Dear All,

Sitting here in Belgium sipping my favourite Wuyi rock tea (tie luohan) from a wonky shino cup, I want to send thanks to you guys who subscribe to my studio’s newsletter. There are newcomers (welcome!), but many of you are actually “old friends” – people from all over the world whom I feel I “know” although we could pass eachother on the street and not know eachother by looks. The tea community is a wonderfully warm, comforting entity – interactions and conversations leave impressions that linger long afterwards. Like the “rock rhyme” (yanyun) of a good yancha….

The last firing happened immediately after my return from a short trip to Beijing. Keen to get back to work, I approached the glazing without the usual rumination and just got on with it. Opening th ekiln, I was greeted by some delightfully mischievous, gnarly-looking, double-dipped shino pieces…. Shino does it own thing, and that’s mostly alright by me.

As always, greatful for your comments. Please take a look here

I loaded the gas kiln with more whimsical pieces than usually this time, both in terms of glaze and form. Having been going about pottery for so long, it gets more challenging to find new avenues of discovery, and of course, it is a conscious effort to push ourselves to explore seemingly “unsafe” terrority.

Today’s update has some swirly-squidgy pieces that were left untrimmed and glazed “as is”. It’s completely un-Chinese in inspiration, and honestly it is fun for me as an outlet to be more spontaneous with the wet clay and less focused on symmetry and perfection.

The celadon pieces in this firing are more satin and blue than in previous firings. Replacing quartz with flint was small recipe fix for the matte surface of the older version that I started to find a bit dull.

Also, a new shino glaze is in use, and wow, what an untamed force that is! Some fired pieces have had to be discarded because (…you don’t want to know!), but what remains is stunning. I can’t wait for the next firing to play more with this glaze.

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While the sun was peeping out from the clouds over Belgium today for the first time in quite a while, I managed to snap some nice photos of my latest work. The webshop has been updated and I hope you will head on over to have a look at the latest additions. they include some pieces that are of more general use, like jars, bowls and vases. Thank you as always for your comments and support.

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Dear all, here’s hoping this finds you well.

Today’s shop restock offers a bit of everything, from larger teapots (500ml) to smaller (65ml) brewing vessels, as well as bowls in various shapes and glazes.

For subscribers only (that’s you!) there’s a small token of my appreciation for your support. With the coupon code SUBSCRIBERONLY you get 5 euro off your basket at checkout, no minimal purchase required.

Here’s wishing you a wonderful holiday season, and a great start to the new year – hopefully full of promise and hope for everyone.

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Folks! A brief and happy message to inform you that today new and cheaper shipping rates for the US have been introduced in my webshop. It is now possible to ship up to two items for as low as 42 euro (uninsured) or 52 euro (insured). This is express delivery (arrives within 3-5 days) and “Delivered at Place” meaning US custom duties/tariffs will be payable before final delivery. If you have any questions or would like to know the approximate tariff cost, feel free to write to me. Sincerely, Inge

Dear All, the shop update is live. You will find classic forms and glazes, like celadon, tenmoku and my “ju-ka” glaze, all fired to a quite nice result this time.

I have a glimmer of good news for my valued US customers for whom shipping has been impeded since 1 Sept. I can now ship with DHL Express. The service is fast but please be aware that all fees incurred after I ship it out will be charged to the receiver (the cost to be determined by US customs). If you are in the US, please read the short shipping information here before ordering. If you have any questions, please contact me directly.

Have a great day!

A lot has happened since my last newsletter: First of all, I apologise for last month’s botched webshop update. The payment processing app had gone through a faulty update, and the result was a big mess… Happily, now orders and payments are working as they should again. But should you encounter a problem, big or small, you are always welcome to drop me a line.

Last month I had the fortune to meet many tea lovers at the Paris tea festival. A huge thanks to those who took time to say hi. It adds a whole new dimension to meet in “real life”.

Some sweet news for EU orders: since 1 July, I am no longer obliged to collect VAT for orders shipping within the EU. I am really pleased, and I hope you are too.

Today’s webshop update is quite large, and I hope you will head over to have a look, and maybe find a piece that speaks to you in a special way. That’s the idea.

Love, Inge

With warm greetings from Belgium: new work has been uploaded and available for purchase.

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Greetings! I have uploaded a few delightful pots. Generally I am working towards next season’s tea festivals (Paris coming up on June 15), but I want to share a few pots more widely for those not able to travel there. Just a handful this time, representative of the new pots to come. Thanks for you attention and support!

Dear All!

I am so happy to share with you the most recent results from my gas kiln. You may have noticed my preference for kiln mutation glazes, and this time there are some sweet carbontrap shino teapots, and even a pink shino teapot. Also some flashing copper-red pieces. In this production cycle I revisited the old “Chinaware” series as well (more to come in next firing). As always, I appreciate your comments and reactions. Also, if the timing of the update doesn’t suit you (is America awake?), don’t hesitate to let me know. Have a great day out there.

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