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Exhibitions and Press

Jynsym Ong 　　　　心

Exhibitions and Press

Exhibitions and Press

Oxford Artweeks Open Studios

May 16

Written By Jynsym .

Magdalen Road Studios annual Artweeks show is on from the 16th to 25th May (including Bank holiday Monday, small mistake on flyer).
I will be holding Open Studios for the full duration of the show with pots available in my studio for purchase.
Hope to see you there!

Kissako

Earthly Salt

Jynsym Ong

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Kuro garatsu (black Karatsu) tokkuri. Glazed with an ame glaze and fired in the first chamber combined with firebox of the noborigama which gave all those wonderful colours. The word for sake bottle in Japanese is ideophonic. Japanese loves onomatopo

Pots by my master @mitohgama
1. Madara Karatsu (mottled rice straw ash glaze) hanaire (vase)
2. Kuro Karatsu (black Karatsu) chawan
3. Kuro Karatsu hanaire
4. Guinomi

Some snapshots of @mitohgama where I spent my apprenticeship.
1. The noborigama set up for Karatsu Tourism Open Studios
2. The gallery and reception room for guests and visitors in which they were served matcha and sweets
3. The view up the valley
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E-garatsu guinomi. That is picture-Karatsu style of guinomi with iron brushwork on a feldspathic glaze fired in the oborigama. The brushwork resembles 人 the character for person and is also the first character in my name

Chawan and small plate for sweets by @mitohgama my master during my apprenticeship in Karatsu. We would often have tea breaks on Fridays as a treat served with fresh Japanese sweets - wagashi. Also as an apprentice I learned to prepare Matcha and swe

This was a vase I made during my apprenticeship at @mitohgama
It was an imitation of a famous kogaratsu hanaire - a old Karatsu ware vase I copied from a book in an attempt to learn about constraints and freedom, learn a pot’s liveliness throu

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