Danny Kostyshin’s career is representative of what could be called the second generation of British Columbia artist-potters inspired by the Mingei movement of Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada. In the early to mid 1970’s, he studied ceramics with Tam Irving and Sally Michener at what would become the Emily Carr College of Art & Design. And in 1984, Kostyshin collaborated on a series or Raku works with Micheal Morris, the co-founder of Image Bank and the Western Front Society.

Since the 2000’s Kostyshin’s ceramics practice has focused on tea wares with a grounding in the aesthetics of Wabi-Sabi. He has found that the creation and the contemplation of ceramics - especially tea bowls - brings a sense of calm and patience to daily life. A tea bowl in the hand provokes a meditative mind.

This “Cobra Shino” chawan has an amazing texture which is achieved with a type of Shino glaze conducive to crawling - it already crawls on the bisque fired bowl even before it undergoes its firing in the soda kiln. The soft colour variations - between the warm blush of the Shino and the gentle celadon grey - wrap around the half-cylinder shape, onto the lip, and into the bowl itself. The inside is coated with “Robin’s” clear glaze which is subtly crazed throughout.

This is one of Kostyshin’s finest tea bowls. It has been exhibited a number of times, including at the 2018 International Tea Ware Expo in Antwerp. Over the last few years Kostyshin has exhibited his chawan at various venues including the Singapore International Chawan Expo, the Miaoli Taiwan Chawan Expo, the Hemiksem Belgium Chawan Expo, as well as other shows in Germany, the Netherlands, and of course Canada.

New from the artist’s studio. Comes with the signed and stamped wood box.