Watch top Korean potter, Lee Kang-hyo, throwing small bowls on the wheel in his studio. Lee has previously talked about how, when throwing bowls, he tries to touch the clay for the least amount of time possible. He then decorates them using the ancient Korean method of white slip applied with a brush, known as Guiyal. He finishes by comparing the freshly decorated bowls with ones that have already been fired.
Tea Bowls
Masterclass | Phil Rogers | Throwing Tea Bowls or Chawan
Phil Rogers throws a paddled chawan in a live demonstration at Goldmark Gallery. He discusses the importance of form being in harmony with decoration and having the courage to push the clay to realise what you originally envisaged.
Making | Japanese Potter Ken Matsuzaki Throwing Chawans
In 2007 we first visited the Mashiko studio of internationally renowned Japanese potter Ken Matsuzaki to film the master at work.
In Focus | Chadō and the Chawan: 5 Potters and their Tea Bowls
Chawans are supremely personal ceramic forms. The very best are thought to have captured in gentle form and decoration the essence of their maker.