Matcha bowls with Matthias Kaiser

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Course: April 5 & 6, 2025, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

In this 2-day course with ceramic artist Matthias Kaiser, you will take a deep dive into the extensive world of matcha bowls. Matthias will share with you his many years of practical experience and his knowledge of Far Eastern ceramic philosophy. Why are certain matcha bowls considered good, and how can the irregularities of tea bowls be related to us as humans?

In this course, Matthias will not only show you the technical skills needed to create your own unique Matcha bowls on the potter's wheel, but will also focus on the cultural backgrounds and shapes of these special tea bowls.

In this course, Matthias will show you how to implement individual ideas and styles in ceramics, with the main focus being on practical exercises for shaping your matcha bowls. Through targeted exercises and feedback from Matthias, you can further develop your skills and express your own style in your work. The tea bowl is the flagship of pottery, so to speak.

This course is suitable for all those who can already work independently on the disc. This course is taught in German!

All materials as well as the firing of the pieces are included in the course price.

The course language for this course is German.

About Matthias Kaiser
I studied at Parsons school of design in NY and at Vienna's university of applied arts, apprenticed with two Japanese master potters in Seto and Karatsu, spent a combined 2 years traveling on the Indian subcontinent and for a period of
13 years I was the akhavan of an Iranian dervish.
my vocation remains. to make pots.

I focus on the inherent qualities of the material and the succession of steps that constitute the process of creation. trying to reveal, not hide, what is there and has been done. and to give respite from the world of contrived concepts and passing excitement.

I've always had an affinity for mystery and obsession.

the alchemical transformation of earth into stone and glass
is full of uncertainties and a neverending source of amazement. by subtracting industrial processes as far as possible from the refinement of the raw materials and totally from manufacture, the finished pieces retain a heterogeneous appearance.
they are a sum of parts, with infinite possible combinations of shape and surface, texture and color, weight and size.
my pots contain more than a functional and decorative aspect, their poetry lies in the balance of intent and accident as well as in the interplay of physical attributes.