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Tony Ferguson on wed 16 jan 02


Craig,

Why don't you consider finding an expert on the subject and bring them in
for a workshop?


Thank you.

Tony Ferguson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Edwards"
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Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 11:40 AM
Subject: YIXING Teapots


> Hi All:
> It is my quest to learn how to make YIXING Teapots. They have intrigued me
> for a long time and now I have a great passion to learn how to make them.
> Does anybody on the list know of any workshops coming up that they could
> recommend. Also articles etc. would be appreciated.
>
> TIA
> Craig Edwards
> New London MN
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MartinDEpstein on wed 16 jan 02


take a class with Peter Pinnell

Craig Edwards on wed 16 jan 02


Hi All:
It is my quest to learn how to make YIXING Teapots. They have intrigued me
for a long time and now I have a great passion to learn how to make them.
Does anybody on the list know of any workshops coming up that they could
recommend. Also articles etc. would be appreciated.

TIA
Craig Edwards
New London MN




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Charles Moore on wed 16 jan 02


Craig,

Check with Barbara Brown in a few weeks when she returns from India. She
spent time last year in Yixing, China, and knows a lot about the tea pots.
Her email is brown@web.tv.net.

Charles Moore
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Edwards"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 11:40 AM
Subject: YIXING Teapots


> Hi All:
> It is my quest to learn how to make YIXING Teapots. They have intrigued me
> for a long time and now I have a great passion to learn how to make them.
> Does anybody on the list know of any workshops coming up that they could
> recommend. Also articles etc. would be appreciated.
>
> TIA
> Craig Edwards
> New London MN
>
>
>
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
>
>
____________________________________________________________________________
__
> Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
>
> You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
> settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
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> Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at
melpots@pclink.com.
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Working Potter on thu 17 jan 02


Richard Nodkin gives a superb workshop, do get him and you will not be
dissappointed!


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> Craig,
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> Why don't you consider finding an expert on the subject and bring them in
> for a workshop?
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Katheleen Nez on fri 18 jan 02


Dear Craig:

PETE PINNELL
Yixing-type teapot-making process photos , Clay Times
2001(May/J):32-35, 50


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Liz Gowen on fri 18 jan 02


Several years ago I took a workshop at the Clay studio in Phila.
given by a Yixing potter from China. We had to have a translator
since he spoke minimal English and we no Chinese, but it was quite
informative. He went on to Alfred and to the Denver NCECA where with
a friend from the states sold some of the tools,( his friend makes)
used to make the pots.
At the workshop we also were able to use and purchase the tools
as well as purchase a pound of the Yixing clay. ( so I'm a tool nut,
still have the clay till I decide how to test it.). The techniques
used to make the pots, the feet ,and tight fitting lids, they are
known for ,were unique to me. The tools were a necessary part of
making the feet and lids. Pretty neat. A very worthwhile workshop.
You might contact the Clay studio to see if they might have a way to
contact the potter and see if he was planning a return visit to the
US so you could set up a workshop.
I have several hand outs and I remember there being a good
article in Studio Potter years ago. ( read it from their web site),
about a trip to the Yixing studio? factory? area. There are also
several other sites with info if you do a search on the web.
Liz Gowen NJ USA
>
> Why don't you consider finding an expert on the subject and bring
them in
> for a workshop?
>
>

iandol on mon 26 may 03


Dear Snail Scott,=20

Thanks for your notes on evaluation. I do that sort of thing.

The tea pots on offer in Adelaide have a very small capacity, sort of =
one cup size.

Yes, they do intrigue but I keep temptation under control.

Best regards,
Ivor

Elly Dotseth on tue 13 apr 04


Eric Suchman sent a post to Debbie Nolan about the Yixing workshop, but she
accidentally deleted his e-mail address before she could say "Yes Eric, we
still have room." So Eric, please come to the workshop. You can pay for it
at the door. If YOU accidentally deleted Debbie's phone # it is (858)
571-5856. Thanks!

Judy Musicant on mon 9 aug 04


Hello Potters,

I have a small, but growing, collection of Yixing teapots that I pick up =
in odd places here and there - mostly museum shops. Love those little =
buggers, and finding myself trying to copy one or two of the designs - =
it's a great exercise. I'm looking for some reference books which would =
educate me concerning the level of quality to look for in a good, or bad =
pot. I'm seeing wide ranges of prices and it's hard for me to =
understand why the disparity. Obviouly, some are more complex and/or =
larger than others, but the price differences don't always seem to track =
with these attributes. I've searched the web and not found much in the =
way of available reference books. Does anyone have any suggestions? =
Thanks much.

Judy Musicant
Mountainview Pottery
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Snail Scott on wed 11 aug 04


At 10:26 AM 8/9/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>I have a small, but growing, collection of Yixing teapots...I'm seeing
wide ranges of prices...


The biggest difference I've observed is in the
attention to detail. Some have every seam of
the various mold-formed elements scrupulously
cleaned and smoothed both inside and out, and
the hand-worked elements are elegant and well-
integrated. Poorer quality ones have visible
mold seams, rough luting inside, and ragged
or awkward detail carving. This often
corresonds to a difference in price, but not
always.

Some high-price sellers may think that the buyer
won't know the difference, and they're probably
right often enough to keep asking their prices.
Some low-price sellers may not realize how much
more they could be asking if they could only
attract the right customers. And some sellers
simply buy the things in wholesale lots and
don't really know anything about Yixing teapots
either. Chic interior-decor boutique = higher
price. Flea-market booth or discount import
shop = lower price for the same item (usually).

Among serious collectors, there may be some
hierarchy of preferred styles or colors which
I'm unaware of, but if there is it doesn't seem
to affect the retail prices much.

-Snail Scott

Lesley Alexander on thu 12 aug 04


Judy wrote asking about collecting Yixing teapots. She could try the
following website:
: http://www.xiaopingstudio.com/

This is run by an enterprising couple from Yixing who teach part time in
Arizona, I think at Mesa College there. He did the series of statues of
world leaders presented in Ceramics Monthly or Clay Times. She does elegant
teapots, and is quite exquisite herself. They gave a workshop in Santa
Barbara which was much enjoyed by all. There were teapots and tools for sale
there, very reasonably priced.

Lesley in Santa Barbara, CA.