For my blog readers, I apologize for not posting. It seems like I do this periodically – get out of the habit of blogging and then let it go for a while. I will do better in the future.
Let’s see, we have been busy this summer. To begin with we have had a workshop …
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It has been a long time since I have blogged, but we have been busy at Issoan Tea School.
Last month we had a haigata workshop, the forming of the ash for burning charcoal. The whole class was able to use the ash spoons to smooth the ash and do part of the form. Then …
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Saturday, July 20, 1 and 2 pm Chanoyu demonstration at Kashintei, the teahouse at the Portland Japanese Garden
Sunday July 21st Seichuki at Kashintei, the Portland Japanese Garden teahouse
Friday, August 2; 5-8 pm Chehalem Cultural Center August ArtWalk celebrates the world of woodfire ceramics with our exhibition of master ceramicists from around the region: …
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A reminder to all students: Haigata workshop is Sunday July 7th at 10 am. Fee is $25. Next week in fact. Please let me know by Friday July 5. We will be learning about the different kinds of furo and their formality; about the different kinds of ash, how to prepare the furo: leveling the …
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Temae, the procedure for making tea, to our American eyes, may seem overly complicated and rigid with rules. But these procedures have been refined for more than 400 years to be able to make a bowl of tea in the most efficient and beautiful way.
When we start to study temae, we start with …
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