Last week, the in-laws fired two more plates I designed. They asked if it was OK to use the reduction firing (versus the oxidation firing). Of course, I agreed. It’s interesting how the same clay and glaze turned out so differently.
The reducation firing, above, at first looked burnt or dirty to me. It was interesting that my in-law teachers and most of the students preferred that look, deeming it “antique” looking and better for serving food. The look is growing on me, too.
Now I am working on some mugs for coffee drinking at home.
Tokyo Moe 
Talk about ceramics :
http://kunel.magazineworld.jp/
And since you don’t ship to gaikokujin I had to buy some pottery from Zakka, Harujuku 😉