When I learned to make teapots, it seemed necessary to know about drinking tea. I wanted to understand what was important to brewing and serving the drink. This lured me to the tea passion. So, I thought it would be fun - in the spirit of this blog - to turn the tables and offer tea drinkers a brief overview of what is involved in crafting the icon of… read more...

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Tea is finding a voice in a very contemporary art form.

This post is a slight deviation from my original question: What is it about tea that has inspired artists for thousands of years?  I’ve spent hours viewing some extremely contemporary tea inspired art and the motivation is totally transparent.

“Calm-A-Sutra” is a video competition… read more...

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