Veronica Newman

茶碗的形狀是最容易在陶輪上拉出的形狀，但也是最難做到完美的。尤其是瓷，像是有自由意志一樣，創作者要連哄帶騙才能做出理想的樣子。我喜歡用最細緻的陶土，將瓷的流動性與透明感發揮到極致。有些碗是在燒窯前透過雕刻及穿刺來強調這些特性。又有些碗是利用加上銀色局部強調，而這些凸起的樣式與質地可以用眼睛欣賞，也能用手感受。顏料中的銅常常會滲透出來，讓碗的內部更多了點花樣。

A bowl, or Chawan, is the easiest shape to make on the wheel but also the most difficult to perfect.  Porcelain especially can have a mind of its own and the potter has to coax it into the required shape. I like to throw the clay as fine as possible in order to exploit the fluidity and translucency of the porcelain, which on some bowls is highlighted by carving and piercing the thrown piece before firing. Other bowls have added colour with silver highlights which create raised patterns and textures that can be appreciated visually and with the hands. Copper in the colouring often bleeds through to add pattern to the inside of the bowl.