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MAD
POTTERS'
TEA PARTY
Through
the years, Tomé Gallery has featured various potters and types
of pottery. This year we are focusing on a theme: tea. We'll
have all kinds of tea...sweet tea, green tea, white tea, red tea, you
name it, we've got it!
Our potters are busy making teapots ,
cups and mugs ,
sugars and creamers, pitchers, tea bowls, 3-tier plates and platters,
tea bag holders, tea caddies and canisters, tea cozies, etc., etc.
In addition to the exciting show, there are several unusual events that
will delight the whole family.
The opening reception on Sunday, May 4th will feature a sumptuous high
tea with free refreshments such as scones, tea cakes, and strawberries
and cream.
Nancy
Deas will repeat her highly successful demonstration of horsehair firing
on terra sigillata pots. The first 20 visitors will have a chance to apply
horsehair to pots that Nancy prepares ahead of time and then you can take
the pots home with you!
The closing
reception on Sunday, May 25th will feature an abridged traditional Japanese
tea ceremony demonstrated by Dr. Tara Cunnings and Yayoi Tanida of Albuquerque,
with an opportunity to ask questions. We are delighted to have both Dr.
Cunnings and Ms. Tanida share this amazing ritual with us.
'In
the Japanese tradition of the tea ceremony there are four precepts that
are incorporated into the ritual of tea: harmony, respect, purity and
tranquility. In this context, the simple act of sharing tea creates a
microcosm through which the energies of daily life can be transformed,
focusing the entire moment into one of complete concentration, awareness
and appreciation.'
Joan Prokopiak and Rob Drexel will demonstrate Japanese raku firing. Unglazed
tea bowls made by our potters will be available for our visitors to glaze
and fire, and also take home.
MAD POTTERS' TEA PARTY
Annual pottery show at the Tomé Gallery May 2 through May 25, 2008
Opening reception: Sunday May 4, 2008, 2-4 PM
High Tea and horsehair firing
Closing
reception: Sunday May 25, 2008, 2-4 PM
Japanese tea ceremony and raku firing
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