

So, these first 2 puerh sets helped him make a transition from a certain roughness towards more finesse. During these 2 years, David experimented with various clays and glazes to achieve the thin walls and flower shapes we had agreed on.
I received his latest qingbai lotus set just before I left for France. This time, he used porcelain with a single glazing with a stunning result.

The lotus bowl he sent me was so thin that it broke in 3 pieces on its way to Taiwan. That's why I'm bringing another home to Taiwan (tomorrow). Shipping these fragile items will mean extra care...
David also told me a fascinating story about these 'lotus' stands. We designed them with 5 incisions so that they look like petals. Amazingly, during their making, they even acted like flowers: as the porcelain dried, the petals tended to close and once in the oven, they opened up again! (He'll try to take pictures of this phenomenon, he promised.)


David added a new item to this set: a small stand for the lid of the teapot.
He didn't make a plate to observe the dry (and wet) leaves ; I added one from a previous celadon production of his here. He ran out of time to make one with this set, but promised to make some soon.
The first passionate tea friend I showed this new set decided to keep it! He will exhibit/use it in his art gallery, giving more people the chance to see it with their own eyes!

David Louveau has managed to give life to these these timeless, classic shapes. They combine beauty and function with the light touch of handmade wares.

