teatime

From throwing on the pottery wheel to the final firing of a piece, fine handmade porcelain manufacturing is difficult, labour-intensive work requiring many skilled artists, each one a specialist in their stage of the process. 

The following photos and video show the process in the studio where many of our porcelain pieces are made, including many of our qinghua and doucai teaware.

Inge Nielsen is a name that will need little introduction for many tea lovers. A Danish potter working in Brussels, Inge studied pottery in Taipei. She makes a variety of stoneware vessels, but has become known primarily for her teaware - beautiful and functional pieces sized perfectly for Chinese tea sessions.

We have long been admirers of her art and were very happy to be able to showcase her work here at Mud&Leaves. We were also very interested in her process, and Inge was kind enough to discuss it with us.