Spring 2015
New ideas, new projects, new doubts,
new worries
Proud and passionate, naked and
vulnerable at the same time
Plenty of inspiration and yet a feeling
of a certain emptiness
So grateful for what I have and never
be satisfied about what I give
While I think about this, what can be better than let the clay spin around in my hands or treat myself on a good cup of tea.
A very good cup of tea: Gyokuro, shaded
green tea of Japan, translates as 'jewel dew'
I do the thin needle shaped leaves into a shiboridashi teapot. The best watertemperature to prepare this tea is 50°C – 60°C . That's why I use a yuzamashi, to cool down the water. Than I pour the water over the tea, just enough to cover the leaves. The first infusion has to steep for 3 minutes. For the subsequent infusions the steeping time is no longer than 30 seconds
I get not much tea but each drop is so
special and full of umami flavor
A tastefully jewel for all my thoughts
during this spring
Many thanks to 'Die Teekammer' for the Gyokuro tea
Photo’s and text: Iris
Weichler
Ceramic objects,
shiboridashi (teapot) and yuzamashi (water cooler) (stoneware): Iris Weichler
