tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post3854281151817784930..comments2022-01-28T12:44:33.885-08:00Comments on Morning Crane Tea: A Tea Ware Artist's Tea GalleryCho Hakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798639210955177212noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-62442614346532518262010-02-03T05:34:14.152-08:002010-02-03T05:34:14.152-08:00Hi Matt,
I'm in the process of selecting some ...Hi Matt,<br />I'm in the process of selecting some of Jong Il's work now. I'll post it soon. I've been delayed as I have a firing coming up soon (demanding that I get some pots made) and have been caring for my wife who just had surgery. Her recovery is going great now so it is just my work that keeps me away. From the time of your post, It looks like you are in Korea now. I'll be there in May in time for tea and the Mungyeong Chassabal (tea bowl) Festival. Is there any chance you will still be in Korea then?<br />As for my Korean language skills as I said they are nearly non-existent.<br />I would also like to invite you and others to look at my new blog at dawan-chawan-chassabal.blogspot.comCho Hakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798639210955177212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-16019145189049663392010-02-02T22:14:08.809-08:002010-02-02T22:14:08.809-08:00Cho Hak,
It would be great to see the final produ...Cho Hak,<br /><br />It would be great to see the final product!<br /><br />Thought that giwa jang was just the common name for any roof tiles but that giwa bongiwa refers to the traditional Korean style of roof tiles...<br /><br />But then again ones Korean is quite poor. Yours is probably a much better!<br /><br />Thanks again for such a wonderful look at the life of these potters.<br /><br />PeaceMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-86994168959738005622010-01-30T09:50:37.610-08:002010-01-30T09:50:37.610-08:00Thanks Matt for your comment and especially for yo...Thanks Matt for your comment and especially for your tea blog. I'm glad I discovered it.<br /> It will take some time before the roofs are complete. A potter has to work hard for a living and after taking so much time for the tea gallery getting back to his tea ware work takes precedence over creating giwa bongiwa.<br /> I'll create a post here if he completes it. Being a third generation KA, my Korean is nearly non-exhistant. I thought roof tiles were simply giwajang. Any help you can give with the Korean language would be appreciated.Cho Hakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798639210955177212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-58480460203380928102010-01-29T22:07:10.756-08:002010-01-29T22:07:10.756-08:00Cho Hak,
Had a feeling that something was going t...Cho Hak,<br /><br />Had a feeling that something was going to happen up there. :)<br /><br />He's firing his own roof tiles (giwa bongiwa)- a real potters house. The finished product will look real traditional.<br /><br />PeaceMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-61561372568971196142010-01-27T07:06:49.877-08:002010-01-27T07:06:49.877-08:00Thanks for your post Matt. It inspired me to add ...Thanks for your post Matt. It inspired me to add a couple of photos to the previous post. Jong Il is looking forward to making hand-made roof tiles for his home and gallery. In the meantime he has used modern materials as roof covering.<br />You may have noticed, I changed my name from my pottery name Morning Earth to my artist name.Cho Hakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798639210955177212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-39008107752349380322010-01-08T17:24:00.150-08:002010-01-08T17:24:00.150-08:00Morning Earth,
The design of this house is inter...Morning Earth,<br /> <br />The design of this house is interesting. <br /> <br />It is made of the traditional housing materials of ancient potters, those in harmony with nature- clay and wood. These same elements are also the most essential elements of the traditional potter. The clay, the raw material of their wares, and wood- the energy needed to produce their wares. The clay is the yin, the wood is the yang. Wood controlling Earth creating harmony.<br /> <br />Although this house/workshop is made from these traditional materials it doesn't seem to use entirely traditional Korean architecture but is more of a fusion of traditional Korean elements and newer modern elements.<br /> <br />From the photos it looks like the traditional manner of supporting the house was employed where larger tree trunks are used to support the house which are not buried into the ground but instead are placed on stones. Also the photos show the traditional ondol, floor heating system, where wood is burned under the rock subfloor to create heat.<br /> <br />The floor layout seems to deviate from the traditional hanok design, which doesn't seem to resemble that of traditional home shapes of either the upper class or common peoples hanok (traditional Korean house).<br /> <br />In the end... was the roof finished with tile, straw, or a modern materials?<br /> <br />Thanks for this wonderful post.<br /> <br />PeaceMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.com