'Song of Tea'
A collection of collagraph prints inspired by the ancient Chinese poem called the 'Song of Tea', also known as the "Seven Bowls of Tea' by the Tang dynasty poet Lu Tung (790-835 AD).
I have hand typed the poem and made a print for each verse on my star etching press. These were then put together into a book with Japanese stab binding.
I hope this will inspire taking time for a peaceful moment each day, perhaps enjoyed with a bowl of tea.
Memory of Water
Tea bowls commissioned for a Finnish co-production film released in September 2022 the “Memory of Water” based on Emmi Itaranta’s novel.
The film is about the future world when freshwater supplies are running out and a young woman following her family tradition of being a Tea Master and safeguarding a secret underground water spring.
One hundred and eight.
One hundred and eight offering bowls project (as the number of Mala prayer beads used in Buddhist, Hindu and Yogic traditions) explores the making process as a meditation in repetition of form. The repetition not meaning creating identical pieces but approached playfully, resulting in each bowl being an individual piece.
