Wood-fired two-piece pot holder/tea tray/handmade by Xiao Pingfan

The design of this wood-fired tea tray and personal pot holder incorporates practical ingenuity for modern life. The two-piece design is simple yet exquisite, allowing you to feel the balance and harmony of life every time you drink tea. The natural texture of firewood tells the story of the years. Every time it is used, the easy-to-clean design makes the dialogue with tea more pure. As the "Tao Te Ching" says: "Great skill is like clumsiness." This tea tray and teapot, with its simple appearance, contains profound wisdom. In your busy daily life, you must set aside some time to savor every sip of tea and enjoy the tranquility and harmony that comes from nature. A beautiful pot with a water-rippled bowl is the most beautiful scene on the tea table. This store only sells teapots, not teapots. Thank you. Width: 17cm Height: 3cm ————————————- In the 5th Shanghai International Firewood Ceramics Competition in 2023, two authors from Xiao Ping Ping Tao Fang, Chen Shiping and Wang Dianfan, both had their works selected for the Excellent Prize. Your support is our motivation to continue creating. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53341561855_249c0591a6_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53341437984_c608c50771_c.jpg 2023 Media Interview with Xiao Pingfan Art and Entrepreneurship Complete Record https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53341329978_bb6984d457_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53341561785_f553253a82_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53341329968_8834731df8_c.jpg The works of Xiao Ping Ping Tao Fang do not pursue mass production. Each creative product has a unique design. The pure hand-kneading or drawing process brings life to the work. Each work is unique. The works in the Taofang are all created by us as husband and wife, so they are signed "Ping" or "Sail", and some works are signed "Little Ordinary Taofang", which is unique!! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51567264550_68d52fdae8_b.jpg **1. What is the origin of the work?** We mostly use American soil, Japanese soil, and Taiwan Miaoli soil for our creations. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51567015014_0b15931da0_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51565549942_7663197885_h.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51567015039_4c2a9b80e3_c.jpg **2. What is the wood-fired process?** American soil, Japanese soil, and Miaoli soil are kneaded in different proportions. The production process is purely hand-kneading (not a drawing machine) and slowly formed. After the basic shape, the lines of the embryo body are trimmed, and then polished to complete the preliminary embryo. After entering the kiln, the firewood of natural longan wood and acacia wood is burned continuously for five days and four nights. The temperature rises to more than 1,200 degrees. During this period, the natural ash will adhere to the work, forming a special ash glaze. ; At the same time, the fire patterns in the kiln will also flow between the works, forming beautiful orange-red or blue-purple fire pattern traces. After five days and four nights of falling ash and fire patterns, it still takes a week of cooling before the beautiful appearance of a piece of work can be achieved! Since the atmosphere in the kiln is different each time wood is burned, the ash and fire patterns of each work cannot be the same, making each work unique! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51567015104_1eec785177_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51567264535_7bd0037e60_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51565533012_fdce6d65a3_h.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51566346721_2b98f539f8_c.jpg **3. What should VIPs pay attention to?** The color of the product may be slightly different due to the lighting source of the photography. The work is purely handmade and will definitely leave traces of the texture. The work may also have slight gaps due to the firing process, uneven edges or slight production scratches, etc. This is a normal phenomenon and can definitely be used normally. Please understand! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51565533097_13ea71a377_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51565533012_219eca4133_c.jpg **4. Xiaofan Art Competition and Exhibition Qualifications in Recent Years** 2023 Media Interview with Xiao Pingfan Art and Entrepreneurship Complete Record 2023 The 5th Shanghai International Firewood Ceramics Competition has two finalists: "Antelope Set" and "White Monkey Incense Burner" 2023 Joint Exhibition of Members of the Ceramics Association of the Republic of China "Ceramic Sculpture·Tracing Ceramics" 2022 "Xintao Award" New Ceramics Studio Excellence Award 2022 "Xintao Award" Innovative Ceramics Outstanding Personnel Award 2022 Sparkling Joint Exhibition of the Ceramics Association of the Republic of China 2022 Yilan Art Exhibition Photography Category Selected in "Dapeng Spreads Wings" 2022 Brilliant Joint Exhibition of the Ceramics Association of the Republic of China 2021 Miaoli Ceramics Art Festival Ceramics Competition Wood-fired Group Excellent Work "Cow Touching" 2021 The 4th Shanghai International Firewood Ceramics Competition has three finalists: "Crying with Joy", "Dancing with the Sheep", and "The Sheep is Proud" 2021 Miaoli Ceramics Association Culture and Tourism Bureau Joint Exhibition 2020 Miaoli Ceramics Museum Yiyun Joint Exhibition 2020 Miaoli Ceramics Art Festival Ceramics Museum Exhibition **Author Chen Shiping Wang Dianfan**