Ceramics
How to choose a kyusu tea pot
I drink a lot of tea all day long. As I grew up in a very traditional Japanese family I was always drinking cups of green tea. With this experience...
How to choose a kyusu tea pot
I drink a lot of tea all day long. As I grew up in a very traditional Japanese family I was always drinking cups of green tea. With this experience...
Why are Chawan (Matcha Tea bowls) so valuable?
I have been asked time after time why it is that Match tea bowls are so especially valuable – far more so than the equivalent shape and size of rice...
Why are Chawan (Matcha Tea bowls) so valuable?
I have been asked time after time why it is that Match tea bowls are so especially valuable – far more so than the equivalent shape and size of rice...
Chawan (Matcha Tea Bowl)
As I’ve been practicing the Japanese tea ceremony from early on in my life, I’ve had the chance to get to know a lot about the equipment that’s involved, including...
Chawan (Matcha Tea Bowl)
As I’ve been practicing the Japanese tea ceremony from early on in my life, I’ve had the chance to get to know a lot about the equipment that’s involved, including...
Kintsugi Workshop in Notting Hill
I have always loved Kintsugi. Those beautiful lines of Urushi lacquer, sometimes mixed with brass or gold replacing the cracks of broken pottery. It’s one of those arts that translates...
Kintsugi Workshop in Notting Hill
I have always loved Kintsugi. Those beautiful lines of Urushi lacquer, sometimes mixed with brass or gold replacing the cracks of broken pottery. It’s one of those arts that translates...
Theaster Gates and Tomoo Hamada
The weather has been so promising here recently, so we spent a great day the other weekend in Kensington Gardens, and visited the David Hockney and Cecily Brown exhibitions at...
Theaster Gates and Tomoo Hamada
The weather has been so promising here recently, so we spent a great day the other weekend in Kensington Gardens, and visited the David Hockney and Cecily Brown exhibitions at...
Japanese New Year, and the Noborigama (the ‘cl...
I spent New Year in Japan with my family and have just came back to London. It was wonderful to have the special New Year meal and some sake in...
Japanese New Year, and the Noborigama (the ‘cl...
I spent New Year in Japan with my family and have just came back to London. It was wonderful to have the special New Year meal and some sake in...