Xander Rijkee
@dreamsofclay.bsky.social
Sustainability, physics, pottery, living history, the art of tea, traditional dance and music, imagination...
I am not going to think about it... just post whatever I like at the moment...
I am not going to think about it... just post whatever I like at the moment...
Impressive to see them all together!
March 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Impressive to see them all together!
We all do our part!
March 31, 2025 at 9:14 AM
We all do our part!
Idk… I think we need more DIY, non-perfect music…
March 31, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Idk… I think we need more DIY, non-perfect music…
Please don’t perpetuate the “this will be over in 4 years” narrative… for one… you cannot afford to wait 4 years. Second, they will never concede defeat
February 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Please don’t perpetuate the “this will be over in 4 years” narrative… for one… you cannot afford to wait 4 years. Second, they will never concede defeat
Thank you! I experimented a lot… people often don’t believe it isn’t reduction… (but the glaze is completely different in my gas kiln)
One thing I found is that it matters a lot where your ash comes from. This is 60% oak 40 % trimmings from willow/birch/alder etc (so lots of bark)
One thing I found is that it matters a lot where your ash comes from. This is 60% oak 40 % trimmings from willow/birch/alder etc (so lots of bark)
February 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Thank you! I experimented a lot… people often don’t believe it isn’t reduction… (but the glaze is completely different in my gas kiln)
One thing I found is that it matters a lot where your ash comes from. This is 60% oak 40 % trimmings from willow/birch/alder etc (so lots of bark)
One thing I found is that it matters a lot where your ash comes from. This is 60% oak 40 % trimmings from willow/birch/alder etc (so lots of bark)
Yes… pretty much… my universal answer was “it depends…”
February 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Yes… pretty much… my universal answer was “it depends…”
I design my glazes for the effect they have on texture / mouthfeel of the tea… this one was a wildcard, chosen for aesthetics, and the texture turned out to be horrid… so… not usable for tea
January 31, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I design my glazes for the effect they have on texture / mouthfeel of the tea… this one was a wildcard, chosen for aesthetics, and the texture turned out to be horrid… so… not usable for tea
It is… but a glaze that is designed for tea enhances the texture / mouthfeel… the texture was horrible and hardly any of the fragrance was left…
January 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
It is… but a glaze that is designed for tea enhances the texture / mouthfeel… the texture was horrible and hardly any of the fragrance was left…
Fair enough… but I don’t think that is my mission. I only want to create things that add some value to the world… I can do that with cups, bowl and side handles… not so much with gongfu cha pots…
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Fair enough… but I don’t think that is my mission. I only want to create things that add some value to the world… I can do that with cups, bowl and side handles… not so much with gongfu cha pots…
Nice work… gaiwans are hard!
January 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Nice work… gaiwans are hard!