tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68487786605216652462024-03-12T17:20:40.454-07:00bandana potteryMichael and Naomi go to KoreaMichael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-24828737284654773992009-01-22T10:50:00.000-08:002009-01-23T07:56:51.970-08:00Lee Kang Hyo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSI7E7TfAcXrmd7Ml-DFc2tDlhdEDvmuTeOB-gyoG3luwxk1fWGNtH9_s_D3TuAcp9J5M6r2BKD7mnwPbjaHwVl9ttNNR2EvvN5no04hEUxkyVIyMwL5R7pt1BpLACQ1CiEr64YoMM2xfE/s1600-h/IMG_9021_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSI7E7TfAcXrmd7Ml-DFc2tDlhdEDvmuTeOB-gyoG3luwxk1fWGNtH9_s_D3TuAcp9J5M6r2BKD7mnwPbjaHwVl9ttNNR2EvvN5no04hEUxkyVIyMwL5R7pt1BpLACQ1CiEr64YoMM2xfE/s320/IMG_9021_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291558223012419250" /></a>We are finally back home in NC. We did some family visiting after getting back in the country but now we are really home! It feels good! However, we still have several posts in the works that we did not finish in Korea...<div>During our last week in Korea we were able to visit one of our favorite Korean potters, Lee <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kang</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hyo</span>. Mr. Lee has recently had a couple of exhibitions at the Pucker gallery in Boston that printed some great <a href="http://www.puckergallery.com/lee.html">catalogues</a> of his pots, so some of you might be familiar with his work. Mr.Oh and Mr. Lee did a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Onggi</span> tour in 2001 of a bunch of universities in the U.S. which I think greatly increased the awareness about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Onggi</span> here. Michael visited Mr. Lee's studio in 2002 and was really excited to go back.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLRMqbhwK1DzZyO64mH1NQdBbgQJSUqUlgEC7O-kJaLsqcaXeG2nIR8uaZB0NavyRRP_o1hyEJ-cJtlEjuI-fOrACcQGcYsBKzK3epGAVcj1bqi7YaGBtr2sd9-1tObr5tbIi7IAZyN0k/s1600-h/IMG_9009_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLRMqbhwK1DzZyO64mH1NQdBbgQJSUqUlgEC7O-kJaLsqcaXeG2nIR8uaZB0NavyRRP_o1hyEJ-cJtlEjuI-fOrACcQGcYsBKzK3epGAVcj1bqi7YaGBtr2sd9-1tObr5tbIi7IAZyN0k/s320/IMG_9009_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291558222013602466" /></a>When we arrived we approached his studio by walking through his kiln shed. Along one side were several beautiful jars about 3 or 4 feet tall. Unfortunately, the light was beginning to fade, so the pictures aren't that great. In Korea there are three different <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Onggi</span> techniques. In <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Kyonggi</span>-do in the north, they build the pots using coils to form rings that are joined and paddled. In <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Kyongsan</span>-do in the east, they also use coils but instead of using separate coils for each level they spiral up. In <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Cholla</span>-do in the southwest, they use slabs. Mr. Lee studied with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">onggi</span> potters in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Kyongsan</span> province so he uses the spiral technique. These jars are not traditional <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Onggi</span> forms although they use the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Onggi</span> technique.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9sCNyc21_tNtsZ7IPFxhqyddqPDjT6jc6usDK2QYLh6RClJ_I6iXwLkUCW-l0fWUC_iG2jtaSD4jQIY9kxP26Xr51U5xCxqN5iJKrBo1I84cRgQZ4JPV1ocQA3mAa5fNAYuHhWloyxSv/s1600-h/IMG_9019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9sCNyc21_tNtsZ7IPFxhqyddqPDjT6jc6usDK2QYLh6RClJ_I6iXwLkUCW-l0fWUC_iG2jtaSD4jQIY9kxP26Xr51U5xCxqN5iJKrBo1I84cRgQZ4JPV1ocQA3mAa5fNAYuHhWloyxSv/s320/IMG_9019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291558215513152322" /></a>He has two wood kilns- above is a photo of the smaller one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHGHWqGED3YUstSlvcWYkz8cgJ_kTS4A4ZQYSAcgHaz6WYasK-EHf7JgnKebbeu_A5lh5754fFnmr8vxqb0XerkjnXkxNCK1DdISW3SHlvWGrSTDF4epxQVn5UlNCUJeFMjxqy7fDReFW/s1600-h/IMG_9013_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHGHWqGED3YUstSlvcWYkz8cgJ_kTS4A4ZQYSAcgHaz6WYasK-EHf7JgnKebbeu_A5lh5754fFnmr8vxqb0XerkjnXkxNCK1DdISW3SHlvWGrSTDF4epxQVn5UlNCUJeFMjxqy7fDReFW/s320/IMG_9013_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291558207660425874" /></a>He has an amazing way with slip. It might be a little bit hard to see from our photos but the Pucker gallery <a href="http://www.puckergallery.com/lee.html">catalogues</a> show it well, especially the most recent one. The jar below had some great pink dots on it. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJcxmsh7HAlU1VBxxUPKTrX6yllIsLCrY58M-BwEN90m7v_NcO99v7U3mwSNke5kvpb6afhsI69Ph7NCSqNgxfV-fBpD_i5iULaPquANf-ZSX25AK-3XDfWNrVLuWdHl5SEX7c1nq2sZs/s1600-h/IMG_9015_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJcxmsh7HAlU1VBxxUPKTrX6yllIsLCrY58M-BwEN90m7v_NcO99v7U3mwSNke5kvpb6afhsI69Ph7NCSqNgxfV-fBpD_i5iULaPquANf-ZSX25AK-3XDfWNrVLuWdHl5SEX7c1nq2sZs/s320/IMG_9015_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291558205180647666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPKS_zcRNqoei1gDJmtI2LweAFogHDLBezOK-5tNHYDM2OScLApVjASvE8WqbpPrQ44JD9Phckkr22apSXnIHOm9aP5e7oP1fk-O-k7NtGDVvZxTlJeYolTTJdiUaAyYSN9jM67VFRR0C/s1600-h/IMG_9018_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPKS_zcRNqoei1gDJmtI2LweAFogHDLBezOK-5tNHYDM2OScLApVjASvE8WqbpPrQ44JD9Phckkr22apSXnIHOm9aP5e7oP1fk-O-k7NtGDVvZxTlJeYolTTJdiUaAyYSN9jM67VFRR0C/s320/IMG_9018_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291557578638800642" /></a>He then showed us around his studio. The picture at the top of the post is of his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">onggi</span> wheel. Below is a wall of sketches and some of his plates. He unfortunately did not have many plates in his showroom so the Pucker gallery catalogues are a good place to see the amazing slip painting that he does on them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttE4u2B_EW3CcANnAuFi74c-w5LrNksJfxefMOWRHR6nE0iNcTvuQQ7Sg-xIAyqzStJEEw6qR7pPdhyphenhyphenQTCgNGN6kO0_LWdAPpYqRzHZ4HBN0xZyFjIGPdydDyfA7LdVNlT0KFPbSQLMbQ/s1600-h/IMG_9022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttE4u2B_EW3CcANnAuFi74c-w5LrNksJfxefMOWRHR6nE0iNcTvuQQ7Sg-xIAyqzStJEEw6qR7pPdhyphenhyphenQTCgNGN6kO0_LWdAPpYqRzHZ4HBN0xZyFjIGPdydDyfA7LdVNlT0KFPbSQLMbQ/s320/IMG_9022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291557570335013010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QNYsMy3_alpgvolsL0uCCfkSEOrM_7qPx4DgGVUZ9Y-harbu1hrWHvT4TuDH3yEZZ4Cu4_2RP4V2zra0wNUADHcn-VCfE8LNpGju97hTE3bSC38EBAl2sBNRpBeL2YsjExiSaw5aDFkj/s1600-h/IMG_9023_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QNYsMy3_alpgvolsL0uCCfkSEOrM_7qPx4DgGVUZ9Y-harbu1hrWHvT4TuDH3yEZZ4Cu4_2RP4V2zra0wNUADHcn-VCfE8LNpGju97hTE3bSC38EBAl2sBNRpBeL2YsjExiSaw5aDFkj/s320/IMG_9023_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291557571799356162" /></a>This chicken pot has iron painting on it, which is pretty unusual - he normally does mostly finger wipes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiri1Wac4pqvcZN5a8gCpUx5srEHgzUDtqIUyWj_mzlQt_WtyCJm8pxUY_tVSBfk3rO-GyTTqDPRfEhGMzXCtUNRlNTNrY6v4okChf3lNN7nsBGtiLncQaTS0rooznXnj56-CSofAzYbFN/s1600-h/IMG_9026_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiri1Wac4pqvcZN5a8gCpUx5srEHgzUDtqIUyWj_mzlQt_WtyCJm8pxUY_tVSBfk3rO-GyTTqDPRfEhGMzXCtUNRlNTNrY6v4okChf3lNN7nsBGtiLncQaTS0rooznXnj56-CSofAzYbFN/s320/IMG_9026_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291557569001414818" /></a>He served us all tea in his showroom, but we couldn't sit for long when there were so many nice pots to look through. Below are some of his slab-built forms.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRnW7eS4CfOM9D4e_ID8mUwLI5J3hueF0mKZitb3h9qc_xl-v5DYrBq_9yos0gHbaPj2jweDIzSdzaJmh0mlDqUnh1CdrBoqKJE3xeEbaL5npMH3Ll75GtvJun2tAnFozGOMG1BLvwVM9/s1600-h/IMG_9030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRnW7eS4CfOM9D4e_ID8mUwLI5J3hueF0mKZitb3h9qc_xl-v5DYrBq_9yos0gHbaPj2jweDIzSdzaJmh0mlDqUnh1CdrBoqKJE3xeEbaL5npMH3Ll75GtvJun2tAnFozGOMG1BLvwVM9/s320/IMG_9030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291557562420606482" /></a>Mr. Lee's pots are very lively. He's basically combined the Korean <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">onggi</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">punchong</span> traditions to make some really exciting new pots. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Onggi</span> pots are finger-wiped through a brown-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">ish</span> black glaze, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">punchong</span> is the tradition of coating dark clay with a white slip. He does finger wipes through the white slip, which is kind of a combination of the two. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4EwK119SqeWeBHdcuNXB6GFgBl5PKP1C8poZciM8m6CTDufZYmWssun8-NJBXejIH5SDP38v08FHVgKzEvPKnF88JKcFIw6RYr9RVc0-vV6buwMcwNrzRZqq0Umu4ddUJt3T3MHj9cbA/s1600-h/IMG_9031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4EwK119SqeWeBHdcuNXB6GFgBl5PKP1C8poZciM8m6CTDufZYmWssun8-NJBXejIH5SDP38v08FHVgKzEvPKnF88JKcFIw6RYr9RVc0-vV6buwMcwNrzRZqq0Umu4ddUJt3T3MHj9cbA/s320/IMG_9031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291556872667877586" /></a>In addition to his large jar forms, he makes lots of small functional pots.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuE1FjEy4gkFtyqlLYruk5EuCSkB_81HGXZyVXMDRD5QCkOD8LDrx8aufxBdxJ0EqLStQyGi7LwaYgKJ9A9rpbdMgu1IQFF5ZdgeefcVKHan0mveSLBUVFwx4pIKrrqUaSLATWxoKzbSn/s1600-h/IMG_9032_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuE1FjEy4gkFtyqlLYruk5EuCSkB_81HGXZyVXMDRD5QCkOD8LDrx8aufxBdxJ0EqLStQyGi7LwaYgKJ9A9rpbdMgu1IQFF5ZdgeefcVKHan0mveSLBUVFwx4pIKrrqUaSLATWxoKzbSn/s320/IMG_9032_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291556861701448306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbWMwyens4c8WMofxag7xTyAYMEq6SK7wS5o_OxibXhDFI1oDgumlZAc0wBymcIYbOfnGgXTadelCT2ThiQjwMYrHdrzuTxi_Yi2wzlq5IrDEdfdqrSAFOjtuq3NbNJKqnfa2ske3MzY3/s1600-h/IMG_9037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbWMwyens4c8WMofxag7xTyAYMEq6SK7wS5o_OxibXhDFI1oDgumlZAc0wBymcIYbOfnGgXTadelCT2ThiQjwMYrHdrzuTxi_Yi2wzlq5IrDEdfdqrSAFOjtuq3NbNJKqnfa2ske3MzY3/s320/IMG_9037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291556858983785090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8GiDkG9OLCnXyh-ZNoHt-x5QRJtiUOj1S5JfT_HVj_bH1o7WaNZ0r6cXslrMd-T9xQhAhFv9d9HtF9-chl5GlF3KHR2zwzPqfbbwY1n4lmBU_hwD-Tin5PbMmue9nfQlFU6Bl_8CkB7L/s1600-h/IMG_9038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8GiDkG9OLCnXyh-ZNoHt-x5QRJtiUOj1S5JfT_HVj_bH1o7WaNZ0r6cXslrMd-T9xQhAhFv9d9HtF9-chl5GlF3KHR2zwzPqfbbwY1n4lmBU_hwD-Tin5PbMmue9nfQlFU6Bl_8CkB7L/s320/IMG_9038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291556860545708642" /></a>Visiting Mr. Lee was definitely a highlight. He is such a nice man, and it was great to see his pots in person. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ebJ3R2EI2WziuNx8szEhvX9GeF3XiCVa1zDgqQUHc_i18-51gDwEx6NmBG-rbEyJwp1KRpppbFLPOG_Bmul5GIzFXXrP0yajqZvpp0XeZisvrYkUbkX8cE-l54PM9tfPKMrrTqWY_8hI/s1600-h/IMG_9039_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ebJ3R2EI2WziuNx8szEhvX9GeF3XiCVa1zDgqQUHc_i18-51gDwEx6NmBG-rbEyJwp1KRpppbFLPOG_Bmul5GIzFXXrP0yajqZvpp0XeZisvrYkUbkX8cE-l54PM9tfPKMrrTqWY_8hI/s320/IMG_9039_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291556856189702546" /></a><br /></div>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-90844769326092538462009-01-15T08:41:00.000-08:002009-01-15T18:56:37.240-08:00Kimchi withdrawl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kqsolDTAbbwg3LDItAMPng5JbNqTVLRydI4Ny-tYJc87uZjlk1OZeMDmUpz8Ljo8jQscrKpF19kk7QhRcX2utWZAOktH-X-2utu3GUc-hSSWhHB85LK4cpvNbgaAEysZy-PXGLE5y39d/s1600-h/IMG_9048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kqsolDTAbbwg3LDItAMPng5JbNqTVLRydI4Ny-tYJc87uZjlk1OZeMDmUpz8Ljo8jQscrKpF19kk7QhRcX2utWZAOktH-X-2utu3GUc-hSSWhHB85LK4cpvNbgaAEysZy-PXGLE5y39d/s320/IMG_9048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291568792129740450" /></a>We're back! Well, kind of. We arrived in Cleveland on Tuesday night at Michael's parents house and have been trying to recover from jet lag and the 14 hour time change. For some reason it was easier when we arrived in Korea. But after not sleeping for most of the night, Naomi got up at 5:30am ravenously craving rice and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">kimchi</span> (and that was after a hamburger feast last night!) We were super busy the last week in Korea, so we have a whole bunch of stuff we still want to write about. But for now, we have snow on our minds, and our last day in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Cholla</span> was very snowy. Because it was a little difficult to travel, we went to this Buddhist temple that was a short drive from Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Oh's</span> place. When we arrived, there was some talking with the people that run the office there, and it turned out that we would have dinner there, do a short ceremony with the head monk, and then have tea with him. While we waited for the afternoon practice to end, we walked around the snow filled temple, and it slowly became dark with the moon rising. Beautiful! Then we had a simple vegetarian dinner with the monk and the sort of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">pre</span>-monk women that practice at the temple. After dinner, the monk performed a small ceremony with us in the main temple, which was really interesting. We then retired to his house and drank tea for about two hours which they make from wild tea plants around the temple. It was a really nice last day in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Cholla</span>-do. Below is one of the stone spirits that guards the walkaway to the temple.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAT4vR8jsrxa28PLdY_r94HC6IfDnHkZ4wHkONH938oEPZ1_I9wPi0lHbCEbwWbiPRi8R4NKDzkbuyzy_DdLMs-lFmW2Z5guWDfgVWPyYo53eSntRb7v53Xvq_tXUZgTTvCB7e7ILqVvx_/s1600-h/IMG_9044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAT4vR8jsrxa28PLdY_r94HC6IfDnHkZ4wHkONH938oEPZ1_I9wPi0lHbCEbwWbiPRi8R4NKDzkbuyzy_DdLMs-lFmW2Z5guWDfgVWPyYo53eSntRb7v53Xvq_tXUZgTTvCB7e7ILqVvx_/s320/IMG_9044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291562897454003026" /></a>The morning we left, Michael and I took one last walk around the village near Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Oh's</span> studio, and admired the snow on the rice fields.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5T0hPpoje5TgjYmifwUadIvU2Eptqk_Z3U8xbh7KLgD5rMqBbBecXJrVnAFSnYtBkRAtedXWgtNTxM29iEp60DpsA5an1tXrc3ZTOmJT4-R7Wd0XsuXxiXvtSYdz-7qHrOLpRFnOcNpQ/s1600-h/IMG_9076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5T0hPpoje5TgjYmifwUadIvU2Eptqk_Z3U8xbh7KLgD5rMqBbBecXJrVnAFSnYtBkRAtedXWgtNTxM29iEp60DpsA5an1tXrc3ZTOmJT4-R7Wd0XsuXxiXvtSYdz-7qHrOLpRFnOcNpQ/s320/IMG_9076.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291562890349312690" /></a>And now back in Cleveland, we are experiencing single digit temperatures during the day, and quite a lot of snow. The river behind Michael's parents house is half-way frozen. This treacherous weather has given us a good excuse to stay in and sleep (or not sleep) at all hours of the day and night. Don't worry - there's still more to come about some of the adventures we had before we left. Hope everyone is staying warm!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0dVet45LGUgGO84FYk8RZEn4MuzNYp8SFgzk_MiEAc7BxDZrDMbECZVZhgZCicPBcqHVhArPD3nNN8ob-59IiAcmZ6upYwV1dyAAvEUM21NUyDgf9kXzgUKG1RIRc9m1ghBdyTiSCSlR/s1600-h/IMG_9091.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0dVet45LGUgGO84FYk8RZEn4MuzNYp8SFgzk_MiEAc7BxDZrDMbECZVZhgZCicPBcqHVhArPD3nNN8ob-59IiAcmZ6upYwV1dyAAvEUM21NUyDgf9kXzgUKG1RIRc9m1ghBdyTiSCSlR/s320/IMG_9091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291562887099070738" /></a>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-38174476410891965632009-01-09T19:52:00.000-08:002009-01-09T20:36:06.623-08:00Exhibition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigA4dRF4K9CgYie9RelYSqdMibQC69F7gIKv3gpjFOz7wXRH-goxzo3FswLyeeXY2cJw9rbxpVKiub4oLfEbqdThO6rWaELkrDz9oMNvbpxeSbtYu75x4PNPamRPvipHBE6PGTxuEVFTb6/s1600-h/IMG_6792.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigA4dRF4K9CgYie9RelYSqdMibQC69F7gIKv3gpjFOz7wXRH-goxzo3FswLyeeXY2cJw9rbxpVKiub4oLfEbqdThO6rWaELkrDz9oMNvbpxeSbtYu75x4PNPamRPvipHBE6PGTxuEVFTb6/s320/IMG_6792.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289511393580680818" /></a>Well, we're back from Seoul for a few days at Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Oh's</span> studio before heading home. We have a huge back-log of things to write about and have been super busy, so we'll just have to write about it all more when we get time, and also when we get home. We were hoping to do a little more traveling around during our last few days, but we've just had a really big snow, which might slow us down a little. It's beautiful though! Now for the exhibition... We were very happy with the way it turned out, and we got a lot of really positive feedback from people who came (and interest from another gallery to do a solo show in the future!). Unfortunately the light in the gallery was nice if you were there, but not the most conducive to taking pictures, so they are not the best quality. Hopefully they will give you at least an idea of what some of the pots look like.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hIszhScaQgev2tlaLjQKY8Mn313Td6D9wFFl8OyqM-HgAa8KwIN-7eEyLtJS6FceEUsD86f_nL1_m9ZnKDFXEI2nNXd2xwZIVMtihDcijBVCjaoViAHteDZlWK5rQ7eji33PoA_GToCs/s1600-h/IMG_6823.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hIszhScaQgev2tlaLjQKY8Mn313Td6D9wFFl8OyqM-HgAa8KwIN-7eEyLtJS6FceEUsD86f_nL1_m9ZnKDFXEI2nNXd2xwZIVMtihDcijBVCjaoViAHteDZlWK5rQ7eji33PoA_GToCs/s320/IMG_6823.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289511384613184322" /></a>We got really excited about Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Oh's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">celadon</span> glaze, and used it quite a lot. On these two faceted vases, we really liked the way it turned out - clear when thinner, and a beautiful green where the glaze dripped and was a little thicker - similar to old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">punchong</span> pots.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJsOksrUSx4cWz1e6jp1jnZqwMOThSNYYg3tMlSXjcINXv5WeS4gpq19u31BMSlQlhYMkUIXhY0O2mjnjLvr_Z7ZmiI_m9PZcIlef9NRX2d6d1L2c5J3Gg-UWTXQU-V8GtlTqx7yoqIeD/s1600-h/IMG_8741.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJsOksrUSx4cWz1e6jp1jnZqwMOThSNYYg3tMlSXjcINXv5WeS4gpq19u31BMSlQlhYMkUIXhY0O2mjnjLvr_Z7ZmiI_m9PZcIlef9NRX2d6d1L2c5J3Gg-UWTXQU-V8GtlTqx7yoqIeD/s320/IMG_8741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289511380255603538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4e3mrISkoF4nMYFk_Kf4CoWzdPwvMoA3lfTVwQFaLAxDIc6OR82k4jrMV7xYtpqRD-Mb0aUSxW7gNEL96kTR53mPXeDo3hg5ZyVwubBe9Cmfsk5d7QFCPV1boqvSYJj4qNePAdAn2uu4/s1600-h/IMG_6739.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4e3mrISkoF4nMYFk_Kf4CoWzdPwvMoA3lfTVwQFaLAxDIc6OR82k4jrMV7xYtpqRD-Mb0aUSxW7gNEL96kTR53mPXeDo3hg5ZyVwubBe9Cmfsk5d7QFCPV1boqvSYJj4qNePAdAn2uu4/s320/IMG_6739.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289510751693375986" /></a>Here are a couple of Naomi's wacky bird boxes...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi87Pj7rdBHLlc3HxU4XgyZglvk68MPFK2jq_6YaLEI5RR1xyxktSeWSHwiR5JGuV6mIVJq_p_rpzYfWvO8YjZ_hKXO9vJcIVP4_AloP0MOcWH11sa8uGmSZueFSoFvi2DG3BZ2UiUEkOd/s1600-h/IMG_6752.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi87Pj7rdBHLlc3HxU4XgyZglvk68MPFK2jq_6YaLEI5RR1xyxktSeWSHwiR5JGuV6mIVJq_p_rpzYfWvO8YjZ_hKXO9vJcIVP4_AloP0MOcWH11sa8uGmSZueFSoFvi2DG3BZ2UiUEkOd/s320/IMG_6752.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289510746467274530" /></a>One of Michael's jars.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpg56eEmK0QpUDNxiDfNQ3-U5VJjdO5JTezIZ3ndAz6nNAoIuVPXUvdp8-RFvMOUURttWijdaX1Tc0END7xI0arWBsoTjYSWwNhuGUWrpqqi0LyDznYdTYqRiN0R_uMM2g9Xnsepb9BW7/s1600-h/IMG_8752.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpg56eEmK0QpUDNxiDfNQ3-U5VJjdO5JTezIZ3ndAz6nNAoIuVPXUvdp8-RFvMOUURttWijdaX1Tc0END7xI0arWBsoTjYSWwNhuGUWrpqqi0LyDznYdTYqRiN0R_uMM2g9Xnsepb9BW7/s320/IMG_8752.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289510737606104050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMkPFzkU5tXL-CFJp44KUwcAw0gnfknB3e24H_syKa7pMb9CnPpQfm-jpW5I6US59TIesJIjMCdcc0QlpkvifpTf056flyA_k6QZay9dxUdDwcD-dmkY_aHwSl8hn6yazrvSoqUO0-kf_/s1600-h/IMG_6754.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMkPFzkU5tXL-CFJp44KUwcAw0gnfknB3e24H_syKa7pMb9CnPpQfm-jpW5I6US59TIesJIjMCdcc0QlpkvifpTf056flyA_k6QZay9dxUdDwcD-dmkY_aHwSl8hn6yazrvSoqUO0-kf_/s320/IMG_6754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289510736273450338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4z8NSInfnUIQL36kUJiu0tPZq7YTqQ5EL2y4smDV8DG1kRmP8dO0hgEkjCXHlJz-c7BcLlR2l_C0p6R-a5no17lJhyphenhypheniHydm1NbphWOpz72qK9vHztEniOyOJNqBqVujDpB_5Hbw59uRkV/s1600-h/IMG_6783.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4z8NSInfnUIQL36kUJiu0tPZq7YTqQ5EL2y4smDV8DG1kRmP8dO0hgEkjCXHlJz-c7BcLlR2l_C0p6R-a5no17lJhyphenhypheniHydm1NbphWOpz72qK9vHztEniOyOJNqBqVujDpB_5Hbw59uRkV/s320/IMG_6783.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289510732008824402" /></a>The two bowls on the right have the pink kaolin slip under the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">celadon</span> glaze.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82qONdgv1FgRZdMuPpqhzBC9d_kFu0b3fLhodsVMs0a9ZM_G_MHziIIaLHNVh1wiHpQ-gK8c-Mfmb3-7MZAIaaKX-l_n4WuNtsS0jdkM3tfWqXryMFMQLvZtR3sDPZH7Tgge8YL2PJMTZ/s1600-h/IMG_6779.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82qONdgv1FgRZdMuPpqhzBC9d_kFu0b3fLhodsVMs0a9ZM_G_MHziIIaLHNVh1wiHpQ-gK8c-Mfmb3-7MZAIaaKX-l_n4WuNtsS0jdkM3tfWqXryMFMQLvZtR3sDPZH7Tgge8YL2PJMTZ/s320/IMG_6779.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289509625523894754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlzs3q5_o04_AQU9FZSTJrU3E_ri-i0qyx2mmPFdVF80RnI-q6KmTcuhynraOgARPI_NXiwGCcBwvnM8zF2OxiKBHwIRW5mOMghK7ZpfAWfwETxuYa_zz7xqIJ_fdB-KgSIsKztaVDE_D/s1600-h/IMG_6817.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlzs3q5_o04_AQU9FZSTJrU3E_ri-i0qyx2mmPFdVF80RnI-q6KmTcuhynraOgARPI_NXiwGCcBwvnM8zF2OxiKBHwIRW5mOMghK7ZpfAWfwETxuYa_zz7xqIJ_fdB-KgSIsKztaVDE_D/s320/IMG_6817.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289509620865172530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnk5ZjqwPegqGJVOsBN8V4mhQcLW6eSyy0NYrZQcSHi_bwJX4YMnElCUBrBGkMFgc5Jixm7EfvnWGK_IBdKgyVl2dN-TU34D0dw5VOZcciKtslGSVK8X8K5biA1Gc2kK8tUiVC2DtXL12/s1600-h/IMG_6818.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnk5ZjqwPegqGJVOsBN8V4mhQcLW6eSyy0NYrZQcSHi_bwJX4YMnElCUBrBGkMFgc5Jixm7EfvnWGK_IBdKgyVl2dN-TU34D0dw5VOZcciKtslGSVK8X8K5biA1Gc2kK8tUiVC2DtXL12/s320/IMG_6818.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289509617282352898" /></a>Mr. Oh brought mostly functional ware. Here is one of his complete tea sets. Click <a href="http://bandanapottery.blogspot.com/2008/12/green-tea.html">here</a> if you want to see the way that these pots are all used for tea in Korea. Using the white liner glaze in combination with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">onggi</span> glaze on the outside is a new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">innovation</span> of Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Oh's</span>, and it looks really good with tea.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7nzAbt1q2sxa-xfkClWH09usU9lVBhQ9m3H-5ugJAb75FimvtbdvN6haJ_4WGarHiOrfiezBY2T5PvUhaKJBYtzdl-y9rH0gkklpq46J-4wLdwNb9Uoqwco3nimLuh1fm1gcflyEUJIM/s1600-h/IMG_6785.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7nzAbt1q2sxa-xfkClWH09usU9lVBhQ9m3H-5ugJAb75FimvtbdvN6haJ_4WGarHiOrfiezBY2T5PvUhaKJBYtzdl-y9rH0gkklpq46J-4wLdwNb9Uoqwco3nimLuh1fm1gcflyEUJIM/s320/IMG_6785.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289509611820914610" /></a>On the left is one of Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Oh's</span> finished smallish jars. In an <a href="http://bandanapottery.blogspot.com/2008/12/reality-check.html">older blog</a>, we documented him making these. On the right is a newer form made in the same technique. This newer work is what he's been focusing on for the past six years or so, but recently he's begun to make more traditional forms again.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF98HAbLJu8Urp484NiymVQt7fy6VQya5f-mZiVvRLYLhfBqWHJvoh9z6YZTOoB43LCsA2emWxzn8_kvwp6sWhuAY1bgry96otGf_MK9YQ0O1S2C3EC5srEKn6DuRvMOjxs3DQzNxBimkZ/s1600-h/IMG_8723_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF98HAbLJu8Urp484NiymVQt7fy6VQya5f-mZiVvRLYLhfBqWHJvoh9z6YZTOoB43LCsA2emWxzn8_kvwp6sWhuAY1bgry96otGf_MK9YQ0O1S2C3EC5srEKn6DuRvMOjxs3DQzNxBimkZ/s320/IMG_8723_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289509601943348930" /></a>This is a pretty classic tea bowl with the pink kaolin slip (sorry for the photo quality). Mr. Oh makes a lot of different things now, but he is still mostly well known for being an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">onggi</span> potter. Some people were surprised to see this kind of work of his, and they really liked it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6xFJiKBk-K4oUhvT0GPpOhl94Xer3jif95cBdba-IBhglHMuUcjyGHD3qeVwAZvMgLYnP-dHrC8UC2loeq85uefZd8-mi3kYYevoVvVRY5alLOOXUD-88_j5jGjDLG2wFwZ_bqbAiHHV/s1600-h/IMG_8775.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6xFJiKBk-K4oUhvT0GPpOhl94Xer3jif95cBdba-IBhglHMuUcjyGHD3qeVwAZvMgLYnP-dHrC8UC2loeq85uefZd8-mi3kYYevoVvVRY5alLOOXUD-88_j5jGjDLG2wFwZ_bqbAiHHV/s320/IMG_8775.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289508678614170402" /></a>Again, this photo doesn't do this justice, but here is one of Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Oh's</span> smaller sculptures of stacked tigers. We really like it. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeqBPE2_S9kE_MLVKgC-L8UH_vxfoodgsEjWl7p5mAvWgupoArXuUVLrnIkcUAljRd0AEa-QpYF0EFybNztLfmCYoABSA_Lj1SyVRRb_H2zFaRTUYEBcV2BAPFvVDlrtAuXVpYZBmbFCA/s1600-h/IMG_8763.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeqBPE2_S9kE_MLVKgC-L8UH_vxfoodgsEjWl7p5mAvWgupoArXuUVLrnIkcUAljRd0AEa-QpYF0EFybNztLfmCYoABSA_Lj1SyVRRb_H2zFaRTUYEBcV2BAPFvVDlrtAuXVpYZBmbFCA/s320/IMG_8763.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289508676097006178" /></a>Lots of Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Oh's</span> dishes...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-e7wMj0kXZ-Pe2iQXJfHq8_8RysPVjoYuQr6K7cub4OuPdS7Fp6ntbiUsWawdSbYq3h1r6TK0mToO1mKwy0AIKjwhAWutNVeR6ol6Zn7SN4dCzlP6gThnb0F-pkOUjgSkJLlZXxrqBV2/s1600-h/IMG_8729_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-e7wMj0kXZ-Pe2iQXJfHq8_8RysPVjoYuQr6K7cub4OuPdS7Fp6ntbiUsWawdSbYq3h1r6TK0mToO1mKwy0AIKjwhAWutNVeR6ol6Zn7SN4dCzlP6gThnb0F-pkOUjgSkJLlZXxrqBV2/s320/IMG_8729_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289508675258177474" /></a>This was one of his favorite medium sized bowls. It was a pink kaolin test that came out really well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMr2gzkFWprh2VWh1hx9CBqDWulpsG1aijDiADo1kqYbWM6UCM5YgFOefKu8yNgml1cZN9Pu227qcTZFKv5o3ZWKxxD8IqJwvwH33gJQttVjRWYp6LpwnJ8p4HNn1xvqMklKBeS0cZSVup/s1600-h/IMG_6778.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMr2gzkFWprh2VWh1hx9CBqDWulpsG1aijDiADo1kqYbWM6UCM5YgFOefKu8yNgml1cZN9Pu227qcTZFKv5o3ZWKxxD8IqJwvwH33gJQttVjRWYp6LpwnJ8p4HNn1xvqMklKBeS0cZSVup/s320/IMG_6778.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289508671178760882" /></a>Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Oh's</span> studio mate Kim Hui San also showed several sculptures and some hot water heaters (for making tea). We really liked these two.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniRE5vmlQqfXmt66l-WJ0bVD5XDQ5BF2Bj6lHcCDOGmm5fhsmwkNXjV9IdYPHtpcCMWziur4AsJXZ4a5iYJnnPGtCpUTJKnGIRiKldraAZspPhJfGpdFlhIGfwjmm8rMD3UHYjHYKLD6e/s1600-h/IMG_6766.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniRE5vmlQqfXmt66l-WJ0bVD5XDQ5BF2Bj6lHcCDOGmm5fhsmwkNXjV9IdYPHtpcCMWziur4AsJXZ4a5iYJnnPGtCpUTJKnGIRiKldraAZspPhJfGpdFlhIGfwjmm8rMD3UHYjHYKLD6e/s320/IMG_6766.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289508662118829922" /></a>While we were in Seoul, we had a mind-blowing visit to the national museum, and lots of fun looking at pottery and antiques on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Insadong</span> street. We also had an amazing visit with one of our favorite Korean potters, Lee <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Kyang</span> Ho. So there's a lot more good stuff coming....Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-14723947435773212772009-01-06T02:19:00.000-08:002009-01-06T02:40:57.712-08:00Rice Cannons and The Glaze Washing Machine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5qzRXfXHUT8e8qImOs00gJ0Y7qzBKsHldntrPVvCRHtGgqSZt8lcM4jr5HAWnAtBiXDRFgfdVxXuYAHEQVrXrLG1gLNoB-OOb1-ZHkwO89hVUVyEEPLn-q9ugJcODydOc2bBR8kbqkx_/s1600-h/IMG_8629_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5qzRXfXHUT8e8qImOs00gJ0Y7qzBKsHldntrPVvCRHtGgqSZt8lcM4jr5HAWnAtBiXDRFgfdVxXuYAHEQVrXrLG1gLNoB-OOb1-ZHkwO89hVUVyEEPLn-q9ugJcODydOc2bBR8kbqkx_/s320/IMG_8629_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288123871153812450" /></a>Well, it looks like we are going to make it! As expected, the past several days have been a bit crazy, but all has gone well, and we even had a little time to do some exploring on our own while the bisque kiln was firing. We went to the weekly outdoor market in the medium-sized nearby town of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hwasoon</span>, and we had a great time. There were of course lots of colorful displays of fruits and vegetables, writhing bowls of live seafood, and our favorite.... the rice cannon! The picture below really doesn't do justice to this awesome scene... A popular snack in the winter time here is puffed rice and other puffed grains, and at the market there is one stall where they have several rice roasters/puffer/cannons. Each person buys a can of rice, and then waits to have it popped. It probably takes about five minutes in the round cast iron roaster before everyone starts getting excited and covering their ears. Then they point the roaster/cannon into a big metal box and BOOM! Rice fireworks everywhere, and it is indeed really loud. The best part is all the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ajumas</span> waiting for their turn "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ooo"</span> and "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">aaah"</span> like at a firework display. It was so much fun, and people were really enjoying explaining to us how it worked and giving us samples of their freshly popped rice.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcD0JQy3jEyeB8ZVMpn1tPIVebYbd5uyNQjSJN4-D5IRodx3tPLRHdlOlUutE6TSvXnymVO88qjcQonxbvZJ-UgwHEpsfSzDZzYE8gh_dDMDDBgZSCAr0_PJxfHC32Z4Al5XGmLgxP8gG/s1600-h/IMG_8639.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcD0JQy3jEyeB8ZVMpn1tPIVebYbd5uyNQjSJN4-D5IRodx3tPLRHdlOlUutE6TSvXnymVO88qjcQonxbvZJ-UgwHEpsfSzDZzYE8gh_dDMDDBgZSCAr0_PJxfHC32Z4Al5XGmLgxP8gG/s320/IMG_8639.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288123866895581682" /></a>Sunday was a crazy day - we unloaded the bisque, glazed all our pots, loaded the kiln, and started firing (until 8am Monday!) Mr. Oh rolled out this mysterious contraption that had been sitting in the corner, and we discovered the joys of the GLAZE WASHING MACHINE! There's a sponge conveyor belt that rolls around through a pool of water on the bottom, and then does an amazing job of cleaning off the glaze on the bottom of the pot. It's pretty easy to control how much you take off, so we were soon tripping over each other trying to be the one who got to wash the bottoms (not usually a desired job at home). <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPajOjaGEPZz0dOQCpC2b0-F7tBYMBzTEgsLXm_g_ficDTPzReOVG8pB0o8r0MXFr4681Kz1KEwL9Q_oIHrGfkMEcf8rsQu7KhiwfmySx2MB1ebvc_irhm78yP4zQJDllhP2g4Wgpplk_6/s1600-h/IMG_8656_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPajOjaGEPZz0dOQCpC2b0-F7tBYMBzTEgsLXm_g_ficDTPzReOVG8pB0o8r0MXFr4681Kz1KEwL9Q_oIHrGfkMEcf8rsQu7KhiwfmySx2MB1ebvc_irhm78yP4zQJDllhP2g4Wgpplk_6/s320/IMG_8656_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288123861817366498" /></a>We unloaded the kiln last night, and have been cleaning and packing pots all day. We haven't gotten a chance to take any pictures yet of the new pots, but we're planning on doing so when we set up the show tomorrow morning (after driving 4 hours to Seoul tonight!). Even though this has been a really hectic schedule lately, it hasn't felt as stressful as it would have at home. This has all been a big adventure and experiment for us, using clay, glazes and a kiln that are completely new, so we don't have the same pressures we would normally feel at home. We're looking forward to hopefully doing some traveling and visiting after the show, so stay tuned! (We're only here for one more week!)Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-7597631169287838642008-12-31T03:16:00.000-08:002008-12-31T17:40:20.841-08:00Happy New Year from the future<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELja1Tz7kIlfIPqJ6_hp8sUMSUNXyG42F9TLMR7TH7heDrHcdwBNQ6HL5mGbtI-SAT7DDuMi6utll_4Q4L7TtDNFD8lp0oRX7JaRosM6A32pajKYwWGIJ0Pr4NWa3HMyW0P2hi7SSBqnL/s1600-h/GetAttachment_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELja1Tz7kIlfIPqJ6_hp8sUMSUNXyG42F9TLMR7TH7heDrHcdwBNQ6HL5mGbtI-SAT7DDuMi6utll_4Q4L7TtDNFD8lp0oRX7JaRosM6A32pajKYwWGIJ0Pr4NWa3HMyW0P2hi7SSBqnL/s320/GetAttachment_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285911875921711842" /></a>Last night was new years eve here and we had a great time loading the kiln in the snow(really we did). We took a small break at midnight to enjoy some plum wine and peanuts. Although it was a very late night we realized it is easier helping someone else load their kiln than loading your own. Less pressure and decision making. Yesterday we received some images of the card that the gallery is making for the show. It is about the size of a sheet of paper and folds in half. The image above is the front and back and the image below is the inside. We brought some pots from home to add to what we make here and Mr. Park took some interesting photos of them on an old table of Mr. Oh's. Well it will be new years eve at home soon and we hope you all have a great time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsODPl4vTyhS6uR0L9apkwEtjacDeM59g96X42_7rs46xNTDuXAqdGvX0tAKAxw5u6d6N_xI76gKQ93Oz5dud7rGJf4be8dGboG4O6agkiyxgHnL4RlxsVjnOuAOKSfUVAGXvZUUm-WHV9/s1600-h/%EC%98%A4%ED%96%A5%EC%A2%85%EA%B3%BC+%EC%B9%9C%EA%B5%AC%EB%93%A4-%5B1%5D.._2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsODPl4vTyhS6uR0L9apkwEtjacDeM59g96X42_7rs46xNTDuXAqdGvX0tAKAxw5u6d6N_xI76gKQ93Oz5dud7rGJf4be8dGboG4O6agkiyxgHnL4RlxsVjnOuAOKSfUVAGXvZUUm-WHV9/s320/%EC%98%A4%ED%96%A5%EC%A2%85%EA%B3%BC+%EC%B9%9C%EA%B5%AC%EB%93%A4-%5B1%5D.._2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285911874088297682" /></a>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-31963590053741538222008-12-30T03:04:00.000-08:002008-12-30T17:24:17.814-08:00A whole bunch of Buddhas and pagodas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sqHTmfJHuxPzzGoz7azyN2Rxugak7AriNDHPgu_QrWiuuzFHBxfy5H0cLGn5AVtKd9dE1EkQGGt5X3UDICNQffkWybllPFhZThbfzTn85Tik3C0G6yCcmNNUqnVhyTRFQZc0KKPhis_v/s1600-h/IMG_8590_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sqHTmfJHuxPzzGoz7azyN2Rxugak7AriNDHPgu_QrWiuuzFHBxfy5H0cLGn5AVtKd9dE1EkQGGt5X3UDICNQffkWybllPFhZThbfzTn85Tik3C0G6yCcmNNUqnVhyTRFQZc0KKPhis_v/s320/IMG_8590_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285539125640469842" /></a>The calm before the storm...On Sunday we did a little bit of tourist type activities. We went to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unjusa">Unjusa</a></span>, or the 1000 Buddhas and Pagodas place. This is a beautiful area not too far from Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Oh's</span> studio. Although there have been various studies conducted here, no one really knows exactly how old it is, or why there were so many stone <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Buddhas</span> carved. However, they are probably from the 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> or 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> century, and there are lots of legends about their creation. Most of them involve the residents of the village or stone masons from heaven carving all 1000 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Buddhas</span> in one night. The reason was either to protect Korea from China, or to keep the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Silla</span> dynasty going forever, or to keep Korea from sinking into the sea, which apparently was a fear because there are more mountains on one side of Korea than another, and is therefore unbalanced. Whatever the reason, it's a powerful and beautiful place full of inspiration!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZN38bd2cNgObis7a3b-yxfYBBGPtVUZOlMUr6pxUTHcNq9KUlH7paOGgN67vAOhnPAP2lFSJIkuQWufQLyWE4YxeKkCrsDAgQ1v5y6tJoysTLXWr43rxAHzlUSIsb9n407Fd6gFXJMk_/s1600-h/IMG_8547_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZN38bd2cNgObis7a3b-yxfYBBGPtVUZOlMUr6pxUTHcNq9KUlH7paOGgN67vAOhnPAP2lFSJIkuQWufQLyWE4YxeKkCrsDAgQ1v5y6tJoysTLXWr43rxAHzlUSIsb9n407Fd6gFXJMk_/s320/IMG_8547_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285539118849687778" /></a>Now there are only 94 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Buddhas</span> of varying sizes and about 50 pagodas. Unfortunately, this place has been pillaged over the many centuries, not excluding this one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzq792LKGfjUqlWa4KcrIgvXQIM8s9L6IuzS8mhEYpe4Xvn6_hl-eBwUzuoLeFMXOVj4CFUqV8Ne8sTL6waa0NNtFR1I4i9i70dimNJ4ddPn01zUyw-VunoJ88tmuv8zc6q2fC5nLo4Mj/s1600-h/IMG_8549.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzq792LKGfjUqlWa4KcrIgvXQIM8s9L6IuzS8mhEYpe4Xvn6_hl-eBwUzuoLeFMXOVj4CFUqV8Ne8sTL6waa0NNtFR1I4i9i70dimNJ4ddPn01zUyw-VunoJ88tmuv8zc6q2fC5nLo4Mj/s320/IMG_8549.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285539115006540626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkCyqqT8MMTxLVh1_E8qLI3fF9Jc298bvhigWEPY6L6hz7IF_LmZYq3lp9TLJmLnm6tjjJ7ewiQJ40ucWzjRwCjmYzgBLiOsNPY-ODoETy8_0tlLqQE1LZvO40Y6Aqj-YknvSwHSyLQ0v/s1600-h/IMG_8556.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkCyqqT8MMTxLVh1_E8qLI3fF9Jc298bvhigWEPY6L6hz7IF_LmZYq3lp9TLJmLnm6tjjJ7ewiQJ40ucWzjRwCjmYzgBLiOsNPY-ODoETy8_0tlLqQE1LZvO40Y6Aqj-YknvSwHSyLQ0v/s320/IMG_8556.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285539112298546914" /></a>There's also lots of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Buddha</span> parts just lying around.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhov5E3Yc0G6ISAzn0GBYcatpfYQ9sC7dQ3HvDgcxxbfOhX2KzW3tOQ7s_NYjGJSQHbij5x1eZz-AMLpuRj7H5LjGafatRG8h8mhCaYekX1cg7BnkwtIbd9_-V2DWusGUX5A3IjgvK6-_kM/s1600-h/IMG_8559.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhov5E3Yc0G6ISAzn0GBYcatpfYQ9sC7dQ3HvDgcxxbfOhX2KzW3tOQ7s_NYjGJSQHbij5x1eZz-AMLpuRj7H5LjGafatRG8h8mhCaYekX1cg7BnkwtIbd9_-V2DWusGUX5A3IjgvK6-_kM/s320/IMG_8559.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285539109044909282" /></a>This was one of our favorites - two giant <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Buddha</span> statues sitting back to back (here is only one of them) in a proportionally small stone house. Look how the roof tiles are even notched into each other!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4vz6b6EsaAP4eCuFo-PwUvkWZjGcvVE8P28_YINXGXeO1DGVUZ6rTQ1SpYA3WhuCZKEz6rR-OXACvD0QbTNS3T05l9f6eqODI-6ecJihsriHmZbjIUmeMcKmKcuX7mcOzQ18tYQEIqlN/s1600-h/IMG_8562.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4vz6b6EsaAP4eCuFo-PwUvkWZjGcvVE8P28_YINXGXeO1DGVUZ6rTQ1SpYA3WhuCZKEz6rR-OXACvD0QbTNS3T05l9f6eqODI-6ecJihsriHmZbjIUmeMcKmKcuX7mcOzQ18tYQEIqlN/s320/IMG_8562.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285538286343847186" /></a>This pagoda looks like a bunch of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">onggi</span> jars stacked on top of each other!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdl8snJcaT8f4_2qThQCqKtx5d7-shyCqEXSvc40SL7bQWcER29ZfOgnn_jKESj_DsS9OklFNPcPZm6sNfDFpZCBvryqcZFKrZ7BCQ_Cm892_s1eTDL-RrLFNZQtBT4F3I9ZiTT9iYHV0/s1600-h/IMG_8584_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdl8snJcaT8f4_2qThQCqKtx5d7-shyCqEXSvc40SL7bQWcER29ZfOgnn_jKESj_DsS9OklFNPcPZm6sNfDFpZCBvryqcZFKrZ7BCQ_Cm892_s1eTDL-RrLFNZQtBT4F3I9ZiTT9iYHV0/s320/IMG_8584_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285538281453534562" /></a>This one is beautifully perched on a slanted rock...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31aY_8lFOmJ_eOFlKKL8MRJdEtOMzYTZWHg4kVDujkMyymJSzguWnI742gZSGYWl4yrRxHcsDYeVn1-gAq4OAGQZjsMY1OFQQbW3d95Lknjo-BnESuTfyr7T0kx1C52SZfXMiAeyCy4Ap/s1600-h/IMG_8594_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31aY_8lFOmJ_eOFlKKL8MRJdEtOMzYTZWHg4kVDujkMyymJSzguWnI742gZSGYWl4yrRxHcsDYeVn1-gAq4OAGQZjsMY1OFQQbW3d95Lknjo-BnESuTfyr7T0kx1C52SZfXMiAeyCy4Ap/s320/IMG_8594_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285538273333145106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10o6FHWjJmRGY0Eo7AbmkRyB7sLARtXykmynufQSqEW955mKG7Ot4IpXUwSpR_aEYSz5lnlCj29YToHOSqcFsLgG8RdoPZi50Buu27_4-JSDsZy8gafRvVeqiN1wjYH2gbDKyVKCVt13u/s1600-h/IMG_8597_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10o6FHWjJmRGY0Eo7AbmkRyB7sLARtXykmynufQSqEW955mKG7Ot4IpXUwSpR_aEYSz5lnlCj29YToHOSqcFsLgG8RdoPZi50Buu27_4-JSDsZy8gafRvVeqiN1wjYH2gbDKyVKCVt13u/s320/IMG_8597_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285538270845376546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzjPQ-eXL4KtdKRj8_R4M6Ol2iz3Fk7eV07zIlAWYSNN77NHFlecoaWGCljJVcKvb83hD7-KzkGPGfXYzlZB1Xd1LqaINe5-gdKc6dFj4DnFFC_wPLBqHcjsCd93EOckUdlbv3zi0nbeL/s1600-h/IMG_8598_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzjPQ-eXL4KtdKRj8_R4M6Ol2iz3Fk7eV07zIlAWYSNN77NHFlecoaWGCljJVcKvb83hD7-KzkGPGfXYzlZB1Xd1LqaINe5-gdKc6dFj4DnFFC_wPLBqHcjsCd93EOckUdlbv3zi0nbeL/s320/IMG_8598_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285538267380552754" /></a>Well this is the last day of 2008, and it's also our last day to make pots! Happy New Year!Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-36051644259398886842008-12-29T16:38:00.000-08:002008-12-29T17:21:40.060-08:00Reality Check<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnF3QFdH5zj6hdDtyROo9BKSQXdb77DV43efyodQ-C4hcygV_epw58irgfXL_s9L38x0M17JXqvFswGsCe6zh0p0gKAL66RhEXXCV269c5U5-p8Z5QvgkwwxnkxogNbYz9RH5gU0uJJ76l/s1600-h/ohslide2_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnF3QFdH5zj6hdDtyROo9BKSQXdb77DV43efyodQ-C4hcygV_epw58irgfXL_s9L38x0M17JXqvFswGsCe6zh0p0gKAL66RhEXXCV269c5U5-p8Z5QvgkwwxnkxogNbYz9RH5gU0uJJ76l/s320/ohslide2_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285379708995630466" /></a>Mr. Oh has been making tons of these small size <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">onggis</span>, Michael has been doing a slab-a-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">thon</span> and making some slightly bigger <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">onggis</span>, and Naomi is carving up a storm. Meanwhile, yesterday we finally did that thing that always strikes fear in a potter's heart: looked at the calendar (maybe it wouldn't strike so much fear if we didn't wait so long to do it!) It may not be that legible, but needless to say, even for Michael and I (those who have helped us fire will attest) this is an insane schedule. For example, on Sunday we are planning on unloading the bisque, glazing the pots, loading and firing the kiln. We don't usually bisque at home, so this adds another step, but on the other hand, since we're firing a gas kiln, the actual firing part is not so energy consuming. Mr. Oh says "don't worry - no problem!" so we're not going to.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdjt-4H5wEVLiXPwGrPnes1Jkd9KhB9elhJTUbZOzbAEIvmY_XJJ9mvFGSov03qiBwDsIhHer054kQBeLltiFRlEU5TB-zPhmc7b2hcGKuPqKZymVncnRGvAHfKKxzmYGnbIXEt86K7AJ/s1600-h/IMG_8600.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdjt-4H5wEVLiXPwGrPnes1Jkd9KhB9elhJTUbZOzbAEIvmY_XJJ9mvFGSov03qiBwDsIhHer054kQBeLltiFRlEU5TB-zPhmc7b2hcGKuPqKZymVncnRGvAHfKKxzmYGnbIXEt86K7AJ/s320/IMG_8600.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285379698354855282" /></a>So here's a little slide show of Mr. Oh making the smaller <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">onggis</span>. These jars would traditionally be used for fermenting smaller quantities of special fish and say bean paste. Some people now use this size jar as water jars next to their tea tables. This is about the smallest size you can make using the paddle and anvil technique, and Mr. Oh has often made jars up to five or six feet tall. He made forty of these (with lots of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">interruptions</span>) in two days. Click <a href="http://www.michaelhuntpottery.com/Onggislideshow.htm">here</a> to see another slide show of making a medium size <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">onggi</span>. First Mr. Oh throws out a slab. Using coils to build larger jars is common around the world, but the slab technique is unique to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Cholla</span> province in South Korea. The first part of making the slab involves tossing it back and forth on the floor to lengthen it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZNiqlYe16jjQf_jE_aocYTvSXvddVoJGWT7dy-dYRknpKs0MvOs_7DMCHKBZ_v2dA4smbxUcg28bK1KyRGPkdOzkuQ2W-rojHeusloSPQ57eTxYVbJx_par5x7lXfEpqaCjLUj-zHp7V/s1600-h/IMG_8477.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZNiqlYe16jjQf_jE_aocYTvSXvddVoJGWT7dy-dYRknpKs0MvOs_7DMCHKBZ_v2dA4smbxUcg28bK1KyRGPkdOzkuQ2W-rojHeusloSPQ57eTxYVbJx_par5x7lXfEpqaCjLUj-zHp7V/s320/IMG_8477.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285377755352832834" /></a>To lengthen the slab even more, you do a crazy flip move in the air. Making the slab in this way strengthens and compresses the clay. It is important to get the slab perfectly even, or else the wall of the pot will have a thin place and get off center later in the process.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_TbxCBBTlpK_eB5s99Tc4PEpbWcVMe8wFi452TmYcRf-iKia5zlfVJQp-N9DhbcmplZUCIidsoo1lwMEGfJoUb-ynwTtTy5zr1yXyLMNRc7l2XTQg1Q1YZAJiCBc-Sf76kb6cgjwR7Fc/s1600-h/IMG_8481.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_TbxCBBTlpK_eB5s99Tc4PEpbWcVMe8wFi452TmYcRf-iKia5zlfVJQp-N9DhbcmplZUCIidsoo1lwMEGfJoUb-ynwTtTy5zr1yXyLMNRc7l2XTQg1Q1YZAJiCBc-Sf76kb6cgjwR7Fc/s320/IMG_8481.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285377749501296834" /></a>This slab is formed into a cylinder on top of a pancake that is the bottom of the pot, and joined at the side and bottom.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYd_JMTfy2TAblUf8jCJ_XPeeI4dmPZYQuGC_ko-4XmHUsWRmBoGFpCFkMnbNkwDWxPNVPzLnwEemofoyh8HrTGc1e8EmPlR_U5qlFemVC5p28rkmM4c32iDCiObbqG2Ey745i1FOXrAGY/s1600-h/IMG_8507.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYd_JMTfy2TAblUf8jCJ_XPeeI4dmPZYQuGC_ko-4XmHUsWRmBoGFpCFkMnbNkwDWxPNVPzLnwEemofoyh8HrTGc1e8EmPlR_U5qlFemVC5p28rkmM4c32iDCiObbqG2Ey745i1FOXrAGY/s320/IMG_8507.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285377745530103058" /></a>Then the paddling begins!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YUsy5gNBFi35u3Cb_z2IAa-m9eme7HvbQlJ0_YRdniP1Che7O4g_K_PX5v-2dPZd1_VphR38uIXKsH_u8DGvYlUjKjNrDnKyCH81fft4kxyXpBZWhsXwz56WwJTPdbmVh4JNexPUhCjA/s1600-h/IMG_8512.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YUsy5gNBFi35u3Cb_z2IAa-m9eme7HvbQlJ0_YRdniP1Che7O4g_K_PX5v-2dPZd1_VphR38uIXKsH_u8DGvYlUjKjNrDnKyCH81fft4kxyXpBZWhsXwz56WwJTPdbmVh4JNexPUhCjA/s320/IMG_8512.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285377738955426914" /></a>In this technique, no water is used until the very rim, and you can leave the paddle texture on the pot. Here Mr. Oh is using a rib to smooth out the form, and finish the shaping.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFilTYaELBbMk4DgeeJZzeJ7ztG19dvIzwi6vX7zKm3PvSZL_cbHS-3SnOdbp9dcoqS9dKRKsX8ahRtPHcRlwP-_RaRQ7IgKArtasWB_OZC22JDian9HG41412nHwhmk35T4Hv7usT-qMW/s1600-h/IMG_8520.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFilTYaELBbMk4DgeeJZzeJ7ztG19dvIzwi6vX7zKm3PvSZL_cbHS-3SnOdbp9dcoqS9dKRKsX8ahRtPHcRlwP-_RaRQ7IgKArtasWB_OZC22JDian9HG41412nHwhmk35T4Hv7usT-qMW/s320/IMG_8520.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285377039735955074" /></a>Then he uses a quilted cloth and a little water to shape the rim.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlsZtdjEHdFnHUlAhR4lzGlbgbKByLf0IME87b5IirGs6vh2x7OJJJa-MRvO28qIXGRxjRPh2-N7WM2X9GIKvMW2Tje7DxMmSJ-ycu89FvKVN_3GY-kubmr_rOtPFPkYUrFNs7V6nkZHs/s1600-h/IMG_8526.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlsZtdjEHdFnHUlAhR4lzGlbgbKByLf0IME87b5IirGs6vh2x7OJJJa-MRvO28qIXGRxjRPh2-N7WM2X9GIKvMW2Tje7DxMmSJ-ycu89FvKVN_3GY-kubmr_rOtPFPkYUrFNs7V6nkZHs/s320/IMG_8526.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285377036350348354" /></a>Here he is incising lines to determine where he will add a ridge on the pot.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvdevLZOMjjgBU726TLv8rSf3l6TmwWAbIzpQXL_Tr5B63QYqONZTsoXb3X_coWJ9siqQT58TC-TCcCwHpnbpVL0rlWfGh4LwKvw6ot-NvJQrgYz7D1zw_o1_MGPgbOEfsMWDsfiYyniJ/s1600-h/IMG_8529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvdevLZOMjjgBU726TLv8rSf3l6TmwWAbIzpQXL_Tr5B63QYqONZTsoXb3X_coWJ9siqQT58TC-TCcCwHpnbpVL0rlWfGh4LwKvw6ot-NvJQrgYz7D1zw_o1_MGPgbOEfsMWDsfiYyniJ/s320/IMG_8529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285377031921099026" /></a>He uses a very soft and small coil, and smears a ridge of clay through his fingers on to the pot.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ksoMlP_h8EqC96YlzUcpzWU5b_XxeLCCPtSFE_9tfGL9RhIsI4cQM5dCeUrmi14WkJ4NhdJ_Tb94LnK5aINqDJnM3xLWdtNGTBltQyIPw_H234rw5d1QzBMUMSCyTPBMXnXBO8SCMoEF/s1600-h/IMG_8531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ksoMlP_h8EqC96YlzUcpzWU5b_XxeLCCPtSFE_9tfGL9RhIsI4cQM5dCeUrmi14WkJ4NhdJ_Tb94LnK5aINqDJnM3xLWdtNGTBltQyIPw_H234rw5d1QzBMUMSCyTPBMXnXBO8SCMoEF/s320/IMG_8531.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285377030607614962" /></a>Mr. Oh is experimenting with making these jars in his own new style, so he has also been scratching decorations on the pots, in addition to the traditional finger wipes through the glaze. The picture at the top of the blog is a finished fired jar of this kind. Well, we have to scram, and now you'll know what we're doing if you don't hear from us in a while!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwR90QFo5wkBb9ntDVPvzAGWQNX88oVaNU_VIo_lTf8tPR0-Gfb5j7IwyanzES_qbZqHTrgyVh7Dy8Yb96cfsLdlYCUS0zRB-8lkeLhCSFdlpBaIoxhmrFIcOCqO2Bu5gFKLUIuFWI3ki/s1600-h/IMG_8539.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwR90QFo5wkBb9ntDVPvzAGWQNX88oVaNU_VIo_lTf8tPR0-Gfb5j7IwyanzES_qbZqHTrgyVh7Dy8Yb96cfsLdlYCUS0zRB-8lkeLhCSFdlpBaIoxhmrFIcOCqO2Bu5gFKLUIuFWI3ki/s320/IMG_8539.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285377020284212610" /></a>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-1719520255497188252008-12-26T03:31:00.000-08:002008-12-26T04:21:48.199-08:00Lunch Party, and Finger Wipe Party Too<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEOWR9t1sPTkpr_s2hVg2_oiboFYLZPJE8LTTTyJFqzRJBNBvXa2V2B89bcYRKJXA36eklR-tN2f7CC4My8xfCvwShS-RqRvXe5KdOKSPxhyphenhyphenKj99_ikpuLLJgzdStRhn5bsHkdl569mMX/s1600-h/slide64_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 173px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEOWR9t1sPTkpr_s2hVg2_oiboFYLZPJE8LTTTyJFqzRJBNBvXa2V2B89bcYRKJXA36eklR-tN2f7CC4My8xfCvwShS-RqRvXe5KdOKSPxhyphenhyphenKj99_ikpuLLJgzdStRhn5bsHkdl569mMX/s320/slide64_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284066094883476834" /></a>Party time! Today Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Oh's</span> ceramics class came over and cooked us an amazing lunch. Everyone brought something different, so just when you thought you couldn't eat any more, someone would bring out another course. It was great home cooking. They are also a great group of women, or "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ajumas</span>," which is what you called married women in Korea. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxxUcwOK0MXhn9WkoNSzFRbK8kMSqG0ihNi5V0LUCcGF2VN3TWbUdLcIpLbZtyiP-TRuY88-hBRqsLEgKbakOsLW838isVPpTxPNkp680P-mdQfpRV3ydczPLh7e9rN89gns_QkzyA0Iv/s1600-h/IMG_8457.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxxUcwOK0MXhn9WkoNSzFRbK8kMSqG0ihNi5V0LUCcGF2VN3TWbUdLcIpLbZtyiP-TRuY88-hBRqsLEgKbakOsLW838isVPpTxPNkp680P-mdQfpRV3ydczPLh7e9rN89gns_QkzyA0Iv/s320/IMG_8457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284066093543800914" /></a>First we had <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">puchingae</span>, which is a pancake with lots of veggies and often seafood. I don't think you can tell from the picture that this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ajuma</span> brought enough <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">puchingae</span> batter to feed an army. Can you guess what we'll be eating for the next several days? Luckily, it's the best <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">puchingae</span> we've had here yet (although a lot depends on how you cook it).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgSwYGtlEAJDLgsfjHQRfHDXSdxQ74YagNHTQWnMyA5dfALGe_CUvwIR0Q9g9-L6_3gmzvt8DLnZNy2r6JDq-dKYamoukatV75CObeRqhpSacEe8YAECPOJcxsUaqrWjUFeP8sWCYrW73/s1600-h/IMG_8449.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgSwYGtlEAJDLgsfjHQRfHDXSdxQ74YagNHTQWnMyA5dfALGe_CUvwIR0Q9g9-L6_3gmzvt8DLnZNy2r6JDq-dKYamoukatV75CObeRqhpSacEe8YAECPOJcxsUaqrWjUFeP8sWCYrW73/s320/IMG_8449.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284066090631397874" /></a>After a little breather we all sat down to eat rice, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">kimchi</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">chapchae</span> (stir-fried sweet potato noodles with veggies and beef), and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">chang</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">guk</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">chan</span> (fermented soy bean soup, this time with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">kimchi</span> also). Wow. It was all really good too. Then we all retired to Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Oh's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">ondol</span> and ate apples, and then some chicken when someone else showed up with even more food.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNN6yPna-v5wFM8Lid6Bcnntf0tw6Tqf238Ah4n7fre1uAXPPNaG0gY9V3-BCm3w-IiMdwKbnwQQL_UiByYXidjaLlVdR-JwwCAKs-XwhPVyna6KY7BrtR8xer_Mhnl1Hs_iidsD-9wf3/s1600-h/IMG_8454.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNN6yPna-v5wFM8Lid6Bcnntf0tw6Tqf238Ah4n7fre1uAXPPNaG0gY9V3-BCm3w-IiMdwKbnwQQL_UiByYXidjaLlVdR-JwwCAKs-XwhPVyna6KY7BrtR8xer_Mhnl1Hs_iidsD-9wf3/s320/IMG_8454.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284066085224669010" /></a>For another feast for the senses, here are some photos of some of the great finger-wiping patterns we've been seeing on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">onggi</span> jars...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXmR0kDq-dmAgHSMPEu_mXTf9hhgCCJOuzDSwRjkshyphenhyphen6zp9MhN6VgMMQcZovSNl5HgrRs1VsLz66lca1fSI5jsIRYcutSEWwAb4ziKIi3qjtsgmVLnB7QPSdXrBeEUVMKodsJYE7CISJk/s1600-h/IMG_8370_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXmR0kDq-dmAgHSMPEu_mXTf9hhgCCJOuzDSwRjkshyphenhyphen6zp9MhN6VgMMQcZovSNl5HgrRs1VsLz66lca1fSI5jsIRYcutSEWwAb4ziKIi3qjtsgmVLnB7QPSdXrBeEUVMKodsJYE7CISJk/s320/IMG_8370_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284066081955927538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrepqWjwscbDdh5fkG71Rzs7UsReVjhnymAlFizLhuC2NA8PwSwajFSJosWdqEe66bxvfzazorKn0U-zUuzuPkgV2rHrliDL5Fn5wKL_vqz-UoDJzyuU8V-iJxmkat7HaPn2AzD3uPVUdb/s1600-h/IMG_8375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrepqWjwscbDdh5fkG71Rzs7UsReVjhnymAlFizLhuC2NA8PwSwajFSJosWdqEe66bxvfzazorKn0U-zUuzuPkgV2rHrliDL5Fn5wKL_vqz-UoDJzyuU8V-iJxmkat7HaPn2AzD3uPVUdb/s320/IMG_8375.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284065590846786002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsKxweUdviySKSbFlTzcb2KnJ08AxNR7hyphenhyphen_A2UCGJhL9VwxALkgsZT9nL8LCdY6fDg5rtEphFJffG0A4GZiUbH8cqDrefiiczHxn6qwze3XUpp0o4zMVgGOxZEQ5gTLVVcPFYHR5MXpR9/s1600-h/IMG_8371_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsKxweUdviySKSbFlTzcb2KnJ08AxNR7hyphenhyphen_A2UCGJhL9VwxALkgsZT9nL8LCdY6fDg5rtEphFJffG0A4GZiUbH8cqDrefiiczHxn6qwze3XUpp0o4zMVgGOxZEQ5gTLVVcPFYHR5MXpR9/s320/IMG_8371_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284065585018642818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissr03rob3tqWICvkP5dkd6pLdsoLE-UI3LUwlj2YwdK0Pp-GhoC50rJyfGYfYITI5zhbQVZpPRjRLuhPbbIzaVvDyFK1t4uEWLWPEjxOn408mPFSFBIR46WA8rP8hugoRGosWMgq-u1K9/s1600-h/IMG_8379_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissr03rob3tqWICvkP5dkd6pLdsoLE-UI3LUwlj2YwdK0Pp-GhoC50rJyfGYfYITI5zhbQVZpPRjRLuhPbbIzaVvDyFK1t4uEWLWPEjxOn408mPFSFBIR46WA8rP8hugoRGosWMgq-u1K9/s320/IMG_8379_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284065581179877602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazcljmbYPpQg0qnAcKE7rP141x1jOmuVw8DAN4urmjQCKbnlY68M6ABHN6-G4szI-jqH5vjUBP433_eqdPyo1qYpUSMsNwKpO1YV6er7-EG04hV-xxF2F4VfHosqfePCWqh3iJ71eEjN2/s1600-h/Image43.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazcljmbYPpQg0qnAcKE7rP141x1jOmuVw8DAN4urmjQCKbnlY68M6ABHN6-G4szI-jqH5vjUBP433_eqdPyo1qYpUSMsNwKpO1YV6er7-EG04hV-xxF2F4VfHosqfePCWqh3iJ71eEjN2/s320/Image43.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284065575500464882" /></a>Michael somehow escaped from all the eating for long enough to try out some new ideas on a batch of slab dishes. After the slip dries some, he'll put them over the mold. What fun! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDlN5z4f-x4498oBOqv3KznKeD2mXF-l9xaDxW1vsXXHw6WxVfo2MCIKiFbdmUA9roCxZunVMSFSb3Q_A0YvwQOQrHaODjnPVH4UqfT7wURa8aO34saT2ADcLXMEE2qwiH_CLnDiaVZ3A/s1600-h/IMG_8459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDlN5z4f-x4498oBOqv3KznKeD2mXF-l9xaDxW1vsXXHw6WxVfo2MCIKiFbdmUA9roCxZunVMSFSb3Q_A0YvwQOQrHaODjnPVH4UqfT7wURa8aO34saT2ADcLXMEE2qwiH_CLnDiaVZ3A/s320/IMG_8459.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284065574223828914" /></a>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-76955406911627494912008-12-25T01:37:00.000-08:002008-12-25T01:55:48.075-08:00An Onggi Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BgrWB94l_ycKD4fXQr4BpelBLiWvszC4zYPQ90YLE7sEtsf4XpaZs0tFeTgheRZYjs47PjIKeKYIABM5cn0oFqbgtc4DZChyphenhyphenms5Fz22Z8utI5ojrQQm5HAN3y8lSsj9dbk1rd_ZdczhM/s1600-h/IMG_8447.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BgrWB94l_ycKD4fXQr4BpelBLiWvszC4zYPQ90YLE7sEtsf4XpaZs0tFeTgheRZYjs47PjIKeKYIABM5cn0oFqbgtc4DZChyphenhyphenms5Fz22Z8utI5ojrQQm5HAN3y8lSsj9dbk1rd_ZdczhM/s320/IMG_8447.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283660184101195890" /></a>We brought an evergreen branch into the studio today, and it's keeping company with Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Oh's</span> proliferating <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">onggi</span> jars. Lately he's been making lots of small pots and sculpture, but in the past few days he's been making this relatively small size <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">onggi</span> and experimenting with drawing on them. We also had some really nice gifts out of the kiln - lots of exciting clay/slip/glaze combos, as well as a few new forms.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKFbpJAf2LHjbfFSNKYM0gOzTKaN02unqyaYXHq1WyoHDIsw_Z5IrXswAK-yKz6aLhk-1plRMFY9nC9oQ84V_8a5jYzhSNUQT0g21rDR1P-2WUU_PGnl9ULLl2eaeXw4XASoUpmYCIEUh/s1600-h/IMG_8444.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKFbpJAf2LHjbfFSNKYM0gOzTKaN02unqyaYXHq1WyoHDIsw_Z5IrXswAK-yKz6aLhk-1plRMFY9nC9oQ84V_8a5jYzhSNUQT0g21rDR1P-2WUU_PGnl9ULLl2eaeXw4XASoUpmYCIEUh/s320/IMG_8444.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283660009415773026" /></a>We ended up taking a lot of pictures today with Mr. Park, the photographer at the elementary school, because the gallery needs more images for the catalogue. Here are some of our new pots fresh out of the test kiln... They were basically glaze tests, but we really like some of them. These are little animal boxes Naomi's been having fun with...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeG4YwRAj2ZkmK23kK5JhhuirmuP6Udx34GBusx5S6lUPRDa4PKnp7xIx2IXZ-04bwZpFicJZ4SLw6OTisRZtbhxUP7M2JULJEo5jPKmb2w0zNTCw_y7V2U_KvGfoqS1b2Z30_e7KMMsf/s1600-h/_MG_1955_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeG4YwRAj2ZkmK23kK5JhhuirmuP6Udx34GBusx5S6lUPRDa4PKnp7xIx2IXZ-04bwZpFicJZ4SLw6OTisRZtbhxUP7M2JULJEo5jPKmb2w0zNTCw_y7V2U_KvGfoqS1b2Z30_e7KMMsf/s320/_MG_1955_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283660009798183570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FWFo0SrsA9G-6tTsTmwe_l4iq1Ts8ppyQ0MgiIR3SR5oMzSOCXIWwbyXVWt-G0WoYI7kQaZN4nZacUDjqmnj6LJ8AAK3Bu5blNR5T8uF8uQ6LYfhtor1LUJIgzaRgHE_lD_1nsSO7Gbb/s1600-h/_MG_1967.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FWFo0SrsA9G-6tTsTmwe_l4iq1Ts8ppyQ0MgiIR3SR5oMzSOCXIWwbyXVWt-G0WoYI7kQaZN4nZacUDjqmnj6LJ8AAK3Bu5blNR5T8uF8uQ6LYfhtor1LUJIgzaRgHE_lD_1nsSO7Gbb/s320/_MG_1967.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283660000037251202" /></a>Michael made some cups with lots of different slip/glaze combos. We're firing to cone 7 in reduction, and we're really into some of the possibilities this opens up. The bird above on the left and the center cup are Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Oh's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">celadon</span> glaze, which is really beautiful at this temperature. The old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Koryo</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">celadon</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">punchong</span> glazes were similar to this glaze, and also fired to around cone 7.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8LapSRucN5FRIf9hKVGvoZKY5eevyMS4rU-7j6UVDordUmSI7Hi6F08FPXo7e28F9Xf_gAl3yW8e-Jptvu1Av3X0Kug5cx_6moUXwj1Qs08Z4Rqywcz2E4-OFNnROeZHQz6fg7TD00jZ/s1600-h/_MG_1972_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8LapSRucN5FRIf9hKVGvoZKY5eevyMS4rU-7j6UVDordUmSI7Hi6F08FPXo7e28F9Xf_gAl3yW8e-Jptvu1Av3X0Kug5cx_6moUXwj1Qs08Z4Rqywcz2E4-OFNnROeZHQz6fg7TD00jZ/s320/_MG_1972_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283659996920682898" /></a>And lastly, a faceted bottle. Merry Christmas, everyone!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pRl0JQPQf2ghruooqFz4OhhIace1kqXvejD8tTIPGoY-dlQxmRCMjDIJ7yfF4w8ifPQIYfn2V6v-YNYxWNVxL5v1BJgEmbxj_RjrYc9U0cMH2qGQiVBa9-qCkjsEf4PexPYuPa0CEa5x/s1600-h/_MG_1989.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 187px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pRl0JQPQf2ghruooqFz4OhhIace1kqXvejD8tTIPGoY-dlQxmRCMjDIJ7yfF4w8ifPQIYfn2V6v-YNYxWNVxL5v1BJgEmbxj_RjrYc9U0cMH2qGQiVBa9-qCkjsEf4PexPYuPa0CEa5x/s320/_MG_1989.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283659991148779522" /></a>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-44265172049522869882008-12-24T02:53:00.000-08:002008-12-24T06:01:07.508-08:00Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETkcEr6MELlOPp4pAgymeEOPkyw3ovKA_eIb75ARXQ07HtbG4S4JhBZFChORNsLT9FFrk3PqAofabULs-V6icInVczjC19EWvoUq8x-keG1XaWL4Yg_txjZfGtPeokJEnNJLcMlD43_V7/s1600-h/IMG_8439.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETkcEr6MELlOPp4pAgymeEOPkyw3ovKA_eIb75ARXQ07HtbG4S4JhBZFChORNsLT9FFrk3PqAofabULs-V6icInVczjC19EWvoUq8x-keG1XaWL4Yg_txjZfGtPeokJEnNJLcMlD43_V7/s320/IMG_8439.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283353407107857634" /></a><br /><br />When I (Naomi) was little and people asked me what religion I was, I would tell them that I was "half-Jewish, half-Christmas." That summed it up really well, because Christmas was the only Christian holiday that we celebrated. Hence, this is a bit of a difficult time to be away from family and friends, as Hanukkah and Christmas are pretty much at the same time this year. We've been lighting Hanukkah candles every night, which has been really nice. Like my impromptu menorah? It gets bigger every night. Even though there are a lot of Christians in Korea, Christmas is really not at all the thing it is in the USA. It's kind of nice not to be bombarded by cheesy Christmas music everywhere you go, but it is a little strange to really not feel like it's that time of year. So what are we doing on Christmas eve? We're firing a kiln! This is a small wood kiln that has a few sculptures and probably about 20 smallish pots. We got started a bit late today, and have been going somewhat slowly due to one thick pot, so it's probably going to be a pretty late night.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoN7PuJWPQ2Gs1ZOLbrB7HYvpdg29JLZmkDdBPf8L0zwNsAvJ34TsjtsxB2lh07pn5zPAGXzRjO40do5QCb-E6z6LhZ22BWXQHVDFcQNfF9n4vADmRQ5xMfSN7nI6UKkHkh08hMV8Cvkp/s320/IMG_8442.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283350448663401026" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But everyone says that unloading a kiln is just like Christmas, and that's exactly what we'll be doing tomorrow! We're excited because other than some very small tests, these will be the first finished pots that we've made so far. Well, we really miss everyone a lot, and hope that you are having cozy and fun holidays!</div>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-32349396651308116322008-12-22T18:51:00.000-08:002008-12-22T20:28:44.139-08:00A different experience for Michael<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsjldE-RS3XLqFTTg2e4nGQhqJ7UGoDSaFfrYQL4x2RxuafeR9nYelPu62HE1UqXquidNnFTFJ0pycU9zYr8AXDxcnrDU7RS-5kq3SlvceKyQnJq0c3cYamr2ThvmiCiNNt4C0v3c3USk/s1600-h/slides083.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsjldE-RS3XLqFTTg2e4nGQhqJ7UGoDSaFfrYQL4x2RxuafeR9nYelPu62HE1UqXquidNnFTFJ0pycU9zYr8AXDxcnrDU7RS-5kq3SlvceKyQnJq0c3cYamr2ThvmiCiNNt4C0v3c3USk/s320/slides083.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282814008434869874" /></a>In 2001 Michael spent 7 months studying <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Onggi</span> with Mr. Oh. At that time Mr.Oh owned a factory near Kwangju, half of the factory made jiggered very small <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Onggi</span> jars that were used as packaging for high end soy sauce and soy bean paste. The other half was devoted to making hand made traditional <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Onggi</span> pots. Before 1980 there were 100s of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Onggi</span> kilns all over Korea but the 70's and 80's saw a rapid decline in hand made <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Onggi</span> as people moved into apartments and no longer had space for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Onggi</span>. Also plastic and large jiggered <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Onggi</span> replaced the old jars. Because Mr. Oh worked in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Onggi</span> potteries before most of them closed down, he got to know a lot of old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Onggi</span> masters. When we would drive around he would point out places where displaced <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Onggi</span> potters worked. He would say " the guy pumping gas at that gas station used to be the best at making bottles, the security guard at that elementary school was the best at making the giant rice wine jars, the mechanic at that garage was the best at glazing" etc. He was able to hire some of these potters to work in the hand made part of his factory. When I was there, Mr. Oh had 6 wheels where old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Onggi</span> masters and students would work together making the production line of traditional forms. Mr. Oh <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">unfortunately</span> had little time to make anything himself because he had to run such a large operation.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qoXImV-1DsoSW3cz6S4Ol1fTwH-5YXc8NOdRARi9fPGjvu_43f8VilE4PPLSaDLE7uFjJHk49Glz-O97q5rU3nV5OuwfUXSR3Qb3kIAANJy5G8lxXdsItPerRojmHBFZFajTzpdrzuoV/s1600-h/slide49.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qoXImV-1DsoSW3cz6S4Ol1fTwH-5YXc8NOdRARi9fPGjvu_43f8VilE4PPLSaDLE7uFjJHk49Glz-O97q5rU3nV5OuwfUXSR3Qb3kIAANJy5G8lxXdsItPerRojmHBFZFajTzpdrzuoV/s320/slide49.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282813659024791522" /></a>Above is a photo of Mr. Yang, the old master who I worked with the most. At some points it was just he and I making the pots. My job was to bring him clay, glaze the pots, load the kiln, put spouts on pots, etc.,while he cranked pots. Below we are making clay in the funky old, diesel, Doctor Seuss roller crusher.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZghoK3dVl9hmcaLJMpQhuN3n39kI9Phs6ts0RDrK-4f6DXo3BtCgXXkY5RpVFBjJyVQyK8lzqF5Y8nyRNY5YqngRvUFyVvIDJfCrMtQf4jp7HS8eb3Kxal5yRV9X2IRV5E_mptDs3tU8K/s1600-h/slides075.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZghoK3dVl9hmcaLJMpQhuN3n39kI9Phs6ts0RDrK-4f6DXo3BtCgXXkY5RpVFBjJyVQyK8lzqF5Y8nyRNY5YqngRvUFyVvIDJfCrMtQf4jp7HS8eb3Kxal5yRV9X2IRV5E_mptDs3tU8K/s320/slides075.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282813422378661282" /></a>Glazing a big jar.... These large jars were an order from a rice wine company. If I threw out slabs for him, Mr. Oh could make two of these in a day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FOLL_XzqvxIKWVHFAL8SgMhIfR_hbGw7ipW9TybhYYDX6SpLtshsPtM1S4zfyUj9mptNC0F4bZLTji6d3LMOhbPP8gVUXPzPjiLqUbY0B7usFRu9u3abiQ7sOuAyy8HAancuckr8siNl/s1600-h/slides070.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FOLL_XzqvxIKWVHFAL8SgMhIfR_hbGw7ipW9TybhYYDX6SpLtshsPtM1S4zfyUj9mptNC0F4bZLTji6d3LMOhbPP8gVUXPzPjiLqUbY0B7usFRu9u3abiQ7sOuAyy8HAancuckr8siNl/s320/slides070.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282813420148275250" /></a>In my free time I would practice making <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Onggi</span>. For the first 4 months I smashed everything I made until I could work along side Mr. Yang making the pots. Towards the end of my stay I made an order of 10 each of all of the six sizes of jars. The photo at the top of the post is of some of those pots.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoXb5dPlE0utwALhYzXl3JWO_cmtPyOPXpcvN-RZvBc0vuFMGMgsY8cHkP_hCGuKyQ5E1QMVKUh3FcfeZlbwcTQYUCGTqljWHPBZgirh26eTRweg9QVg0NV7-95K00_oGTHG6nfQX-kcX/s1600-h/slide82.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoXb5dPlE0utwALhYzXl3JWO_cmtPyOPXpcvN-RZvBc0vuFMGMgsY8cHkP_hCGuKyQ5E1QMVKUh3FcfeZlbwcTQYUCGTqljWHPBZgirh26eTRweg9QVg0NV7-95K00_oGTHG6nfQX-kcX/s320/slide82.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282813418302724242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPViMYiL6FKgF-pLlXiE1zoGXiic6Q93igC7KmeJGZQuF6zqkbUL-O8Kgn4XThtgKgbR18feN8cMiXFKNrKSB5q8prUt-X9KOx3rBrcgcCSmJMjS0-biXSkNQu__t_y455zhRP0N4AG5Vl/s1600-h/slide77.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPViMYiL6FKgF-pLlXiE1zoGXiic6Q93igC7KmeJGZQuF6zqkbUL-O8Kgn4XThtgKgbR18feN8cMiXFKNrKSB5q8prUt-X9KOx3rBrcgcCSmJMjS0-biXSkNQu__t_y455zhRP0N4AG5Vl/s320/slide77.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282813414431235874" /></a>That experience was one of total immersion in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Onggi</span>. I totally forgot about my pots and devoted all of my energy to studying these pots and the technique. I really love <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Onggi</span> pots and it was great to be able to focus and them. This visit has been very challenging in a very different way than before. Because we have the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">exhibition</span>, Mr. Oh has really encouraged us to make pots along the lines of what we make at home. He thinks that people will respond well to them. The difficulty is that in 2001, I was only absorbing ideas, I could digest them when I got home. Now we have been absorbing tons of inspiration but have to digest it and make stuff really quickly. It is tempting to use this time to make a bunch of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Onggi</span> pots and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">punchong</span> ware but we really need to make pots for the show and I do think people would be more interested to see what we make at home. The materials here, and seeing all the pots have already changed our pots, even the ones that are similar to what we make at home. Hopefully we can find a balance. Below are some slab pots that Michael has been making. We are excited about them, even though they are a continuation of slab pots that he makes at home, some how the experience here has broken open new possibilities.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviUsMuOezIDwEaCJsQ0j-0X53EiPRF9SVE1mXidKVGDxPX-tWe2iuaWfLdLTVQkTbafabW1pc3sBKxly02QuHwYdPQzyeY967VRuMdRGgt19Qc8xrvvbfrXvsrGsZUHovwDqm-vexd61J/s1600-h/IMG_8361.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviUsMuOezIDwEaCJsQ0j-0X53EiPRF9SVE1mXidKVGDxPX-tWe2iuaWfLdLTVQkTbafabW1pc3sBKxly02QuHwYdPQzyeY967VRuMdRGgt19Qc8xrvvbfrXvsrGsZUHovwDqm-vexd61J/s320/IMG_8361.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282813412744873634" /></a>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-82492670673003586832008-12-22T04:57:00.001-08:002008-12-22T05:44:52.917-08:00A visit to Song Il Geun's<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FgI6mgCCogBD2-bjHd5wMXWVTA86bJBrYdiyqpoR5Y70OzXpvfe6C0vfAj8qOUsBHp0dWFRb1WaLO9GA5OoSUkvrjnfsF6fQ8cUG8Y3TGM2fzs80yAdC4OpXI4A19OQ0juPTwKJA16je/s1600-h/IMG_8363.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FgI6mgCCogBD2-bjHd5wMXWVTA86bJBrYdiyqpoR5Y70OzXpvfe6C0vfAj8qOUsBHp0dWFRb1WaLO9GA5OoSUkvrjnfsF6fQ8cUG8Y3TGM2fzs80yAdC4OpXI4A19OQ0juPTwKJA16je/s320/IMG_8363.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282602759768785010" /></a>On Sunday we visited the house and studio of Song <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Il</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Geun</span>. Michael visited his studio a number of times in 2001, and was really excited to go back. Mr. Song used to be an oil delivery man in the 1980's, and one of his deliveries was to Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Oh's</span> first studio. Mr. Song was very interested in pottery, and started to make pottery at Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Oh's</span> studio. Mr. Oh says he was a "bad" student because he was so excited he never could wait for his pots to dry before cutting the feet or adding handles! Now he makes some really incredible pottery, along with sculpture. He moved back to his home village and has built an amazing compound of traditional clay and straw buildings. He's also a half time farmer. Above are three of his sculptures sitting on some beautiful old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">onggi</span> jars, and below are his studio and showroom. Mr. Song has found hundreds of shards of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">punchong</span> pots from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">choson</span> dynasty around his village, and you see these shards everywhere around his place. Lots of great foot-rings to look at!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZgy_czcJzoeIKRs_3onqdTs78LY_jWkBlTNGZEGFaQGsFLlZoYsaRvnL-RbIKbgzwg4lui7uT4YXiFdc24QqvsHlk9wd5hUdIIsCdodepFeXRfPc0b3s5fwnluzrszVfYjjY8NGfEMxf/s1600-h/IMG_8390.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZgy_czcJzoeIKRs_3onqdTs78LY_jWkBlTNGZEGFaQGsFLlZoYsaRvnL-RbIKbgzwg4lui7uT4YXiFdc24QqvsHlk9wd5hUdIIsCdodepFeXRfPc0b3s5fwnluzrszVfYjjY8NGfEMxf/s320/IMG_8390.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282602440156018066" /></a>Notice in the picture above and below the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">onggi</span> chimneys, which connect to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">ondol</span> heating system.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDmmWrc3c0vtZsxv6UE4IX6treR46IxtZqC1XqJHj-jQbFzw5vaRXv_qFq769B1Afl5kWZl4msgERMI-guKJJpHhQAoX1-ETKe3tBQ3w2nimxVYcgqVJ9vV2DlH2tJAAtdXuY4Nnmt_E0/s1600-h/IMG_8386.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDmmWrc3c0vtZsxv6UE4IX6treR46IxtZqC1XqJHj-jQbFzw5vaRXv_qFq769B1Afl5kWZl4msgERMI-guKJJpHhQAoX1-ETKe3tBQ3w2nimxVYcgqVJ9vV2DlH2tJAAtdXuY4Nnmt_E0/s320/IMG_8386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282602438814256546" /></a><br />Here's the front of his beautiful house (made by him and his wife). It has clay walls covered in handmade paper on the inside. <br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq091KGKsIhwuySzyuJ3kPwmn5Bg618EnOQL6WxC_SKjAbNbMC_rzUZpRCzs7xcf6eIasQck0Dr2r3TsRR0-ljf4MvB8UXu51EDC8We7W3OK3KA4YewQT-XIuVE6vQ6N7XGZtjh6zlJgO5/s320/IMG_8388.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282602433349783730" />Mr. Oh helped Mr. Song build this wood kiln in 2002.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpTM5j1Dc5unc0fp_9tdpFW7x9lAG1WOLytRZF7nsB1sW4hUhp0Huf9gNDKGCU0nH6H5P1LahWPYSVFp6aNZad-uqysK0w64qaL972sAjsR9zlsIrNQ57CodL6bBCS1szTCsI_QzB4Kyg/s1600-h/IMG_8385.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpTM5j1Dc5unc0fp_9tdpFW7x9lAG1WOLytRZF7nsB1sW4hUhp0Huf9gNDKGCU0nH6H5P1LahWPYSVFp6aNZad-uqysK0w64qaL972sAjsR9zlsIrNQ57CodL6bBCS1szTCsI_QzB4Kyg/s320/IMG_8385.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282602428444133826" /></a><div><br />Hanging from the eaves of the house are traditionally made blocks of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">meju</span> - the first step in making traditional Korean soy sauce and soy bean paste. After hanging under the eaves and fermenting for the winter, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">meju</span> is placed in large <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">onggi</span> jars with water and salt to ferment more.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaLZ4R49e9cWpzEMGesXmpurWuWnVMTybQOv5qoDJMEqSRPGBe2ui6qniqjRmtT8eFUYPwLW8woP6yysBQzQZX6ZCIDVn73fiWdRx0wbaRqZYmvg4jL5kz3kvFvBUuQYk0eGwE5Lncwt0/s1600-h/IMG_8383.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaLZ4R49e9cWpzEMGesXmpurWuWnVMTybQOv5qoDJMEqSRPGBe2ui6qniqjRmtT8eFUYPwLW8woP6yysBQzQZX6ZCIDVn73fiWdRx0wbaRqZYmvg4jL5kz3kvFvBUuQYk0eGwE5Lncwt0/s320/IMG_8383.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282601078889772274" /></a>We bought two pots from Mr. Song that we are really excited about. These photos don't really do them justice, but unlike a lot of pots we've seen, they are funky and a little wobbly in a way that feels really honest - hard to pull off!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Qi0jH5wBOBRjtuASjg0rvUcpkKU14CZXmafS1Rxd1bdGIyA6Aots59wUAM6VLhGWNaw_cIRCMJ0i08RjoPwTYX3j-L0IRvdHZIVfHsvoqK9m20XZncgc9fA5BOHXad4gPi_0UY-PReFC/s1600-h/IMG_8424.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Qi0jH5wBOBRjtuASjg0rvUcpkKU14CZXmafS1Rxd1bdGIyA6Aots59wUAM6VLhGWNaw_cIRCMJ0i08RjoPwTYX3j-L0IRvdHZIVfHsvoqK9m20XZncgc9fA5BOHXad4gPi_0UY-PReFC/s320/IMG_8424.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282601076368540514" /></a>Here's the foot of the bowl on the left... Our visit to Mr. and Mrs. Song's was very short, and we really hope to visit them again before we go and spend some more time in their gorgeous house.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3OrTUu3MNQQs5y1tin2F8QzW2K-aDK6UV6Bxlqe9y9_chyV7yyJ4egnxlkmlj5E7K2-z0_sYx6zApyuXFYUKUQUbB8Tt5X8DtwA4d_c41E6w4m9kYCa6ZRzv5doAyFhNxwVQR4YDfsDU/s1600-h/IMG_8430.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3OrTUu3MNQQs5y1tin2F8QzW2K-aDK6UV6Bxlqe9y9_chyV7yyJ4egnxlkmlj5E7K2-z0_sYx6zApyuXFYUKUQUbB8Tt5X8DtwA4d_c41E6w4m9kYCa6ZRzv5doAyFhNxwVQR4YDfsDU/s320/IMG_8430.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282601073578018690" /></a><br /></div>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-65379204027273125822008-12-19T17:06:00.001-08:002008-12-19T17:48:17.624-08:00Business Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdb-6RRP5UglkaaG5KY1f8l9JEhhMO0MmjcscDxu0-iTP3seH7gkaA3V2gLsGj9B7flwQ7J4Oyk9iasWYerOZBX-r7FlPjlM-cA-OSdhHXzXggfelnc8bQmyp2hwM4tFaUiReGcuVVgawF/s1600-h/IMG_8349.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdb-6RRP5UglkaaG5KY1f8l9JEhhMO0MmjcscDxu0-iTP3seH7gkaA3V2gLsGj9B7flwQ7J4Oyk9iasWYerOZBX-r7FlPjlM-cA-OSdhHXzXggfelnc8bQmyp2hwM4tFaUiReGcuVVgawF/s320/IMG_8349.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281674510036884530" /></a>As the exhibition is getting closer we are realizing that we really need to get down to business. We have been working hard to get some pots made. Above is a picture of an old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Onggi</span> wheel that Mr. Oh got from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Onggi</span> village where he studied. It is pretty funky, and the top has been leveled off with plaster and wood. It is very short, shorter than most <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Onggi</span> wheels- so Michael decided to use it as a hand wheel to throw on. It does not have holes for a stick like our hand-wheel at home so we have to spin it DJ <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">style</span>. It is quite fun to work on and is a great teacher to slow down.<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkW1Loylyc_hih66BnMWBs8qPY3VPLs6V9fCvFQAQ7bcDSU6S-6EqzXG1Jg8ZJdNgktsfJWuqflT4qGolqrutkSbzlMUA1EBemD4BE-PuJqOeK0LyJRCP0Is9o4_shNiErdCmWVnZSAKdl/s320/IMG_8314.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281674297918493842" />DJ <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Onggi</span> Mike in the house.......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq11Dxj6_ZLaDbfqS38D1crjhVuqGwjGgMkC5dfPd8N9FukB1RGM-S5dm9BcbXCThnu8PTEhUBIzYPqPs1TGxL-QdpS5vQQkc3gfr9FPUkrG9GUZ5lAZndNW3i7HZvS4Vh6KisAk8qxK5H/s1600-h/IMG_8312.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq11Dxj6_ZLaDbfqS38D1crjhVuqGwjGgMkC5dfPd8N9FukB1RGM-S5dm9BcbXCThnu8PTEhUBIzYPqPs1TGxL-QdpS5vQQkc3gfr9FPUkrG9GUZ5lAZndNW3i7HZvS4Vh6KisAk8qxK5H/s320/IMG_8312.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281673994412061202" /></a><div>Below is Naomi working on some new carved animal boxes. She has been making carved boxes out of solid chunks of clay for a while, and also making carved animal candle sticks. The hollow carved animal boxes are a new idea though, and we are pretty excited about them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLtFTf5vPOLTWKkh40sFv90jq4DXgHQiW-srmrX7of4W5Qw9FWXHNCNvGMRilETC1Qmqe67N3zkfVWdVi-MdxXMa4sVt6n4lOPlPgqw8qzTZpNEdYwOG5WgpWRRbVM7mnJ813-4_Sp5bN/s1600-h/IMG_8325.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLtFTf5vPOLTWKkh40sFv90jq4DXgHQiW-srmrX7of4W5Qw9FWXHNCNvGMRilETC1Qmqe67N3zkfVWdVi-MdxXMa4sVt6n4lOPlPgqw8qzTZpNEdYwOG5WgpWRRbVM7mnJ813-4_Sp5bN/s320/IMG_8325.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281673702831120866" /></a>Mr. Oh is making a lot of functional pots for the show, and he's been making lots of bowls using the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">onggi</span> technique for smaller pots - coil and throw. First he beats out a pancake for the bottom.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZtVH6UzwYbUZDrsRsA_tL417AwcdMIxET0qFrCIYN0C0kXhcb5mVYAEHdGvC13C4DhA3nh8137niANQMD_sJ0cM0DTEtdIrbX-HM9cGLN21pFrNemBG30tBfVWWpz_WtL0uvxfMeC6pV/s1600-h/IMG_8337.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZtVH6UzwYbUZDrsRsA_tL417AwcdMIxET0qFrCIYN0C0kXhcb5mVYAEHdGvC13C4DhA3nh8137niANQMD_sJ0cM0DTEtdIrbX-HM9cGLN21pFrNemBG30tBfVWWpz_WtL0uvxfMeC6pV/s320/IMG_8337.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281673438463146290" /></a>He rolls out a coil...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJWnOgslpSScmx28p_KBRwYW_CXJsE63o0SjiGhebSt-ASXcW5wBelGhY046ilJr_clQ_HL0CoGqG-wGEgW97Ft4VQc2azWWjHMMVq2WJtxebUfWrXA7Pg9qoImcPoCC99EfWNuc68qNb/s1600-h/IMG_8338.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJWnOgslpSScmx28p_KBRwYW_CXJsE63o0SjiGhebSt-ASXcW5wBelGhY046ilJr_clQ_HL0CoGqG-wGEgW97Ft4VQc2azWWjHMMVq2WJtxebUfWrXA7Pg9qoImcPoCC99EfWNuc68qNb/s320/IMG_8338.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281673111140259666" /></a>Then he very quickly builds a coil cylinder.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSl1apjiyWcXS3aPWHHRUD00AWBtsOcDM2-pI3FGnf3bJYYp5FrT8zOmqRsX9eQeiif300vAfejGdRQRoKPyf8WE4EceOWBZ3IaByzzA_Fnotu35vev3MCSFoVGMfxuyzN4hKP4afVrvCz/s1600-h/IMG_8340.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSl1apjiyWcXS3aPWHHRUD00AWBtsOcDM2-pI3FGnf3bJYYp5FrT8zOmqRsX9eQeiif300vAfejGdRQRoKPyf8WE4EceOWBZ3IaByzzA_Fnotu35vev3MCSFoVGMfxuyzN4hKP4afVrvCz/s320/IMG_8340.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281672926912148738" /></a>He then throws this clay using a quilted cloth, which you can barely see between his hands in this picture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjru3c482zxc9wJVsnSMxmVxe5cFjc2u2bLPHrCwqb5zm4aSyNG6hrA2WRScJ7DE1kg8W4MJKYqo04VgQiX2ttEfSnAkHLxqVCNTqSgJMXjAosE8-SlMub0kRThZBK9ONn_OwKOUT8_BL_M/s1600-h/IMG_8342.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjru3c482zxc9wJVsnSMxmVxe5cFjc2u2bLPHrCwqb5zm4aSyNG6hrA2WRScJ7DE1kg8W4MJKYqo04VgQiX2ttEfSnAkHLxqVCNTqSgJMXjAosE8-SlMub0kRThZBK9ONn_OwKOUT8_BL_M/s320/IMG_8342.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281672656610476882" /></a>We are having lots of fun getting into serious pot making mode (with plenty of breaks for traditional <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">korean</span> music, food, and visits, of course). We just unloaded a glaze test kiln yesterday, and are excited about some new glazes... more soon!</div>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-3558715245405176222008-12-18T06:07:00.001-08:002008-12-18T07:20:43.594-08:00Korean Mountain Potter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqOo8E_Q2_w0bODv6GmOTEWEoBXYzx9sQ4_gv7Od0WB0CePvY5yNlxX89BtgmkM9-NXH9iinx_nj-w4Jbzavof0oOHo6vycxt5yvG6W9_zPqzhZrlsFeaG-SgPU59k-WLdvFsuN_KU7Le/s1600-h/IMG_8271.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqOo8E_Q2_w0bODv6GmOTEWEoBXYzx9sQ4_gv7Od0WB0CePvY5yNlxX89BtgmkM9-NXH9iinx_nj-w4Jbzavof0oOHo6vycxt5yvG6W9_zPqzhZrlsFeaG-SgPU59k-WLdvFsuN_KU7Le/s320/IMG_8271.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281134313909283618" /></a>Yesterday was a full day- we visited some friends of Mr. Oh's who treated us to a great home-cooked lunch, and then we all went to visit a young potter who lives way in the mountains without running water or electricity. He used to be a monk, but now he lives in this tiny traditional house he built, and makes pottery. He gathers many of his materials from nearby, and fires in a three chamber wood kiln. Can it possibly get any more classic? We really enjoyed seeing his house, studio, and beautiful setting, and it made us reflect on the impact these things have on visitors to a pottery- especially since we were traveling with pottery collectors. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5Rea1CB8LloCR23_Air1Gub5kL9lh_89QNUDXuc6-7ZDSlegLNm45LrDAZNztp1xIZXEZzndfxoyjYo-9IaAOFNhQ8rZP4DbrKYzpBuQtUsl_hKNiW9B9YsA1wT91J_-bRBf8xgJEsEO/s1600-h/IMG_8276.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5Rea1CB8LloCR23_Air1Gub5kL9lh_89QNUDXuc6-7ZDSlegLNm45LrDAZNztp1xIZXEZzndfxoyjYo-9IaAOFNhQ8rZP4DbrKYzpBuQtUsl_hKNiW9B9YsA1wT91J_-bRBf8xgJEsEO/s320/IMG_8276.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281133979096422850" /></a>The paper door opens to a very small room (maybe 4'x7'? -smaller than a piece of plywood), that six of us squeezed into to have tea. The floor was heated by a traditional wood ondol (below), so that even on a cold day, we had the door wide open (looking out on a beautiful view of bamboo and mountains), and were almost hot. The door to the left is to the kitchen, which is pictured below, whose wood cookstove heats the floor of the house. We're planning on doing a whole post on the ondol system soon, because we are really excited about it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzYsxh_KXhyphenhyphen9cLKj2qgu55eDnoy4X8ptyW_PUpODt7IVmLPmq6P1U9XMdaE6Di9-VSOUhqvkIdAJ3czVVgrRzfIkTrivEViH-VGb3z4FZh5vNPp0NlxhvmYOLxGnx1FrjX08zzLujgs5q/s1600-h/IMG_8274.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzYsxh_KXhyphenhyphen9cLKj2qgu55eDnoy4X8ptyW_PUpODt7IVmLPmq6P1U9XMdaE6Di9-VSOUhqvkIdAJ3czVVgrRzfIkTrivEViH-VGb3z4FZh5vNPp0NlxhvmYOLxGnx1FrjX08zzLujgs5q/s320/IMG_8274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281133597433547378" /></a>Walking down to the studio, we passed an important place - the outhouse! (shown below)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghz5aztK_7isowfAq1u0_9medkkxgm1QE7Z3Y6jANla0LE87LGiJ3kPsNJEjYdmHIaoOeNgRjG1wyWZWYIvYE0FUNuiF5i3dYSuLZso6dme82vL0IUMQHny_JHFWZl3iAAt9salePVsRKs/s1600-h/IMG_8255.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghz5aztK_7isowfAq1u0_9medkkxgm1QE7Z3Y6jANla0LE87LGiJ3kPsNJEjYdmHIaoOeNgRjG1wyWZWYIvYE0FUNuiF5i3dYSuLZso6dme82vL0IUMQHny_JHFWZl3iAAt9salePVsRKs/s320/IMG_8255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281133309956588818" /></a>He had just unloaded his kiln the day before, so his studio was full of fired wares.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMBuIlpa3abefAgJP0xzmutO9UfSMvOT5kO_HzTxBr6CgGBcaDnoGC8RQfW0iXIetLtVS3oo5UEnYtfV114IN6Te5zkXz04JmSx7Qgq-cDaTM8VZtOVAx-CTul9UNWoLgW6E09ySwyx7b/s1600-h/IMG_8266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMBuIlpa3abefAgJP0xzmutO9UfSMvOT5kO_HzTxBr6CgGBcaDnoGC8RQfW0iXIetLtVS3oo5UEnYtfV114IN6Te5zkXz04JmSx7Qgq-cDaTM8VZtOVAx-CTul9UNWoLgW6E09ySwyx7b/s320/IMG_8266.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281132967287637922" /></a>Naomi found the warm spot again - there's nothing better! This is another ondol in his studio.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguooitKK3WaHds13fEY2CdnEYpQDA-NmW1Ky2J4pq_OADX6ym_WisGmaMwjuKnXEhEuEW10AoqKI9W_lttKqUOTZwcsUuF_z_4Y_YO_9nRKtK-k1RjasCnOd4g6O2umOc9W7EKlaGHxgHw/s1600-h/IMG_8263.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguooitKK3WaHds13fEY2CdnEYpQDA-NmW1Ky2J4pq_OADX6ym_WisGmaMwjuKnXEhEuEW10AoqKI9W_lttKqUOTZwcsUuF_z_4Y_YO_9nRKtK-k1RjasCnOd4g6O2umOc9W7EKlaGHxgHw/s320/IMG_8263.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281132719638964786" /></a>His kiln is a small three chamber wood kiln with clay and straw for insulation. This is a traditional korean design, where the chambers arch in both directions, which makes for a beautiful form, but tiny doors.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfIf5aFcmXadQltIhkP1V5gjkaPMCf6Vr1O4jO_dSw5kPn667_1rNJnmA2-clqe9TrWAWn4dNoJXthK1SNg8m752_zL7_xeoqJiCwHeUQZijiIntuO-jDv2LF2TIly2ldWDRWZAokHSaC/s1600-h/IMG_8267.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfIf5aFcmXadQltIhkP1V5gjkaPMCf6Vr1O4jO_dSw5kPn667_1rNJnmA2-clqe9TrWAWn4dNoJXthK1SNg8m752_zL7_xeoqJiCwHeUQZijiIntuO-jDv2LF2TIly2ldWDRWZAokHSaC/s320/IMG_8267.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281132466650786530" /></a>Wheel and pottery... now we come to the difficult part... although his pots had a lot of great qualities (beautifully textured clay, lots of pink dots) - and there were some really nice ones-there weren't any that we really wanted to take home with us. We realized that a kick wheel, wood kiln, local clay, and beautiful working spaces are powerful and important, but they are only tools for making pottery, and not an end in themselves. We're sensitive to this notion because we use and respect a lot of these same tools, and think of them as wonderful collaborators in the process. It's easy to get sucked into these things, but we are reminded that the reason we use them is to make better pots.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFXLxhIldGEaYr5UAWRP7n3F8fOwJXh8EKBE5TjnZWXl_ul75XrNV5TjJSm2vufp0241imj7vEgewLE-Qu7UsX_sUkig2XF5A08kTPM2GTQwmbOb1QyYJkeungX6wVb6USx26qxCtkrH2/s1600-h/IMG_8258.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFXLxhIldGEaYr5UAWRP7n3F8fOwJXh8EKBE5TjnZWXl_ul75XrNV5TjJSm2vufp0241imj7vEgewLE-Qu7UsX_sUkig2XF5A08kTPM2GTQwmbOb1QyYJkeungX6wVb6USx26qxCtkrH2/s320/IMG_8258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281132123252295810" /></a>Pink dots...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JF4Q5Q__-pg70wgpk0fiuhMk_UoqI4Woa8U_nbDKEk2NQRa4YobY38DNORZNCxW0oE51Qg-p7jPDO2QtpapPoMWipBaX85hgRv8Nbo9EppyXX7AF6dWCrDZlUs49BtfxMNX-RG1hiV6A/s1600-h/IMG_8260.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JF4Q5Q__-pg70wgpk0fiuhMk_UoqI4Woa8U_nbDKEk2NQRa4YobY38DNORZNCxW0oE51Qg-p7jPDO2QtpapPoMWipBaX85hgRv8Nbo9EppyXX7AF6dWCrDZlUs49BtfxMNX-RG1hiV6A/s320/IMG_8260.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281131903800903378" /></a>And lastly, one of the nicest contemporary moon jars we've seen:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJv7hFAqUfcwOmQQXP4nacMIUeRoKwox0g8Xw70uHj-Av5Lcax8svfUiEWuWZTr82JTu5ZASv9vqiPjICr1UjNteSoG_Nf7LSK7cIn7qS70Uoz8BXI1PNU891Sg3hQtNy6-jGiNXJPLFw/s1600-h/IMG_8280_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJv7hFAqUfcwOmQQXP4nacMIUeRoKwox0g8Xw70uHj-Av5Lcax8svfUiEWuWZTr82JTu5ZASv9vqiPjICr1UjNteSoG_Nf7LSK7cIn7qS70Uoz8BXI1PNU891Sg3hQtNy6-jGiNXJPLFw/s320/IMG_8280_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281131602375258162" /></a>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-26798064169245807032008-12-16T02:28:00.000-08:002008-12-16T03:40:03.727-08:00Foot wedging; fresh sweetness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiiWnaaJVjnuws5dF-06ZtNjuV0dXTbMOnpp0OfhfhnBdcmwlSCTFwoy5IuSXlNCpxtZ8kB8fQ1LPrknWEhz_WkOTHrK08sKBNe07QL85BiNlZK62M2nDwzMjOm9auZnuqONjoCg5HT8z/s1600-h/IMG_8201_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiiWnaaJVjnuws5dF-06ZtNjuV0dXTbMOnpp0OfhfhnBdcmwlSCTFwoy5IuSXlNCpxtZ8kB8fQ1LPrknWEhz_WkOTHrK08sKBNe07QL85BiNlZK62M2nDwzMjOm9auZnuqONjoCg5HT8z/s320/IMG_8201_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280335957131634626" /></a>Mr. Oh has a pug mill, but this beautiful pink clay that we've shown before has too many rocks in it to run through the pug mill. Therefore, we needed to mix it with shovels and feet on the floor. First, we dumped the clay on the floor (with some mixing, this clay is good to go right out of the ground), and used shovels to break up big chunks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyszNqnZL1hLGDFBLStrk94QlzawlZAEyuKsU4m0j71UJ0wyRnPtcOeEifdiguwonf5J3AQ27OVQSdHPQfoJIPoGN_YRaXktoyWDJEB8GgcwYu7MslRr5WbYyfFP5jRWfjF1nc6YUq83N9/s1600-h/IMG_8152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyszNqnZL1hLGDFBLStrk94QlzawlZAEyuKsU4m0j71UJ0wyRnPtcOeEifdiguwonf5J3AQ27OVQSdHPQfoJIPoGN_YRaXktoyWDJEB8GgcwYu7MslRr5WbYyfFP5jRWfjF1nc6YUq83N9/s320/IMG_8152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280335703094410866" /></a>Next we slung water over it to wet it down. (note pink water pan)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtlbD8jp8dwTpGn7-mbq2obfBmqwkd3h_pQRcKS5-Phol_Usev5RFKw6IXC-pQyptq2Nz32o6ptI0I_YkUDrbafPSHa9HA9IrX5dOH-8cWNIAqB6btqDk9CS-Kfh1e9UMf9ALDvT71Rcc/s1600-h/IMG_8158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtlbD8jp8dwTpGn7-mbq2obfBmqwkd3h_pQRcKS5-Phol_Usev5RFKw6IXC-pQyptq2Nz32o6ptI0I_YkUDrbafPSHa9HA9IrX5dOH-8cWNIAqB6btqDk9CS-Kfh1e9UMf9ALDvT71Rcc/s320/IMG_8158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280335421832099570" /></a>Then we sprinkled water over one bit of clay at a time, and chopped the water into it. We scooped each section onto the growing mountain of clay you see in the front. This part really reminds us of the way Naomi's dad makes pie crusts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-p0C4CIN9r5Xflbf9irPPiWZ4VGlYSIG7KfyQFQJaSJw8t8waxw8Pd4olbIxRYWCdbOWW13Dg7kehyP0LrORUSS3r5Sz3dELhz5iCd9L0P2qDfuMGDpfoTkW8L95Zojsow8JQIycHh_N/s1600-h/IMG_8165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-p0C4CIN9r5Xflbf9irPPiWZ4VGlYSIG7KfyQFQJaSJw8t8waxw8Pd4olbIxRYWCdbOWW13Dg7kehyP0LrORUSS3r5Sz3dELhz5iCd9L0P2qDfuMGDpfoTkW8L95Zojsow8JQIycHh_N/s320/IMG_8165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280335137258133746" /></a>After letting the dampened clay rest and soak overnight, we began the foot wedging process. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Onggi</span> potters use much harder clay than this, so instead of foot wedging, they would use a wooden mallet. Mr. Oh says that two men would move 5 tons of clay by hand every day in this way. He got us started with his masterful foot wedging technique. The pictures are pretty self-explanatory for how this goes...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV7jA89PPApu5mOIQKIBoNuulZFcqCIbzZS7G79ZJJmhCFpznSelyxrnS1hoAk8E0kcDMuZuzzVcObWwWzUH2SSjkRFBUTUn-CqoCr8q4-gkYcvrWniaFgmFD6vNRVVW5nLW0OjdM1SGY/s1600-h/IMG_8185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV7jA89PPApu5mOIQKIBoNuulZFcqCIbzZS7G79ZJJmhCFpznSelyxrnS1hoAk8E0kcDMuZuzzVcObWwWzUH2SSjkRFBUTUn-CqoCr8q4-gkYcvrWniaFgmFD6vNRVVW5nLW0OjdM1SGY/s320/IMG_8185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280334875164771426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSqL9ulWL_xrXNiDe9x8-lReD59C6jm2o2pdc4FRPYP2oWyTT08sKzpgsc6Ymjouc7Mr1H8zXMfIJr_Q6RDtBafnCfNmtJ6vX4xBWZt6so-uWL6y-eqD8LpSkYyY9xEbmFXJIouzTdu9K/s1600-h/IMG_8189.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSqL9ulWL_xrXNiDe9x8-lReD59C6jm2o2pdc4FRPYP2oWyTT08sKzpgsc6Ymjouc7Mr1H8zXMfIJr_Q6RDtBafnCfNmtJ6vX4xBWZt6so-uWL6y-eqD8LpSkYyY9xEbmFXJIouzTdu9K/s320/IMG_8189.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280334634433812626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnFzozxrIG2WcQUhiLp8bAR0y1s_Viv8lH7MCRVTg3-GN3T4MN06EsEjYCdxPRXZ_GENDGFWb8YmkhyphenhyphenLl7SlDllfH1sNGtTy8FsiAialtqIH2q1BjPu-VArsc-G5yarWzbrEKcuwIQqHz/s1600-h/IMG_8201.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnFzozxrIG2WcQUhiLp8bAR0y1s_Viv8lH7MCRVTg3-GN3T4MN06EsEjYCdxPRXZ_GENDGFWb8YmkhyphenhyphenLl7SlDllfH1sNGtTy8FsiAialtqIH2q1BjPu-VArsc-G5yarWzbrEKcuwIQqHz/s320/IMG_8201.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280334159959015410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkhkgLa8XCgqp6ea6lJApTLerlHXGxcXANmP2yEo-2PwgbUyeiAx4hjUNafIQcIBFoJ4YkIGVSZHpyWV_uUp2Y7KFHpF6K_2MTv4oSFb-J5y8nnWZ7t9goiabJHmUfqy52dhlqvPxRNOm/s1600-h/IMG_8204.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkhkgLa8XCgqp6ea6lJApTLerlHXGxcXANmP2yEo-2PwgbUyeiAx4hjUNafIQcIBFoJ4YkIGVSZHpyWV_uUp2Y7KFHpF6K_2MTv4oSFb-J5y8nnWZ7t9goiabJHmUfqy52dhlqvPxRNOm/s320/IMG_8204.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280333892118663186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLcbHIuXW780CjYrGMzdnaTreeW_I45LRJOLZdvFimJ6CYbZnPVSZpledosC_hywWtBNb6KE0vSvKTQGeiLjJWNX5VP1enBwlPM0_bd3oYUpEZ2-OfiAY1fwRiArm5PR0zU_JOAHxiKJn/s1600-h/IMG_8207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLcbHIuXW780CjYrGMzdnaTreeW_I45LRJOLZdvFimJ6CYbZnPVSZpledosC_hywWtBNb6KE0vSvKTQGeiLjJWNX5VP1enBwlPM0_bd3oYUpEZ2-OfiAY1fwRiArm5PR0zU_JOAHxiKJn/s320/IMG_8207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280333545292570114" /></a>It's so beautiful!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Ww2R85WGY33HGTnvrHkBx9vAqWw1PfdSC6kl-bDHDeXfn3XZmiZVjECBhCnYQYhoHokvQv-ao1yfRKdIC8ZvVIRAJ8VLIeUmZVqWmPC6wQHB0pmHA0sQLKejZ21pkhxq8Rh2YV-k2w_1/s1600-h/IMG_8210.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Ww2R85WGY33HGTnvrHkBx9vAqWw1PfdSC6kl-bDHDeXfn3XZmiZVjECBhCnYQYhoHokvQv-ao1yfRKdIC8ZvVIRAJ8VLIeUmZVqWmPC6wQHB0pmHA0sQLKejZ21pkhxq8Rh2YV-k2w_1/s320/IMG_8210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280333289165145106" /></a>Lastly, we shoveled it all back into a big mound, where we'll keep it wrapped in plastic till we use it all up. We'll leave you with this, the message at the bottom of the water pan:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQ1LhlkPeDzbBfiNM2KLRwtIQzRPs7AbKgxI5M8_F9j3lgNk-gAG7FbFZsMb10XG3qbY0B6UzhjeuzWcrY_FuVJw8XCLQzCNP_yMGqLDxDEE0xGxxKHzCgcZCyq29L7wB43TLVoOJCyaG/s1600-h/IMG_8213.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQ1LhlkPeDzbBfiNM2KLRwtIQzRPs7AbKgxI5M8_F9j3lgNk-gAG7FbFZsMb10XG3qbY0B6UzhjeuzWcrY_FuVJw8XCLQzCNP_yMGqLDxDEE0xGxxKHzCgcZCyq29L7wB43TLVoOJCyaG/s320/IMG_8213.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280333014348277202" /></a>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-31297333026479797772008-12-13T20:39:00.000-08:002008-12-14T01:18:37.594-08:00Cholla Province Food<div>Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Oh's</span> studio is in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Cholla</span> province in the far south west of the country. The people from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Cholla</span> tell us that their food is the best and that even people in other parts of the country often agree. When I was in Seoul and people heard that I was living in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Cholla</span> they would often comment about the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Cholla</span> Food. We have been going to a lot of small home cooking type restaurants. Most restaurants have a specialty so when we go to a restaurants we rarely look at menus. Mr. Oh and his friends know before hand what they want and we go to the place that is famous for that. Here are some examples of some of the yummy things that we have been eating...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjHaXRZhZWcB4JXoyr70Jik17rZjD13oc54I-281kHacyO_3u3iwjO4nTrc6hWrSslpxuDm8wh7GL_kvVkrdU8j5-7HB2aWNUEiQp7-ooPPvGVlFKPqo6BPcHEvvhveRGSttr-FgFnoRa/s1600-h/IMG_8091.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjHaXRZhZWcB4JXoyr70Jik17rZjD13oc54I-281kHacyO_3u3iwjO4nTrc6hWrSslpxuDm8wh7GL_kvVkrdU8j5-7HB2aWNUEiQp7-ooPPvGVlFKPqo6BPcHEvvhveRGSttr-FgFnoRa/s320/IMG_8091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279503312644942274" /></a>Above and below are photos from a Chang <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">guk</span> Chang restaurant. Chang <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Guk</span> Chang is a soup made from fermented soy beans. In Korea they eat a lot of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Tenjang</span> Soup which is similar to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">miso</span>. Chang <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Guk</span> Chang is different- it is fermented quickly like yogurt and has a very strong smell. If anyone has had the gooey Japanese <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Natto</span> it is very similar to that, except made into a soup. Many foreigners find the strong smell strange and don't like it but we love the deep rich flavor. You can see from the above photo how important side dishes or "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Panchan</span>" are to Korean food. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Panchan</span> at this restaurant included <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">nappa</span> cabbage <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">kimchi</span>, cucumber <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">kimchi</span>, mustard green <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">kimchi</span>, radish <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">kimchi</span>, hot pepper <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">kimchi</span>, soft shell crab in sweet hot pepper sauce, steamed bean sprouts with sesame oil, whole small fish in red pepper sauce, sauteed greens, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">perilla</span> (green <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">shiso</span>) leaves, raw fish in red pepper sauce, and "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">jeotcal</span>"- fermented fish paste. Wow!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHDRx3FkXFpLtBZsp57Ym-pTIHIHWZntpWcYhVU399zr8O3KRi9rIML-e0cXAM43BNVOaSw6EVlWMaP_A7pv99dbkzFDgj3UklFLg0aiQf7an6AUYhbuw22SIwgJCLiF0UqaU1ud61hzv/s1600-h/IMG_8090.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHDRx3FkXFpLtBZsp57Ym-pTIHIHWZntpWcYhVU399zr8O3KRi9rIML-e0cXAM43BNVOaSw6EVlWMaP_A7pv99dbkzFDgj3UklFLg0aiQf7an6AUYhbuw22SIwgJCLiF0UqaU1ud61hzv/s320/IMG_8090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279503012627342578" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Ooo</span>, this was good... Below is a photo from the night we went to a duck restaurant. The duck was smoked first, and then we grilled it at our table over a charcoal <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">brazier</span>. There's lots of variations of Korean <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">barbecue</span>, but in often involves wrapping whatever meat you are grilling in lettuce or some other raw green, perhaps with a bit of garlic, pickled radish, or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">tengjang</span> (fermented soybean paste). Yum!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLycBdNqdRhXx3lDkkmR9dnOggpKxch9HBI4FdfRm_9k-HeO2LULn-NNFzrHO3HYy6F-pmrvyxeY69gAshtedV-FpYB40TO_sgcVTgPWwRWmIOvPzd9c6khG1IlzDkAKV38DR43Fxmdzc/s1600-h/IMG_8094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLycBdNqdRhXx3lDkkmR9dnOggpKxch9HBI4FdfRm_9k-HeO2LULn-NNFzrHO3HYy6F-pmrvyxeY69gAshtedV-FpYB40TO_sgcVTgPWwRWmIOvPzd9c6khG1IlzDkAKV38DR43Fxmdzc/s320/IMG_8094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279502347144531986" /></a>One day that we were both feeling kind of sick, we went to a red bean soup restaurant for lunch. It is a thick red bean stew that is a little sweet and salty with homemade noodles.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFf7vEN-gnbfaQYdWNrnYh9DXIo5VbkbfsezkLGtv0Dx0ARUsCvVI0lyuJvmJW6IWIrlcoPKWhrm8aVIN4-ZagEYCNcht_KbqxSW0ts5katwqzkDFfpv81trCn7KqaSXA9qI-qUQCz6NW/s1600-h/IMG_8101.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFf7vEN-gnbfaQYdWNrnYh9DXIo5VbkbfsezkLGtv0Dx0ARUsCvVI0lyuJvmJW6IWIrlcoPKWhrm8aVIN4-ZagEYCNcht_KbqxSW0ts5katwqzkDFfpv81trCn7KqaSXA9qI-qUQCz6NW/s320/IMG_8101.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279502060608937266" /></a>At the same restaurant, we tried a seafood noodle soup.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHvVYjJgxUVhNNV6dehQ87hsEv7EeNqMB4Kek7C4s8HnRJ9J7jktA-RWcVyoAboTxCVcP76_nsYEMyqzDBUNSQ1T9ETV25kYwgK34_CZJ_h8t7hyphenhyphenN3IpAcbk1miG49yLVefv1oBEKKoMW/s1600-h/IMG_8103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHvVYjJgxUVhNNV6dehQ87hsEv7EeNqMB4Kek7C4s8HnRJ9J7jktA-RWcVyoAboTxCVcP76_nsYEMyqzDBUNSQ1T9ETV25kYwgK34_CZJ_h8t7hyphenhyphenN3IpAcbk1miG49yLVefv1oBEKKoMW/s320/IMG_8103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279501788502724514" /></a>Oh yeah, and this is when we went out for goat stew, which is sort of the specialty of the closest town, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Hwasoon</span>. Goat can be tough and smelly if it's not cooked right, although in this stew, it was very tender. There is sesame powder in the stew and more at the table to thicken the broth, and it also makes it very rich.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Usit4m_D-3MAIyXNlM7AblWipk3xnE94UfiwR46RpgOBv5VOyxeLz2EgF5Rw6V6h2vaf4ee42CtG_QNIZmeHkybcsNHCZOA8_pn01PG9Ko0Lz-MW87atKyc-dEBwQZyqgpECfQK4jpB-/s1600-h/IMG_8110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Usit4m_D-3MAIyXNlM7AblWipk3xnE94UfiwR46RpgOBv5VOyxeLz2EgF5Rw6V6h2vaf4ee42CtG_QNIZmeHkybcsNHCZOA8_pn01PG9Ko0Lz-MW87atKyc-dEBwQZyqgpECfQK4jpB-/s320/IMG_8110.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279501483760098882" /></a>This is a similar style stew, but with duck.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguENV8Gr03t9T0W7WwP54n2aGmj39amqgFE6QPn5vsFJOjbvbjmcZhTxl7kH4pkQjxOQYxB6qq9hPb_-IsgwyMPoybqilzcLZd-inb4Sl_RP33reWFSUCGk4i_0hL0jiHZ4UTjTkCcxYAW/s1600-h/IMG_8135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguENV8Gr03t9T0W7WwP54n2aGmj39amqgFE6QPn5vsFJOjbvbjmcZhTxl7kH4pkQjxOQYxB6qq9hPb_-IsgwyMPoybqilzcLZd-inb4Sl_RP33reWFSUCGk4i_0hL0jiHZ4UTjTkCcxYAW/s320/IMG_8135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279501081313286850" /></a>Are you hungry yet?Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-69652024052941457482008-12-13T19:56:00.000-08:002008-12-13T20:11:46.168-08:00SaunaYesterday we had a lot of visits from customers and friends, so we didn't get a whole lot done. However, in the evening, Michael, Mr. Oh and I went to a sauna in the nearby town that is famous for its natural hot springs. Many <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">koreans</span> go to a sauna at least once a week, and this was the second time we've been since we got here. These are large public baths, with probably 100 people on a Sunday afternoon on each side. Men and women have their own separate sides, so it was an especially big adventure for me going the first time - the only naked <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">american</span> in a room full of naked <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">koreans</span> with only <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">korean</span> signs. But after you figure it out, it is a great thing (for obvious reasons, no pictures for this post!). There are many showers, several hot tubs of varying temperatures, pools of cold water, and dry and steam sauna rooms. It is a very festive scene with people of all ages dipping in and out of the different tubs, and doing a lot of scrubbing. It feels really good, and is a great way to get really clean (especially since the water for taking a shower is rather unreliable at the studio). ---NaomiMichael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-14554589649697305712008-12-12T17:28:00.000-08:002008-12-12T17:31:49.762-08:00Hong Seongil<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SCdCcUbmb5eLT1GLlN_ts2RtwrAjTRD_XDUzYpKrDNvdTnAGeVXu3bo9fPElFc7H76SUMb4rw8ge8l0GR2yFbRSSJhCV0FWSsAAkPQc12X_oxA-CNk2goRG5jcQhYoZ74THRQf00J0Rl/s1600-h/result_2008_11_2_15_32_44_765_8-ttogarii.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SCdCcUbmb5eLT1GLlN_ts2RtwrAjTRD_XDUzYpKrDNvdTnAGeVXu3bo9fPElFc7H76SUMb4rw8ge8l0GR2yFbRSSJhCV0FWSsAAkPQc12X_oxA-CNk2goRG5jcQhYoZ74THRQf00J0Rl/s320/result_2008_11_2_15_32_44_765_8-ttogarii.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279080583579887154" /></a>Here is a nice bowl made by <a href="http://blog.naver.com/ttogarii">Hong Seongil</a>, one of the potters we met last night, who also keeps a blog. He's an enthusiastic young potter who worked for two years in an onggi factory, although he mostly makes tea ware now. He lives in the green tea growing region of Poseung.Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-88550351419551600532008-12-12T16:38:00.000-08:002008-12-12T17:33:51.012-08:00Workshop<div>Yesterday we did a workshop at a community clay center in Kwangju. It was a really wonderful experience- it was well attended and the participants asked very interesting questions. We did a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">PowerPoint</span> presentation and then demonstrated for a few hours. Mr. Oh did great job translating but it was an unusual experience to speak through a translator. He gave a lengthy introduction where we heard our names frequently but had no idea what he was saying about us. However, we've talked about clay so much with Mr. Oh, we know that he understands our thoughts about it. We also had the experience where we would talk for a while and his translation would be very short, and the other way around. Mr. Oh always laughs about that when he has a translator. This was the first time we've really experienced that, and it was pretty funny.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7ffg4nWDHFdRb_MYQjGcB3lwH8RLmqFCEaZAAUA6ae7L8HVPEZ8gAe-L0ZF0kdhcDBlOeQPUxk7G87Le9SNSHAf08DR4xvdIBmmvkrMIiJX8Dj8s4ZKPVGNEDkXgnOZiVUwf7DjYqJw7/s1600-h/IMG_1462.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7ffg4nWDHFdRb_MYQjGcB3lwH8RLmqFCEaZAAUA6ae7L8HVPEZ8gAe-L0ZF0kdhcDBlOeQPUxk7G87Le9SNSHAf08DR4xvdIBmmvkrMIiJX8Dj8s4ZKPVGNEDkXgnOZiVUwf7DjYqJw7/s320/IMG_1462.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279068957031219138" /></a><br /><br />Mr. Oh suggested that we <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">demonstrate</span> things that people here probably had not seen before. Naomi pulled some handles and demonstrated carving a small animal sculpture, and Michael demonstrated <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">making</span> square slab vases and slab-molded pots. Then we both had a lot of fun decorating some slabs with red and white slip. When we're making slab-molded dishes, usually we decorate the slabs while they're flat, and then put them on the mold after the slip has dried somewhat. It's a fun and unusual experience for a potter to do flat painting! When the slab gets pressed onto the mold, the slip gets mashed down, sometimes making it look almost like inlay.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZ_iPl30nw9srcJsZt8sz1HXF6pP3cJtlDR3ZFPgsKFhZ7SeoaCDVvp9Of7DMJ8SBGH9zVI7UfNSSLU1eZzEuV8CZUqDr0FEiqnhbmsJkqW9QTnQQJKvrWfDMZqZHOBy0JNyJHle4M8kj/s1600-h/IMG_1479.JPG"></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZ_iPl30nw9srcJsZt8sz1HXF6pP3cJtlDR3ZFPgsKFhZ7SeoaCDVvp9Of7DMJ8SBGH9zVI7UfNSSLU1eZzEuV8CZUqDr0FEiqnhbmsJkqW9QTnQQJKvrWfDMZqZHOBy0JNyJHle4M8kj/s320/IMG_1479.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279068719022597586" /></div><div>Naomi sometimes slings little handfuls of slip... a.k.a. "wipe-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ons</span>."... As opposed to "wipe-offs," which Michael is demonstrating below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMInWyuc7KZN8aoRdqLa_hPw3_MxOZVsEFcoX-tdMzUfbfOLRSUirEmDvFWK66G5BjHO26oeC7Pl2XohaT9u-u8WAw2LQv4wYFbUTb3ttcs4Fz2Kdioar7MwMjKTo0naiZnMRzE0h_PPbg/s1600-h/IMG_1496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMInWyuc7KZN8aoRdqLa_hPw3_MxOZVsEFcoX-tdMzUfbfOLRSUirEmDvFWK66G5BjHO26oeC7Pl2XohaT9u-u8WAw2LQv4wYFbUTb3ttcs4Fz2Kdioar7MwMjKTo0naiZnMRzE0h_PPbg/s320/IMG_1496.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279068426902483506" /></a>After the workshop we went to a great <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">sam</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">gyup</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">sal</span> restaurant with the owner of the clay center, Mrs. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Yu</span>, and some of the participants. Mrs. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Yu</span> studied <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">onggi</span> at Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Oh's</span> factory during the time Michael was there in 2001, so it was wonderful to see her again. We also met some really nice young potters. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Seung</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Ryung</span> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">sp</span>?-we'll check) is one of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Hee</span> Chang's assistants (he took this photo, so he's not in it), and he also helped a lot setting up the power point projector. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Hong</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Seongil</span> is seated on the other side of Michael, and he took most of the photos of our workshop you see here. He makes some very nice bowls, and we'll post a link to his blog in a new post. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7igrornlk67Xozjp0S6RwvW3-4ZOrfKiBzN9-wrntdFEDDuMqg3wmrtkE9YOjcqXNYR7wGPeOpVu6USNDZQ1XyieDL9dPyL9wr0agcKvNyxdsAl056uDxgH4EW2NmyZCzqLXdtSU2JJER/s1600-h/IMG_8138.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7igrornlk67Xozjp0S6RwvW3-4ZOrfKiBzN9-wrntdFEDDuMqg3wmrtkE9YOjcqXNYR7wGPeOpVu6USNDZQ1XyieDL9dPyL9wr0agcKvNyxdsAl056uDxgH4EW2NmyZCzqLXdtSU2JJER/s320/IMG_8138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279068034834441954" /></a><br /></div>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-15917268758506858902008-12-11T16:47:00.000-08:002008-12-11T17:29:00.238-08:00Young Chicken Onggi<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gezqmKqzxiLtAnVwIyUXQa5RFbvwo5IOSvP-H5i2wQGiZ3xMhC8imstrTpy6VcXKPqDps_hpatbLMy49wAXPdh5WCH_0AaTfRFB4oNhkqOtPHtWXWETIjN-Zjr3f-BeQycHWckX8mB3g/s1600-h/IMG_8116.JPG"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jeoung</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hee</span> Chang</a><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gezqmKqzxiLtAnVwIyUXQa5RFbvwo5IOSvP-H5i2wQGiZ3xMhC8imstrTpy6VcXKPqDps_hpatbLMy49wAXPdh5WCH_0AaTfRFB4oNhkqOtPHtWXWETIjN-Zjr3f-BeQycHWckX8mB3g/s1600-h/IMG_8116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gezqmKqzxiLtAnVwIyUXQa5RFbvwo5IOSvP-H5i2wQGiZ3xMhC8imstrTpy6VcXKPqDps_hpatbLMy49wAXPdh5WCH_0AaTfRFB4oNhkqOtPHtWXWETIjN-Zjr3f-BeQycHWckX8mB3g/s320/IMG_8116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278701366037288210" /></a>Yesterday we went to visit a former student of Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Oh's</span> to pick up more of the amazing pink clay. Naomi has been making sculptures out of it and really loves it (stay tuned for PINK cows!). Anyone who saw Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Oh's</span> demonstrations in North Carolina remembers <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Hee</span> Chang as his very hard-working assistant. Now he has his own <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">onggi</span> studio where he makes a mixture of traditional <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">onggi</span> forms and contemporary work. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Hee</span> Chang is a young potter with two even younger assistants. We were excited to see some "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">youngye</span>" (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">korean</span> for "young chicken")learning some of the traditional <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">onggi</span> techniques. Traditionally, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">onggi</span> was made in large workshops that would best be described as "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">onggi</span> factories." <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Hee</span> Chang works on a smaller scale, so we call his place an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">onggi</span> "studio." The bulk of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">onggi</span> potter's work would be storage jars, although they also made other forms, such as the distilling pots, chimneys, large bowls four feet wide!), oil lamps, etc. These more rare <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">onggi</span> forms have become popular for decoration. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Hee</span> Chang makes mostly these kinds of forms now, as well as lids, which break more than jars, and thus are constantly needed at sauce factories.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuVLf_9-0Cky-VgTo7d7ZiVu7A_T5hQN4FC_BbqxGGntsthILhEGV0Oz_RgbU81jJcEeUijcGzzocSKs72-0j7_eQL4iExDhNHU4fAh_HFuJ5YMixFPYgXi-AtAy3QUCNZuF3GqM9zFXC/s1600-h/IMG_8132.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuVLf_9-0Cky-VgTo7d7ZiVu7A_T5hQN4FC_BbqxGGntsthILhEGV0Oz_RgbU81jJcEeUijcGzzocSKs72-0j7_eQL4iExDhNHU4fAh_HFuJ5YMixFPYgXi-AtAy3QUCNZuF3GqM9zFXC/s320/IMG_8132.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278701114974147138" /></a>Those of you who have seen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">onggi</span> made before will know why these wheels are sunken in the ground... When the pot is being started, the potter kicks the fly-wheel under ground. But as the pot becomes larger, the potter can stand on the floor and kick the wheel head itself to turn the pot. The risers you see on these wheels are used when making smaller pots, so the potter doesn't have to bend over so far.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXE9Zjsa6zGdshA5hJWPWosRNYlj7Rh_JHB51MNoMmzzgSFW-ZrHt2a-cKHFGKkH4g0roxGtChRyMYbMbLlvJZfRXSfF5Flb6S54rDQn1zVrUH3nNIAFu8fEuJYbxI_wfeeriW2QBa5qm6/s1600-h/IMG_8134.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXE9Zjsa6zGdshA5hJWPWosRNYlj7Rh_JHB51MNoMmzzgSFW-ZrHt2a-cKHFGKkH4g0roxGtChRyMYbMbLlvJZfRXSfF5Flb6S54rDQn1zVrUH3nNIAFu8fEuJYbxI_wfeeriW2QBa5qm6/s320/IMG_8134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278700826568652146" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Hee</span> Chang built his studio with his father-in-law, who is a traditional carpenter. It is a beautiful place, with lots of cool details, like this wall made of broken <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">onggi</span> pots.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZmowZyzCzbIgNXPicDbxhMrkOp1JsUpA00SB03kfItvZrFYSE1-lcfzWYlV_l4FSrx6TKuyUJwJhaK0z49F-tSjzUIayT4dEzlhOt0wkaJ_XjrTWLsE_LydqiAUKQJlxLpmOQYIH3Ziu/s1600-h/IMG_8119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZmowZyzCzbIgNXPicDbxhMrkOp1JsUpA00SB03kfItvZrFYSE1-lcfzWYlV_l4FSrx6TKuyUJwJhaK0z49F-tSjzUIayT4dEzlhOt0wkaJ_XjrTWLsE_LydqiAUKQJlxLpmOQYIH3Ziu/s320/IMG_8119.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278700518387174130" /></a>Above are some examples of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Onggi</span> chimneys, which are now mainly used for decoration.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrQy5MR8WrKYvMKNB57zgG98WoyVBVmC3jiQ9T3eE_P-hrM4K0WhGiwlj5SAePtJjR3Pj-_PuxQZQgg6UAGaLEm8YShnzm73EvJZPX6WTtFvR7qHuyzU386OW_ttikXYFZG0QOetSkqB4/s1600-h/IMG_8124.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrQy5MR8WrKYvMKNB57zgG98WoyVBVmC3jiQ9T3eE_P-hrM4K0WhGiwlj5SAePtJjR3Pj-_PuxQZQgg6UAGaLEm8YShnzm73EvJZPX6WTtFvR7qHuyzU386OW_ttikXYFZG0QOetSkqB4/s320/IMG_8124.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278699980727904066" /></a>These are actually lids (three feet wide!) to replace broken lids on VERY large old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">onggi</span> jars.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJ5966VCPBYK7O0NU31qLyIc3QBmM6_TeAv2rDCn_BWr9KZiS7l87V2-_5A4ptYQD69jmW71nTZ_fa_xBovssskMRdOnIJxogk42fuNiZFsUuobnxRXV4NWFy2LktJct3MD59peEvx-OI/s1600-h/IMG_8121.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJ5966VCPBYK7O0NU31qLyIc3QBmM6_TeAv2rDCn_BWr9KZiS7l87V2-_5A4ptYQD69jmW71nTZ_fa_xBovssskMRdOnIJxogk42fuNiZFsUuobnxRXV4NWFy2LktJct3MD59peEvx-OI/s320/IMG_8121.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278699654085058114" /></a>These pots are used to hold different sauces and condiments. These would have been used to gather sauces from the outdoor "jar place" that until recently was ubiquitous in every <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">korean</span> household. We'll probably devote an entire post to the "sauce jar place," or "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">chang</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">tok</span>' <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">te</span>."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQ2HK_BmDHbS_zfMvCQ3dkFH5cnW6uAjvfDmpfw508-OMdCPI6kEKFU5ivn_ky_2_LoF3596w5of4CJS70mOKYMIi2w5z-TNqGe8wnzSK5sHUnMVprY1zfWqyGsD8-7mg12vOudm8G3cm/s1600-h/IMG_8125.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQ2HK_BmDHbS_zfMvCQ3dkFH5cnW6uAjvfDmpfw508-OMdCPI6kEKFU5ivn_ky_2_LoF3596w5of4CJS70mOKYMIi2w5z-TNqGe8wnzSK5sHUnMVprY1zfWqyGsD8-7mg12vOudm8G3cm/s320/IMG_8125.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278699355503814754" /></a>More lids and "o tan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">jee</span>."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwZnyWq9VVVoeY9Ot_EzuEQP2LRoF2eiZVgRTFyXyhfTadEvZdLuZgnKa3yCewjKy15sGVFmUECPS3B-yndvzk82nYvi7e9dqIHHGccV_R4r5kKSxFNfUecOepJMS169CcMp0vYCcHaf6/s1600-h/IMG_8128.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwZnyWq9VVVoeY9Ot_EzuEQP2LRoF2eiZVgRTFyXyhfTadEvZdLuZgnKa3yCewjKy15sGVFmUECPS3B-yndvzk82nYvi7e9dqIHHGccV_R4r5kKSxFNfUecOepJMS169CcMp0vYCcHaf6/s320/IMG_8128.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278699096827336194" /></a>Now, many <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Americans</span> are very curious about this form. Can you guess what it is? It is the traditional <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">soju</span> distilling pot. When Michael worked at Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Oh's</span> factory in 2001, one of his first jobs was making about 100 of the phallic spouts. FUN!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-27988002020102641752008-12-10T03:01:00.000-08:002008-12-10T04:06:33.314-08:00Green Tea<div>We have been drinking a lot of great Korean green tea. Mr. Oh taught us the winter technique for making green tea Korean <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">style</span>. The tea set usually includes a water bowl along with teapot and small cups. First, boiling water is poured into the teapot, the water bowl, and all the cups.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVuCN-wkMxpWzw3Hipy-HJpQm8XdrEIgYBC5KmK7leztHkRFuJOHXb-AQ4UQlBTFTf3seageCPd-P2VAXwZKwkkzMvdZCRWWAtp6FPRITBpIeSb92g28KBVOI4kSA-9Mheucz8IqDY0qs/s1600-h/IMG_8031.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTB04Cv6ab6IRRvKNmQR1yJF0pdrz9YQBychp3QTujfW3IRiPPlx1W0QYJ6PaUch8Zj8kZwUPXT0YPH8IDGrpsTMTeBkHm1jqxUoTTJhs9tXdJ1Vu_lD1SwRuFSL2k7r_m0rIQyt2UhFL/s320/IMG_8025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278121348048670594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOg708TasQHs8-Om6NP0diBT7q2IXN786NMKXUlzURRB6kabkefXoVhsP4BzudIsWfC3H39rIvyx6_R_ZUfNXLBw_MLBrnkM487bmeLdN_zp3VvQfuB_2hUEiNGwmi0BJ_cA6YHMJ8LkA4/s1600-h/IMG_8026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOg708TasQHs8-Om6NP0diBT7q2IXN786NMKXUlzURRB6kabkefXoVhsP4BzudIsWfC3H39rIvyx6_R_ZUfNXLBw_MLBrnkM487bmeLdN_zp3VvQfuB_2hUEiNGwmi0BJ_cA6YHMJ8LkA4/s320/IMG_8026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278117958380203186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCK5-YYalwNPy58HWiXH51fAoQ6fkmVxcecGnwiONLDoEsEodq8uH7Qt-Ht5Ze01tYpCyLtpGs5TeicWGaTXDIVdFbcpygiSToFgYuW0TpW8rgT6GxKhquV0PiNdy48QYiR1_7WfKsyfZ/s1600-h/IMG_8027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCK5-YYalwNPy58HWiXH51fAoQ6fkmVxcecGnwiONLDoEsEodq8uH7Qt-Ht5Ze01tYpCyLtpGs5TeicWGaTXDIVdFbcpygiSToFgYuW0TpW8rgT6GxKhquV0PiNdy48QYiR1_7WfKsyfZ/s320/IMG_8027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278117623361307874" /></a>Next the water is poured out of the warmed-up teapot and the tea is placed in the teapot.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2BDvnUYiEGNWc0DgzmuxpRn9iE3UiVfRJm1CsR2hggwkP0aF9z7M7-Lafxaors7xUcLRd7oSqJmEkjn5blAWJs0i2GbKDTZOcw7KrFeDKSCDbWbhQ7DMEH3eDK84YqnaJgN0PsUwiTC-/s1600-h/IMG_8030.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2BDvnUYiEGNWc0DgzmuxpRn9iE3UiVfRJm1CsR2hggwkP0aF9z7M7-Lafxaors7xUcLRd7oSqJmEkjn5blAWJs0i2GbKDTZOcw7KrFeDKSCDbWbhQ7DMEH3eDK84YqnaJgN0PsUwiTC-/s320/IMG_8030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278117302749677442" /></a>The tea is then allowed to sit in the warm teapot to begin to open up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgk1JY-WjpRpf80h-feT99NGW0jjTEsnxRbo5qoGast3afwmVhmfvmKspdmTw-TABPVCUitQp11Ao0Qbw7-FIgCQu1VZtKvQYxXu7AqXBrxdbsqeUgpVB6Pm05EvsngbOOL704OMczMYZ/s1600-h/IMG_8029.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgk1JY-WjpRpf80h-feT99NGW0jjTEsnxRbo5qoGast3afwmVhmfvmKspdmTw-TABPVCUitQp11Ao0Qbw7-FIgCQu1VZtKvQYxXu7AqXBrxdbsqeUgpVB6Pm05EvsngbOOL704OMczMYZ/s320/IMG_8029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278116979720221922" /></a>Water is then poured from the water bowl into the teapot. This water has cooled down to about 80 centigrade. The important thing is that the water is not too hot for the brewing, but all the utensils have been warmed so that the tea does not cool even more when you pour it into the cups.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3TSVybqK4UiRrsSL9qk93XcvvBClHEJAaTAiHRZ289sZaB1cvKtYQkbWsHNPk2C0eN-ob-kvUoh06WxYa2EWbefoNkmkH6BHtL6p_Xhf7K5oHw73q4PZQO0Gup_Adg-yKphRX-5mZgj1/s1600-h/IMG_8031.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3TSVybqK4UiRrsSL9qk93XcvvBClHEJAaTAiHRZ289sZaB1cvKtYQkbWsHNPk2C0eN-ob-kvUoh06WxYa2EWbefoNkmkH6BHtL6p_Xhf7K5oHw73q4PZQO0Gup_Adg-yKphRX-5mZgj1/s320/IMG_8031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278116621365003138" /></a>The tea is then poured into the heated cups. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRC26Xs5JUqCsz2aJLIZFl-kCkxvD4yBVvB-Wvti-bWw0jSA6rVNeEbCXNH22K5SFs9sKqoyxVRw8EnGYt1qtxmWAOGo2cjFzbTpJFbf32H-xWxKDFT4EgpqJI37AgaHoRUt91KZgioYf/s1600-h/IMG_8039.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRC26Xs5JUqCsz2aJLIZFl-kCkxvD4yBVvB-Wvti-bWw0jSA6rVNeEbCXNH22K5SFs9sKqoyxVRw8EnGYt1qtxmWAOGo2cjFzbTpJFbf32H-xWxKDFT4EgpqJI37AgaHoRUt91KZgioYf/s320/IMG_8039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278116173933391730" /></a>Naomi is demonstrating the polite way to hold your cup. There are a lot of rules of etiquette in Korea... Although they are very forgiving of foreigners who mess up, it is fun to try to be polite especially because wherever we go it seems like people are very kindly serving us tea. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWswwKvYFcCzHp_Veaz80NRg16epxQjjPyhEL2QE0Jn8upqV7DEKRzoUi0f-pVnAZSnSBSt_ZC7xJTPGw3bFog3Gqoe0H4nUnUt4rKQZKs9NaniQlkGuxHfIfLh9Bp1cwrEMwUFyaf8ZIf/s1600-h/IMG_8044.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWswwKvYFcCzHp_Veaz80NRg16epxQjjPyhEL2QE0Jn8upqV7DEKRzoUi0f-pVnAZSnSBSt_ZC7xJTPGw3bFog3Gqoe0H4nUnUt4rKQZKs9NaniQlkGuxHfIfLh9Bp1cwrEMwUFyaf8ZIf/s320/IMG_8044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278115784335066418" /></a>After the first pour the tea is poured into the pouring bowl and passed around. Each time the teapot is refilled with water and poured brings out different aromas and flavors in the tea- the second is supposed to be the best.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwdVh7fcXRb3tWRZ8-gWRToB2E2_qQkQhZT57jLI6E0qByd-nuSWd-qtmGoMkMsX1sxJ-3xhVut7dDwpxektXzRi_fVrBWJTJskUowrV9i5s52zNXKTU3274M_ccOmJ8oyyH-GWH9C2e8/s1600-h/IMG_8048.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwdVh7fcXRb3tWRZ8-gWRToB2E2_qQkQhZT57jLI6E0qByd-nuSWd-qtmGoMkMsX1sxJ-3xhVut7dDwpxektXzRi_fVrBWJTJskUowrV9i5s52zNXKTU3274M_ccOmJ8oyyH-GWH9C2e8/s320/IMG_8048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278115350764009794" /></a>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-65259983734805944362008-12-09T16:56:00.001-08:002008-12-09T19:27:43.125-08:00Clay<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: left;">Well, we have been having a hard time keeping up with daily blogging. With a steady stream of visitors, it's difficult to find time to work on the computer and not seem rude. We have been having an amazing time. The studio is in a beautiful area surrounded by rice fields and wonderful small villages. On our first walk through the closest village, we were invited into someone's home to have tea, which was really fun. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRgP_IK6rIJjaDORoB-TmtnHBqi1MhFgxx2mwgH_9FvN5wUAlxlgOZ9GBLFZvLriysSmodhcB0OLX9zm33HHpPY1XOZRQ6mat_3ExTTqIasr4UoJpAAPIwykza4kpQKBVYD18L8qK2vLd/s320/IMG_8055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277995640896588962" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The gallery where we are having the exhibition needs some images soon so we are planning on doing most of the making now, and most of the traveling later. To begin making, the first thing we need to do is make some decisions about what kind of clay to use. When Michael worked with Mr. Oh before, they were only making Onggi, so there was only one clay to use. Now Mr. Oh is making all kinds of pots, and has a bunch of different clays - all of them very beautiful.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaPImVPx2ZvOWZvH4NX7KX3RgIA8njoJJ5hE2AEKoKCOrrIwRzrbqhXAlyPdf0h0y80BgyLBFhu20I5A1I9jW-RAeAYDDl2cgJ7etL6AWW9WK4yeeP3p01honBprFp5Zv-i_1UIE0aGDT/s1600-h/IMG_8065_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaPImVPx2ZvOWZvH4NX7KX3RgIA8njoJJ5hE2AEKoKCOrrIwRzrbqhXAlyPdf0h0y80BgyLBFhu20I5A1I9jW-RAeAYDDl2cgJ7etL6AWW9WK4yeeP3p01honBprFp5Zv-i_1UIE0aGDT/s320/IMG_8065_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277960866050245906" /></a>This clay is a high temperature onggi clay. A student of Mr.Oh's got a delivery of high temperature Onggi clay that had too many big chunks of quartz in it for his liking. Mr. Oh got some and loves it for making small pots and sculptures. This sculpture was made by his studio mate, Kim Hui San. In the wood kiln it fires a beautiful soft orange color reminiscent of old shigaraki pots. Onggi potters would use this high temperature clay for the pots on the bottom of a stack when they loaded pots rim to rim in the large wood kilns, because it would be stronger and less likely to warp. The white color of the clay contrasts more with the dark brown Onggi glaze than the usual red clay color, as in this old pot below:<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMF4tf4xsiqXNBI7b3Zlt8WyCVM4v4aQlWjrtQQyzmAQdxH_NqTm8Mg4hJO52O4VC7B3nufU53m980otfRQYzTseLxuzkZFqGVYoVHoWqKJJpXswRZjxjre45r17BVl2LEB1r-krH1TnK/s320/Image42.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277972316017581154" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWOrvBzLJzqKNrjt0NS8epZvhYaLRTp-x-KNOEIYssATuabhOPLt4zZhtXSk0VWwmwNOBC9ABCpxrSrM48bK6Hb9wFYh35i2fl7QZwX07G5VAOJW_ioHSXjFXxyOuTgqJ59VjecNyEyIa/s1600-h/IMG_8079.JPG"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The clay is beautiful right out of the ground with veins of pink, orange, and grey.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWOrvBzLJzqKNrjt0NS8epZvhYaLRTp-x-KNOEIYssATuabhOPLt4zZhtXSk0VWwmwNOBC9ABCpxrSrM48bK6Hb9wFYh35i2fl7QZwX07G5VAOJW_ioHSXjFXxyOuTgqJ59VjecNyEyIa/s1600-h/IMG_8079.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWOrvBzLJzqKNrjt0NS8epZvhYaLRTp-x-KNOEIYssATuabhOPLt4zZhtXSk0VWwmwNOBC9ABCpxrSrM48bK6Hb9wFYh35i2fl7QZwX07G5VAOJW_ioHSXjFXxyOuTgqJ59VjecNyEyIa/s320/IMG_8079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277960624692539058" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>Below is a white clay that he has already mixed. It is an unpure porcelain very similar to the Choseun Dynasty folk porcelain.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFT1vCtr13eyvKJqDmcOOPbV1y0JD_MUtln4B1it9v0BRPYBockTbAyvVSDec-N0biW4qiN-N9TQ-YWIIVQSVrItIoAbkxhF2deBc5D0DUbloGWqExmlHU8IktMinswfSWjvxqSZsWB7Z5/s1600-h/IMG_8068.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFT1vCtr13eyvKJqDmcOOPbV1y0JD_MUtln4B1it9v0BRPYBockTbAyvVSDec-N0biW4qiN-N9TQ-YWIIVQSVrItIoAbkxhF2deBc5D0DUbloGWqExmlHU8IktMinswfSWjvxqSZsWB7Z5/s320/IMG_8068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277960345462198034" /></a>And lastly, this is the onggi clay that he has used to make Punchong ware. "Punchong" is the Korean name for all the different techniques of applying white slip over a dark clay. We will write more about Punchong and all the different types of traditional Korean pots in a later post. Stay tuned for more about Mr. Oh's evolution from Onggi to his current work, the state of Onggi now, green tea making, and lots of good food.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9ecaEKOAhmpUHiNszSc1Iwjg47ftPAqdzpRyjH_qvUREnTCNHp6t8_99yujll-ypPS4a8ewVCOxw5pFrVRmwFvXfoWC1ypGnZdXkFJPscDBzTRAWsFgNxez33lCpZT2qpOu7i180CtwB/s1600-h/IMG_8071.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 196px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9ecaEKOAhmpUHiNszSc1Iwjg47ftPAqdzpRyjH_qvUREnTCNHp6t8_99yujll-ypPS4a8ewVCOxw5pFrVRmwFvXfoWC1ypGnZdXkFJPscDBzTRAWsFgNxez33lCpZT2qpOu7i180CtwB/s320/IMG_8071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277959375030850626" /></a><br /><br /></div>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-44971886244827743482008-12-06T15:47:00.001-08:002008-12-06T16:19:00.426-08:00Lunch Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJkBJ53JEYo8k0fhXewEQA9iWzUCVXihvc4D0wZZSKsjsntNnS8C2zU7mTg4_MUuKSeGHaJDOjQntD8zE6ikq_gFr1lb5CVl54YUBTIsDlFENM1uuN3gmlDLE-urqb6UM9eLTAZopmuUL/s1600-h/IMG_8014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJkBJ53JEYo8k0fhXewEQA9iWzUCVXihvc4D0wZZSKsjsntNnS8C2zU7mTg4_MUuKSeGHaJDOjQntD8zE6ikq_gFr1lb5CVl54YUBTIsDlFENM1uuN3gmlDLE-urqb6UM9eLTAZopmuUL/s320/IMG_8014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276829884348048898" /></a>Yesterday morning we unloaded the gas kiln with Mr Oh (he's in the middle), and two friends. Most of of the pots in the kiln were made by students at a local cultural center and their teacher, an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">onggi</span> potter. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdUgnZGM80mGQDnTnZMmi0U08LJS64SKnAI8jGxR23NZXLQWdyGWTp5h26dWnGwvuxf3C5-H7p6DuW8b9TmcvQ8o8QBRtT4GD3QFWngPZo9aVGq2WnL2PO09cKG2D99wtRhgX8seKh6sf/s1600-h/IMG_8018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdUgnZGM80mGQDnTnZMmi0U08LJS64SKnAI8jGxR23NZXLQWdyGWTp5h26dWnGwvuxf3C5-H7p6DuW8b9TmcvQ8o8QBRtT4GD3QFWngPZo9aVGq2WnL2PO09cKG2D99wtRhgX8seKh6sf/s320/IMG_8018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276829698940643714" /></a>After a cold morning outside, we were ready for a hot lunch. Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Oh's</span> studio mate, Kim Hui San, is also a great cook (lucky for us!). He made a fish and radish soup, and we liked his technique of cutting the radish into the soup. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCv4S_I5leByhmFeiuLPT1zZ2kfh7wOSsCe0j6a5dSNQ4LVJZxl3Zf7sFHOo6srRu8UGxcFeLXqZ74hW6jeVes-NuZcsWZHz8W3fC6s9bC0ouT1XQGDQAiSQuZPUifMQfnlocRB5yR2jH/s1600-h/IMG_8019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCv4S_I5leByhmFeiuLPT1zZ2kfh7wOSsCe0j6a5dSNQ4LVJZxl3Zf7sFHOo6srRu8UGxcFeLXqZ74hW6jeVes-NuZcsWZHz8W3fC6s9bC0ouT1XQGDQAiSQuZPUifMQfnlocRB5yR2jH/s320/IMG_8019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276829453375875042" /></a>This is a simple lunch called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Kuk</span> bap, which means soup and rice(<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">apologies</span> for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">misspelled</span> transliterations) . There are also of course several side dishes of kimchi and other pickles. With Korean food, you never have your own plate. Instead, you have your own bowl of rice and/or soup, and the rest of the food is eaten communally. What a great way to be able to use lots of nice small pots!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlHBWFFJnw0Dd9SG6Al4Yph6yLFlqgdBUSydEQof7OxtulubjCg_uyG2Go6DdCq2B_CTtNX6i0x8tvC6LJoRHBQHa_oVQn4YJ5AH7_qlv0g7CNAYPZZwHzMX4z0pRRKRNrFOyhnHzkoQ7/s1600-h/IMG_8021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlHBWFFJnw0Dd9SG6Al4Yph6yLFlqgdBUSydEQof7OxtulubjCg_uyG2Go6DdCq2B_CTtNX6i0x8tvC6LJoRHBQHa_oVQn4YJ5AH7_qlv0g7CNAYPZZwHzMX4z0pRRKRNrFOyhnHzkoQ7/s320/IMG_8021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276829000224631154" /></a>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-75622032684728107342008-12-05T16:11:00.000-08:002008-12-06T15:35:58.611-08:00Our first day<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4oPmfLLuvfwxaMkMvN-oYexAkSD_oOXr0gJMjyFc89kTy7qKv_dxFoat-PLQCRwz7OZKmV141UCm6KN1_7N0djbrEdjyrkkkZ3PhL7mRUWuRLbmk9G2moBMaDLqZv9mPL1Yldvpj0YvA/s320/IMG_8006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276463315252812402" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Mr Oh's Studio on a snowy morning</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Well, we made it! Our travels went smoothly, and there's nothing like some good Korean food to help you get over the jet lag (more pictures of food later). Mr. Oh works in an old elementary school that has been converted into artist's studios. In Korea, so many people are moving to the cities that the country side is emptying out, and old schools are no longer in use. They are a cheap place to set up studios for artists. This morning we woke up to beautiful snow covering everything. Our bedroom which is one of the classrooms, is also Mr. Oh's showroom, so it's a wonderful place to wake up. I have to say that it is hard to get out of bed though, because although the air in the room is very cold, our bed is heated. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVYJM_8RzrMLjEu8mM91IkOHYDe9_p-S7tMqVLWu6PRIJgiN_i25I-D6y_KDAzTamFsDxYUBy_NIhTACHUbxluYRfV3f120pTrKqqHgYRQ3eo3SvbozmUise36g9-DIJgUKKlj8bSF6zU/s320/IMG_8003_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276464843347711058" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Mr. Oh's studio is in another classroom in the school. You can see some smaller onggi jars on the right that are ready to be fired. They are not entirely traditional shapes, more "contemporary," as Mr. Oh would say. We will soon be unloading the gas kiln that Mr. Oh was firing the day we arrived, so we should have some good pictures of some finished pots soon.<br /></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1JZ7L8ToxVjqW4H8xGt5WRsRnyRisucITYA-mv4hItiZiSLiCDe-HUlp8RZm0gvACWRbTZUySu3eRCgf8G6y5utCham74EmDwC6mazoInEJY7ovpAL7fAcsSYOayvNzrSo3AwoNLbLpL/s320/IMG_7998_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276465503974075730" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6848778660521665246.post-9683541378983370532008-11-16T06:35:00.000-08:002008-11-25T16:47:47.680-08:00Welcome<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjpBctoym1hz-WVXRBpi5YF_nKjzuURlyH3tn2c9dJBY_h1POo7atOejdOK0iKAx44odLyQntlEv4w0pZMt2H_rqQz1ZMfrgJ5BrNTtTeoB8lCNmMhj898ih5p6Vqjpy51mTgCMUsbUJu/s1600-h/Image0033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjpBctoym1hz-WVXRBpi5YF_nKjzuURlyH3tn2c9dJBY_h1POo7atOejdOK0iKAx44odLyQntlEv4w0pZMt2H_rqQz1ZMfrgJ5BrNTtTeoB8lCNmMhj898ih5p6Vqjpy51mTgCMUsbUJu/s320/Image0033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269266500587757394" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">This is a blog we're starting so we can share our upcoming trip to Korea. We thought it would be a nice way to document the trip for ourselves, friends and family, and other pottery enthusiasts. In 2oo1, Michael spent seven months learning how to make <a href="http://www.michaelhuntpottery.com/Onggi.htm">Onggi jars</a> with potter <a href="http://www.michaelhuntpottery.com/ohpots.htm">Oh Hyang Jong</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangju">Gwangju, South Korea</a>.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjP_Y_JAMjiEQZeXpDWQf9tZ-8K6DmII-0w5ZIKqX-94YsHGBMo8nUzKeiKAkjkX-cnrVy2zV0xAkuU-8Twoq9Xtt0zD-kYf4xtrWb3j8xSo64mQxn58ESqwvztDLtFEYkhbxukBRbtuJ/s1600-h/slide31.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjP_Y_JAMjiEQZeXpDWQf9tZ-8K6DmII-0w5ZIKqX-94YsHGBMo8nUzKeiKAkjkX-cnrVy2zV0xAkuU-8Twoq9Xtt0zD-kYf4xtrWb3j8xSo64mQxn58ESqwvztDLtFEYkhbxukBRbtuJ/s320/slide31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272753618653031762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEUOeAQlW1ph1hMkmmIabkHfFeKAtaW9IuB1Mqa44JbKulav68gz-lykHWQaYF_baKIAlStnnp463fG2PM8iaKSmbqzYHhXpsXiEeNxShVrVqZ7jU68Ugmp3yO3HdFQVjq9DxeM2sVvHi/s1600-h/slide48.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEUOeAQlW1ph1hMkmmIabkHfFeKAtaW9IuB1Mqa44JbKulav68gz-lykHWQaYF_baKIAlStnnp463fG2PM8iaKSmbqzYHhXpsXiEeNxShVrVqZ7jU68Ugmp3yO3HdFQVjq9DxeM2sVvHi/s200/slide48.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272758201555782274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">When Michael was in Korea seven years ago, Mr. Oh ran a workshop that made traditional onggi storage jars to hold such things as kimchi, soy bean paste, red pepper paste, and wine. Mr. Oh hired old masters to make these pots with the help of apprentices. Since then, Mr. Oh has sold the onggi workshop, and is mostly making his own work, much of it sculptural. We're excited to see what his new studio is like!<br /><br />This will be Naomi's first time in Korea. In this trip, we will be making a load of pots with Mr. Oh, and have a small exhibition with him in Seoul near the end. We are also hoping to get a chance to do some sight-seeing while we're there, and of course eat lots of good food!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpiAYS08dCqscJAef_EcIbv0MyqQ7a8CWa0JccwJwQYOA7S60tqIKU4k9wJRLACdQ_BTfkLEg86gsyVJQNws9VSna9_SOwNLoEGFKqpE2mvAtof1BsJTil8gw2t3U5CHNp6LeA2DcUgDz/s1600-h/slide39.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpiAYS08dCqscJAef_EcIbv0MyqQ7a8CWa0JccwJwQYOA7S60tqIKU4k9wJRLACdQ_BTfkLEg86gsyVJQNws9VSna9_SOwNLoEGFKqpE2mvAtof1BsJTil8gw2t3U5CHNp6LeA2DcUgDz/s320/slide39.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272761245029720530" border="0" /></a></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjP_Y_JAMjiEQZeXpDWQf9tZ-8K6DmII-0w5ZIKqX-94YsHGBMo8nUzKeiKAkjkX-cnrVy2zV0xAkuU-8Twoq9Xtt0zD-kYf4xtrWb3j8xSo64mQxn58ESqwvztDLtFEYkhbxukBRbtuJ/s1600-h/slide31.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></a></div>Michael and Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058891818666124895noreply@blogger.com8