reyaz badaruddin

Tea Pots for Mad Hatter's Tea Party

Posted by Reyaz at Friday, January 30, 2009 | Friday, January 30, 2009

Images from my childhood have always played a part in my creative process. One of these is watching steam engine trains pass in front of my grandparents' home, and with other children from the village, trying to make shapes with clay and sand and putting fire in them so we could see smoke coming out from the opening. For me, making a teapot brings back these childhood memories.
I made these tea-pots for a group show , curated by Ms. Bhamini for ICIA Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai. The show opened on the 26/11 evening.

These are all Stoneware, wood fired at cone 9. The sizes of the tea pots are around H.16 x W.8 inches

Artist in Residency, Golden Bridge Pottery, 2007-08

Posted by Reyaz at Thursday, September 11, 2008 | Thursday, September 11, 2008

The 40 days at Golden Bridge Pottery (GBP), Pondycherry in 2006 inspired me to take a long break from Delhi. I packed my bags in May 2007 and spent almost a year at GBP. During my stay, I experienced many wood firings, including two Anagama.

Lama Vase, Stoneware, fired in Anagama at cone 10, h. 25 x w. 10 inches
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Lama Vase, Stoneware, fired in Anagama at cone 10, h. 24 x w. 9 inches

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Lama Vase, Stoneware, fired in Anagama at cone 10, h. 25 x w. 10 inches

Evo Vase, stoneware, fired in Anagama at cone 10, h. 26 x 10 inches

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Evo Vase, stoneware, fired in Anagama at cone 10, h. 26 x 10 inches

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Evo Vase, stoneware, fired in Anagama at cone 10, h. 26 x 10 inches

Lama Vase, Stoneware, fired in Anagama at cone 10, h. 25 x w. 10 inches

Evo Vase, stoneware, fired in Anagama at cone 10, h. 25 x 10 inches

Evo Vase, stoneware, fired in Anagama at cone 10, h. 26 x 10 inches

Evo Vase, stoneware, fired in Anagama at cone 10, h. 18 x 12 inches

Door stopper, stoneware, fired in Anagama at cone 10. h.12 x w10 inches

Evo Vase, stoneware, fired in Anagama at cone 10, h. 20 x 10 inches

Evo Vase, stoneware, fired in Anagama at cone 10, h. 25 x 10 inches

2006, Summer Residency at Golden Bridge Pottery

Posted by Reyaz at Tuesday, September 09, 2008 | Tuesday, September 9, 2008

In 2006 I was invited by Ray Meeker for a 40 days summer residency at Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondycherry. My body of work while I was there, was very simple, concentrating on the surface texture.

Stoneware, white slip, wood fired at cone 10
Stoneware, white slip, wood fired at cone 10
Stoneware, white slip, wood fired at cone 10
Stoneware, white slip, wood fired at cone 10
Stoneware, white slip, wood fired at cone 10
Stoneware, Banglore slip, wood fired at cone 10
Stoneware, white slip, wood fired at cone 10
Stoneware, white slip, wood fired at cone 10
Stoneware, white slip, wood fired at cone 10
Stoneware, brushed on with white slip and glazes, wood fired at cone 10
Stoneware, Tin glaze on kaki, wood fired at cone 10
Stoneware, brushed on with white slip and glazes, wood fired at cone 10
Stoneware, white slip, wood fired at cone 10

Artist Residency/World Wood Fire Festival, Kanayama, aomori, japan, 2005

Posted by Reyaz at Tuesday, September 09, 2008 |

2005, I was invited to participate in the World Wood Fire Festival and for a residency program at Kanayama, Aomori, Japan. Japan was an amazing place to visit as a potter, I saw thousands of pots in just a few months and visited many pottery cities/sites, including Jomon. I also met wonderful potters during my stay at Kanayama, where we fired Anagama, Noborigama, Sueiki (a traditional korean kiln), Bury Box and Olsen's Dome Kiln.

Stoneware, fired in Bury Box at cone 10-11

Porcelain, fired in Olsen's Dome Kiln at cone 10-11

Porcelain, fired at Olsen's Dome Kiln at cone 10-11