Black artisan Matcha bowl with treebark-structure

€149.00 *

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Product number:: 40510.1

Black artisan Matcha bowl with treebark-structure

Black hand-turned matcha bowl with a finely crackled exterior and glazed surface on the inside and rim.

The artist: Nadja Schreier-Aigner

After studying at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Nadja Schreier-Aigner spent two years in Montréal, devoting herself entirely to ceramics in a communal studio. Inspired by Japanese philosophy and design language, she specialized in tea ceramics and throwing on the potter's wheel. Nadja Schreier-Aigner currently works in the “Common Ground Keramik” shared studio at the WUK in Vienna and also works as an art educator and ceramics teacher.

Creating the tree-bark effect

The surface of the chawan is defined by a unique structure of cracks, which is created by the application of sodium silicate and is reminiscent of tree bark. In this technique, which Nadja Schreier-Aigner learned in Montréal, sodium silicate is first applied to a turned cylinder. The surface is then heated and dried before being shaped into a bowl from the inside out. The surface begins to crack due to the tension, creating a unique structure. To ensure that the bowls are light and thin-walled, material is removed from the inside of the bowl. On the outside, the black clay remains raw and unglazed, leaving the surface matt and slightly rough.

This creates an elegant contrast to the shiny glazed inside of the bowl.

See pictures of the production process in the gallery (c)Nadja Schreier-Aigner.

Wabi-Sabi – The beauty of imperfection

Nadja Schreier-Aigner's artistic approach to her work is inspired by the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-Sabi, in which imperfection represents true beauty. While the bowls are turned very precisely on the potter's wheel, the unique surface structure represents imperfection.

Variations

Please note that the bowls are handmade and therefore may vary in size and shape – each piece is unique!

Origin:	Austria

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Black artisan Matcha bowl with treebark-structure

The artist: Nadja Schreier-Aigner

Creating the tree-bark effect

Wabi-Sabi – The beauty of imperfection

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