Regards

Andy

Some new non bonsai related ceramics. Inspired by tea caddy's from the tea ceramony







Regards

Andy

Andy the turquoise glaze ? is orgasmatronic, very nice work bud.
John