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New shohin pots....with a great BIG nod to Ben Ho
Posted: April 22nd, 2019, 11:32 am
by Pat K
I'm a bit excited by these and as the heading suggested they're shohin sized.
Cheers, Pat
Re: New shohin pots....with a great BIG nod to Ben Ho
Posted: April 22nd, 2019, 12:23 pm
by Redsonic
Really nice Pat
Re: New shohin pots....with a great BIG nod to Ben Ho
Posted: April 22nd, 2019, 6:41 pm
by Rory
Wow, lovely Pat.
I really like the 2nd one
Re: New shohin pots....with a great BIG nod to Ben Ho
Posted: April 23rd, 2019, 7:59 am
by Pat K
Thanks Redsonic. This is a new technique for me... a bit of fun but maybe a bit busy for light-weight shohin.
And thanks to you too, Rory, mister ever dependable. You keep me sane
Cheers, Pat
Re: New shohin pots....with a great BIG nod to Ben Ho
Posted: April 23rd, 2019, 8:52 am
by tgward
very nice --they seem to have a flat base--- do they have feet to assist drainage?
Re: New shohin pots....with a great BIG nod to Ben Ho
Posted: April 23rd, 2019, 10:12 am
by Pat K
shohin feet.JPG
There you go tg
Re: New shohin pots....with a great BIG nod to Ben Ho
Posted: April 23rd, 2019, 11:23 am
by PotterBen
Wow Pat,
I am glad to see you are learning new Tricks.
I know it sounds a bit like a fetish but i love what you have come up with, especially the feet.
For those who are interested, Pat saw some of my sculptural vase/pot and adapted the technique to make these bonsai pots.
IMG_20190322_121913262.jpg
Ben
Re: New shohin pots....with a great BIG nod to Ben Ho
Posted: April 23rd, 2019, 12:15 pm
by melbrackstone
Oh, I'm glad tgward asked about the feet, because now you've shown us the base, I'm even more impressed Pat!
Re: New shohin pots....with a great BIG nod to Ben Ho
Posted: April 23rd, 2019, 2:23 pm
by GavinG
Seriously feral Pat, well done. The challenge is to make a shohin with enough character and energy to live comfortably with the pot. I'll get back to you in twenty years or so...
Damn fine.
Gavin
Re: New shohin pots....with a great BIG nod to Ben Ho
Posted: April 23rd, 2019, 3:07 pm
by Pat K
Thanks Mel, when I first put them up I wondered whether I should include the feet.
And thanks to my dueling oppo, Gavin, who keeps me on my toes
And Ben. As you can see I took the cowards route, sacrificing art for a functional outcome. Don't let his kind words fool you, in a private message he all but suggested I was a philistine
Thanks again, Ben
Re: New shohin pots....with a great BIG nod to Ben Ho
Posted: April 23rd, 2019, 6:09 pm
by Marie Hewartson
Hi Pat,
Love your rugged look, glad to see you working in that direction again.
Will give you a call soon.
Cheers Marie
Re: New shohin pots....with a great BIG nod to Ben Ho
Posted: April 24th, 2019, 7:24 am
by tgward
Pat K wrote:shohin feet.JPG
There you go tg
thanks pat--looks interesting---my shelves are pine offcuts and have had a couple of casualties because of blocked drainage (and inattention)
Re: New shohin pots....with a great BIG nod to Ben Ho
Posted: April 24th, 2019, 3:53 pm
by Pat K
Thanks Marie, I hope you're still making interesting pots.
Talk anytime, Pat
and, TGWard, thanks for the nudge,
Cheers, pk