Tea and….. what is your passion?
This is Artbeast, Arthur, and…. one of my great passions is Chinese Tea, specifically gung fu tea, tea served with great care. This is not at all like the more formal and lengthy Japanese Tea Ceremony. Gung Fu tea is informal and centering and with a group quite social. I practice it daily. Anyway… this being one of my passions, I am working on a new venture, finding local potters to develop with me a unique line of handcrafted teaware to bridge the Chinese and American/European tea cultures. I am calling this new company Tea Hardware. One of the potters I am working with is Ray Morales. He sent me 19 sample cups the other day and I have been sitting with them, drinking tea in the dawn hours in my tea room. I thot I would share a picture of what he sent me and see what other people’s life passions are. This pic is taken on the table in my tea room.
So….. What are some of your great passions in life… those things you love to do by yourself or with a group? Another one of mine is playing the Shakuhachi flute… maybe a future post on that one.
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Tags: gung fu tea, passions, tea
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:12 am
Love tea. Have you been to teachat.com? I got one of their Special Offer Hagi chawans that they have custom made by a potter in Japan. there are links to lots of potters and tea providers.
I like the look of the cups and will look forward to your store.
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:16 am
no but… when traveling I visit http://www.teacatcorner.com where they have reviews on tea shops everywhere by people who visit them. The reviews are organized by state and city.
I will check out teachat.com. Thanks for that
February 5th, 2010 at 10:57 am
Oh, goodness gracious. you getting into tea now? If you start selling fountain pens I just might end up sending you all my paychecks, and you can just send back what you don’t use up.
February 6th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
Passion. I have a passion for rocks. Exploring the areas of old copper or Iron mines. The beaches of Lake Superior. An ocean’s shore. A cut made through a small hill to allow a road. Always looking for that special stone that speaks out.
February 8th, 2010 at 7:54 am
Todd…. I have been into Chinese tea for over 5 years and have had this business concept for several of those years.
Rocks… I collect rocks of all sizes. With the large ones I build cairns in my garden. With the smaller ones I build cairns in my house… on shelves, tables, the bathroom sink, on window sills…. all over. They have a spiritual feel to them.
March 16th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
japanese tea…
Your topic “Book Markings” ” Into The Studio was interesting when I found it on Wednesday searching for japanese tea…