The glaze is called Hambone's 123.

Somewhat underfired, it is excellent for very hot liquids since the clay body insulates. The bowl is also slightly pyramidical, for further retention of heat. Using this bowl is irresistable; the crazing pattern is natural stain from dark teas.

Glaze is Kemp 111 from the infamous "Chit-Chat" archives.

New Eric Hansen Cone 8 Electric work

Sometimes it seems like a hard sell trying to get appreciation for mid-fire electric. Hansen was told by a great master potter that if he could make good pots this way, he could make good pots in any other firing atmosphere. It is all in the making of good pots, not the finishes that go over them. And it sounded like a challenge.

Koetsu bowl at the Freer

"Hank and I went to the storage room at the Freer to view our favorite pots, mine is this amazing tea bowl by Koetsu. The method for making is very similar to the Raku style, but the color of the glaze is a deep olive green."

Fansastic!

Awesome video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4YSwPmB6Lk&feature=related

The pot pictured above was made without the wheel.

Please leave messages for Eric at his regular email address: kansaspotter(at)gmail

Hansen dark ware bowl

Cone 10 reduction wood fired in noboragama. "Almost everything I have ever put into a wood kiln turns out great. I have fantastic intuition about what the fire is going to do with the materials."