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This is a very useful reference--thank you so much for writing it!

Wow. 'un-American'? 'Illiberal'? WTF?

And great replies, Victoria--you were a lot nicer than I would have been in that situation.

Yesterday's tea session--modern zhuni pot from mudandleaves paired with Korean pitcher and Petr Novak cup. Very nice combo with honey orchid dan cong, courtesy of Qi Fine Teas (Portland).

lol, the statements from the Adagio rep: 'misconceptions about Teachat' and 'we would never remove any tasting notes or existing content from Steepster'. Yeah right, and if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you ....

Had a rare moment for a quiet afternoon tea out on my balcony. Teapot is by Petr Novak--unglazed stoneware with kiln fire effects. Cup and tea boat are both Korean ware, and the tray is by an American potter, but I think they go together nicely with Petr's work. Tea was a lovely fragrant Vietnamese ...

Wow lovely! Both the bowl and the photography.

I've been admiring your studio's pots on Instagram for a while now--definitely looking forward to your contributions in the forum!

Beautiful work--an amazing resurrection for a lovely pot. Kudos to you--I definitely wouldn't blame you if you decided not to let it go!

Beautiful shots! I love b&w work in general, and it's really nice to see the contrast and lovely lines of the pots.

I will admit I do not generally think about Instagram when looking for yixing pots. Yinchen does have some nice ones. Are there any other studios using IG you would recommend?

hopeofdawn What kind of unusual are you looking for so I can keep one antenna tuned to it? Um ... I'll know it when I see it? ;) More generally--I guess I'm looking for pots that aren't just the standard classic shapes. Either they're new shapes/variations on the classics, or have well-done carving...

hopeofdawn What kind of unusual are you looking for so I can keep one antenna tuned to it? Um ... I'll know it when I see it? ;) More generally--I guess I'm looking for pots that aren't just the standard classic shapes. Either they're new shapes/variations on the classics, or have well-done carving...

My teapot from @mudandleaves was ordered on 3/23, and arrived on 4/30. So a month+ here on my end for shipping ...

What kind of new designs are you thinking about? If you look at OCTO's teapot from another thread, that's quite contemporary :D Pretty much anything that's not the traditional shui ping, shi piao, xi shi and the like--I'm not looking for a particular design (anymore) so much an interesting new take...

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Tue May 05, 2020 7:56 am

I'll add this then.

lol, that's actually a very cute pot! I'm a sucker for happy fish *points at avatar picture*. How well does it handle and brew?