ruin 1.3 • sidehandle teapot

it’s ruin symbolises impermanence. our inherent decay, only for nature to grow and reclaim us in our wake- thus fulfilling the initial virtue of its creation.

a woodfired yixing teapot with a wooden side handle.
from the new collaboration between a space of subtle bodies and yizhi
from the jaws of the mouth of a river

the handles of these vessels have been collected along the waterways of my childhood home- moorundie ruwe. shaped through the anguish and tender beauty of my mother’s stroke earlier in the year.

the bodies of these pots have been handmade from yixing clay and woodfired by yizhi along the tranquil reaches of the chang river in jingdezhan, china. humbly taught and inspired by the natural world in conversation with sacred architectural ruin.

together, these artefacts were sculpted like temples from boulders
resting in a flash flood of the end times
carved from the virtuous depths of its becoming.

all artefacts from this collection are delicately handmade from aged zisha (purple sand) by yizhi, a local jingdezhan potter taught from a porcelain background.
yizhi's take on yixing pottery exhibits an intricacy of form and function in remarkably unique ways. these pots are generously porous, hold impeccable heat and articulate the shape and nuance of tea in ways we rarely get to experience with teapots in this genre. 

300ml • ideal for 1-3 people