Wood-fired Tea Cup - Flowing Glaze Forming Landscape

Island Landscape Series | Flow System

The form emerges through rotation,
as layers of clay overlap and stretch,
building a textured structure reminiscent of accumulating mountain strata.

The work takes the movement of rainwater as its core language,
expressing a landscape shaped over time—
seeped through, eroded, and deposited.

These lines retain a sense of motion not yet stilled,
keeping the form in a state of continuous transformation.

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The body of the cup tapers upward,
gathering its center of gravity into the palm,
creating a stable and inward, cohesive grip.

The rim is slightly drawn in,
allowing breath and heat to linger within,
extending the rhythm of perception during use.

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In the wood-firing process,
glaze and flame shift and intersect under high temperature,
forming surface structures akin to flowing water and tectonic drift.

The glaze descends and accumulates naturally along the walls,
leaving traces shaped by gravity and time.

The vessel thus holds a tension between solidity and flow,
like a landscape that has not yet ceased evolving.

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When tea enters the vessel,
the original flow is reactivated.

Temperature, aroma, and tactile sensation gradually accumulate,
allowing the surface to continue its subtle transformation through use.

The object does not conclude at completion,
but continues to generate through use.

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Island Flowing Mountain Grip Cup
transforms landscape into a form that can be held,
unfolding slowly within the hand.