CHAWAN (tea bowl) WORKSHOP
Make a Tea Bowl and Learn to Whisk Matcha — Two Session Workshop
In this two-session workshop you will make a chawan (tea bowl) in the first session and learn whisk tea in your finished chawan in the second session. Please schedule one month in advance, and allow at least two weeks between sessions for drying and glaze-firing the chawan.
This workshop is for groups of up to eight adults in her home studio, or at your location. See Photo Gallery below.
Included: clay, glazes, firing, Japanese matcha tea and confections.
Skill level: A basic understanding of working with clay is helpful but not required.
Chawan Workshop, Session One — This three-hour session begins with a short demonstrations of the Japanese tea ceremony to experience the role that the chawan (tea bowl) plays in this 400 year old meditative ritual. Linda will describe the essential characteristics of a chawan, and demonstrate traditional Japanese hand-building methods before you make one. Your work will be glaze fired in time for the second part of the workshop: learning to whisk matcha tea.
Chawan Workshop, Session Two — In this two-hour session, Linda will describe more about the process of Japanese tea ceremony. Participants will learn to whisk matcha tea for each other in the chawan that they made in Session One. All tea, utensils, and Japanese confections will be provided.
Additional Information
Chawan, tea bowls for chanoyu, Japanese Tea Ceremony, have been made since the 16th century. Although a chawan appears to be a simple bowl for drinking tea, it is often referred to as a “a hand-held universe” with great attention paid to a harmonious interplay of curve, volume, rim and foot and how well it feels in the hands.
Chado, The Way of Tea, is a classical Japanese art of making tea in the presence of guests. The aesthetic ritual embodies the principles of harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility.
Japanese Tea Ceremony Lessons. Linda is a certified Chado instructor.
More information at Chado Austin.
Utensils for the informal Bonryaku (tray) method of Japanese tea ceremony include a bamboo tea whisk and tea scoop, a lacquer tea caddy, and a folded white cloth for cleaning.
Whisking matcha tea with a chasen (bamboo whisk).
PHOTO GALLERY
