I am busy preparing for my trip to Taiwan, how exciting! To take you along with me on this adventure, this newsletter
will be entirely focused on that.
Taiwan International Chawan Festival
Two years have passed since the last CHAWAN International Festival in TAIWAN. The new theme, “The universe in a
chawan,” sets the tone.
Let’s get started with 20 days of conferences, demonstrations, tea ceremonies, and unexpected discoveries.
The organizers are at their best providing a space for professionals and collectors to meet and exchange.
New
exception pieces
Once again, I worked like crazy so that the clay and the kiln would give me even more extraordinary chawans.... As a
result, also my shop has benefited: there are new pieces!
If you like them, don't wait for me to pack them in my suitcase for a one-way trip.
If you're in Taiwan, feel free to ask me for delivery. Please make sure you order before October 24
(Friday).
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Taiwan exhibition catalog ⬆⬆
A Tea Without ceremony
The Tea
Ceremony is a moment out of time that we grant ourselves. It is time for sharing and serenity. The object and the Tea
Master are at the service of the flavor of the beverage.
Taiwanaise tea Master: "Rose" - Chawans: Ariane Coissieux - Oolong from the taiwanaise mountains -
International Chawan festival 2023
I will have the honor and pleasure of offering a public “Tea Without Ceremony" session at the
International Chawan Festival in Taiwan (Miaoli) on November 4, 2025, at 10 a.m.
I will tell you about the surprise I am planning for this time later, otherwise it would no longer be a surprise!
"Mysterious Celadons" is the thematic that I choosed for my lecture this time.
Invisible bubbles inside the thick glaze diffract light and create the
illusion of color.
Silica, limestone, feldspars, domestic ashes, and iron oxide are natural materials
that are simple yet incredibly rich. When combined in the right proportions and fired properly, these
materials are transmuted by fire to capture the spirit of a sunset, the peace of a mountain lake, the force
of the ocean.
November
5 - 2025 at 10AM - Miaoli Craft
Park (No. 8-2, Shui-Liu-Niang Ln., Shui-Yuan Village, Miaoli City)
Finally some news again 😄 Many nice things happened since my last mail !! I hope it's the same to you 🍀
Do you remember me telling you about my research focusing on blue?
The Revue de la Céramique et du Verre has published a special issue on this topic.
A double-page article is devoted to my iron blues.
Thank you to Sabrina Silamo (editor) and Dominique Poiret (journalist) for your kindness and for this beautiful article
in this always high-quality magazine.
Obtenir des tenmokus "gouttes de lumière" relève d'une danse acrobatique avec le feu.
Je vous présente mon petit "four dragon", partenaire dans ce tango.Obtaining “drops of light” tenmokus is like
performing an acrobatic dance with fire.
Let me introduce you to my little “dragon kiln,” my partner in this tango.
Every firing is a new adventure, like a sailing journey in which I experiment to explore further.
A little 'before - after' of my latest firing :
Each kiln unloading is a discussion with myself. I have to understand and analyze the results.
One of my quests is to manage the gap between successful drops of light and bright iron blues. It's not quite good
enough yet, because the (...)
I am delighted and honored to participate in the International Chawan Festival, which will be held from
October 30 to November 16, 2025, in Miaoli. I will be hosting a tea ceremony and giving a lecture.
Details will be in the next newsletter!
"Waterfall": one of the chawans that will travel with me to
Taiwan.
I apologize for the irregularity of these newsletters. I have so much more to tell you! I admit that I prefer
working in my studio and in real life to working on my computer.
What an exciting, joyful adventure it is to use waste to make light appear...
A process that brings me even closer to the alchemists of the past.
I'm currently working on new glazes, using wood ashes.
For many years now, I've been keeping the ashes from the wood-burning stove in my house. I burn beech and
oak, as well as anything else that can be converted into heat 🔥.
The ash I obtain (while heating my house) is very rich and interesting because of the compositional diversity.
For example, for my never-ending quest for blue...
This goes completely against the guidelines of the great Masters (...)
In addition to the aesthetic qualities, strength and stability, a chawan should be gentle to hold in hands, warm the
hands without burning them, allow the fragrances to be exhaled, have a pleasantly tactile lip...
I'll tell you more details about it another time ...
"Snow": a summer Chawan available on-line with discount until 2nd February !!
PS: The planets are aligning these days, and it seems to be the right time to make your deepest, most
sincere wishes come true .... so don't hesitate 😉
