Tea Bowl 18, Gouache, 10 x 7 in
Tea Bowl 19, Gouache, 10 x 7 in
Tea Bowl 20, Acrylic / Paper, 22 x 30 in
Tea Bowl 21, Acrylic, 36 x 18 in
Tea Bowl 22, Acrylic, 36 x 18 in
Tea Bowl 25, Acrylic, 18 x 18 in
Tea Bowl 26, Acrylic, 18 x 18 in
Tea Bowl 31, Acrylic, 29 x 50 in
Tea Bowl 33, Gouache, 7 x 10 in
Tea Bowl 40, Gouache, 12 x 16 in
Tea Bowl 43, Gouache, 9 x 12 in
Tea Bowl 45, Gouache & ink, 9 x 12 in
Tea Bowl 47, Gouache & ink, 10 x 14 in
Tea Bowl 50, Gouache & ink, 8 x 8 in
Tea Bowl 54, Acrylic, 50 x 54 in
Tea Bowl 55, Acrylic, 50 x 51 in
Tea Bowl 71, Gouache & Ink, 9 x 10 in
Tea Bowl 76, Gouache & Ink, 14 x 10 in
Tea Bowl 77, 10 x 4 in
Tea Bowl 78, Gouache & Ink, 10 x 4 in
Tea Bowl 79, 10 x 7 in
Tea Bowl 80, 10 x 7 in
Tea Bowl 81, Gouache & Acrylic, 10 x 7 in
Tea Bowl 82, Acrylic, 50 x 44 in
Tea Bowl 83, Acrylic, 50 x 36 in
TEABOWL_75
TEABOWL_74
TEABOWL_73
TEABOWL_72
TEABOWL_66
TEABOWL_63
TEABOWL_62
TEABOWL_61
TEABOWL_58
TEABOWL_57
TEABOWL_56
TEABOWL_49
TEABOWL_42
TEABOWL_41
TEABOWL_39
TEABOWL_38
TEABOWL_37
TEABOWL_34
TEABOWL_30
TEABOWL_28
TEABOWL_27
TEABOWL_26
TEABOWL_25
TEABOWL_23
TEABOWL_22
TEABOWL_21
TEABOWL_18
TEABOWL_17
TEABOWL_16
TEABOWL_14
TEABOWL_13
TEABOWL_10
TEABOWL_07
TEABOWL_06
TEABOWL_01
Tea Bowl Series, 2017-2018
Tea bowl series was inspired by the catalog of the Raku family tea bowl show in Kyoto. I was seeking calm after intense boundary exploration in my last series. With the tea bowl I found an image that symbolized the open mind.
“The emptiness inside holds whatever we want.”
I tried to capture the essence of the bowls while painting them. I was attracted to the asymmetry and flaws, and the surprising textures created by the Raku firing process. There was a progression of imagery starting with the open bowl. Next, birds and flowers floated above. Good omens.
Then my mother went into hospice care. She came into the bowl… all her favorite things floating in her life soup. Then a strong flame representing her life energy. A way of honoring her life.
Tea bowl series includes 83 paintings done primarily in Gouache and Acrylic. Also a handmade artbook.