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Friday, July 24th, 2009

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Since most of my updated works are in the processing, I do not have much to share yet. These are the random sketches that I did but not relating to my ceramic works…

and below are a few cups I made last season (08Winter).
only to share the images. The cups were all sold way before launching…

The rest things are more like series that I am developing…
so, once they are presentable, I will keep here posted.

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many times in-out the kiln to get the glaze right.
happy with the result.

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sold to a design company by chance.

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Making above 2 in the bitter winter with icy clay and glazes were definitely not pleasant. Especially when the firing didn’t go well and the glaze were pulling/squeezing the shape to flat open…. but its still so much fun.

The last yellow cup, I made quite a bit before they went into the kiln, but then only 3 of them came out acceptable. 2 were sold to foreign visitors (金髮藍眼睛 不知何國人) while they walked by and bought 2 other vases along with them. I kept one to myself. :)

我想我錯過了不少賺錢的機會

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

這三年陶瓷成爲正職以來,最容易遇到的對話如下。
平均下來每個月至少遇到一個人這麽說。
這個閏五月則是平均每幾天就遇到一個。

某 [你是做陶瓷的?]
我 [是啊。]

某 [你是做那一類的陶瓷?]
我 [藝術創作(art)和生活日用(functional)。]

某 [那你做瓷磚嗎?]
我 [如果是大面積的瓷磚目前還沒有做,那個歸類在建筑陶瓷裏,設備比較貴,技術門檻不高,主要還是在pattern的創作。如果是牆飾(wall piece),那是有做的。]

某 [你是做哪一類的陶瓷?]
我 [(剛才不是說過了嗎?)……??]

某 [我是說,除了你這些杯子跟花瓶之外你還做什麽?]
我 [生活日用和裝飾都作。也作雕塑等藝術品。各式各樣。]

某 […是做像日本人那種陶瓷嗎?]
我 [……(日本人做那種陶瓷)? 我目前以高溫瓷爲主,不過也嘗試各種媒材的混合運用。]

某 [高溫瓷是什麽?]
我 […(解釋一下,不過對方似乎沒有在聼)…]

某 [你做紫砂壺嗎?]
我 [做紫砂材料的陶具,不一定必須是茶壺。]

某 [那你去過宜興嗎?]
我 [去過。]

某 [聽説德化瓷也很厲害]
我 [產量大。]

某 [你知道龍泉的青瓷嗎?]
我 [知道。]

某 [你會做龍泉的青瓷嗎?]
我 [嘗試做過。]

某 [現在元青花很貴。你看過元青花嗎?]
我 [真的沒看過。看過書和電視。]

某 [我有個朋友有元青花。我是看不太懂,不過真是很值錢。]
我 [您對陶瓷的知識面真廣泛。您的朋友真幸運。]

某 [我也捏過陶的。]
我 [哦。前輩。]

某 [你陶瓷做多久了?]
我 [不久。]

某 [跟誰學的?]
我 [老師。]

某 [你們那個青花我也去畫過。還燒了一個杯子送我老婆。]
我 [很厲害呀。青花料要控制得好不容易的。]

某 [會嗎?我覺得很簡單。]
我 [高手。]

某 [你的工廠在那裏?]
我 [工廠?我們不是做生産綫的。起碼目前還不是。]

某 [那你是做什麽的?]
我 [(我想這個意思是問那種生産模式)我們是以手工創作爲主的。]

某 [那你是做什麽的?]
我 [(我猜這是在問我負責那一塊)嗯,從頭到尾都做。]

某 [從頭到尾是什麽意思?]
我 [設計啊製作啊試驗啊包裝啊銷售啊展覽啊。]

某 [那你自己畫圖嗎?]
我 [……?]

某 [你爲什麽不做生産綫呢?這樣不賺錢啊?]
我 [我沒有能力做生産綫耶。]

某 [做一個生産綫的投入要多少錢?]
我 […(認真核算了人力設備等開銷,衡量出一個大概的成本告知)…]

某 [你知道法蘭瓷嗎?]
我 [知道。]

某 [他們好像也在景德鎮]
我 [在景德鎮的很多。]

某 [他們就是個大工廠,很賺錢的。]
我 [賺不賺錢我不知道,他們也很努力開發新東西是真的。]

某 [那你每個月的固定產量和營銷有多少?]
我 [……?]

某 [那你的營銷管理計劃呢?]
我 […….?]

某 [我還蠻喜歡你的東西,我想投資你。]
我 [……..?]

某 [不過你要先提個計劃讓我看看。]
我 [……...?]

某 [你這樣做不大的。一定要把厰和生産綫設起來才可以。]
我 […….?]

某 [總之我們找個機會合作吧。一定會賺錢的。]
我 [……?]

Love in 2009/愛在2009

Monday, January 12th, 2009

最近實在太冷了,我卻仍然忙得馬不停蹄。
馬上要離開上海、去福建幾天、然後囘臺灣過年;
這套2009年度的情人節對杯,現在先推出。

我每年會做出一套情人對杯,每組的數量則要看燒窯的成功率來決定。

今年這套,是豹紋組合,靈感來自于一次在07年春末和女友S的對話。

這組杯子的外頭和盤子,使用的是黑色無光’熔岩‘肌理釉葯,對溫度要求相對敏感,杯上的肌理不明顯,盤子的邊緣處比較充分表現。

杯子的裏面分別是金橘/黑,和金棕/白的組合雙層豹紋釉;
施釉需分多次多道手續,對坯體和釉水結合度的要求高。
釉葯内含多種貴金屬,成效令人滿意。

和從前一樣,分別有小杯(125ml)帶托盤的四件套,另有大杯(300ml)的兩件套。
兩件套因杯身較高,杯底的氣氛不足,裏釉不易表現,成套數相對少。

製作的過程和故事本應娓娓而道,但S已經特別交代故事對話不可聲張,而我也忙得腦袋打結,所以不多說。

請各位看圖識物,並預祝大家有個美好的情人節。

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I make couple(pair) cup set each year to celebrate Valentine’s Day with you. This year its the ‘Leopard Love’.

Its a perfect gift to express your love with passion, or, to reheat it!!

This couple cup set is included 2 cups and 2 saucers <4 pcs in total.>
approx. 125ml each cup

They are wheel thrown and fired with special color glazes. I have done more than 30 time-trials to get this glaze recipe and I am pretty happy with the result.

outside and on the plate : mat black glaze with ‘lava’ style texture. Especially on the rim of the plate, the irregular lava texture has shown more.

inside of the cups: ‘Leopard pattern’ (orange/black tone)(golden white/brown tone) The glaze has included some noble metals, and I think its worthy. :)

* Lead free.
* Microwave & wash-machine safe.
* Please don’t use on the oven top.