A Master of Celadon Who Devotes His Lifetime to One Craft' - Pan Jianbo

The word Jiao Tai can be found in the Tang and Song dynasties. Jiao Tai is a clay with two or more colors. The clay is kneaded and stretched to create the effect of jiao zai. The jiao zai is very beautiful, like a flowing water. It's very beautiful. I was born in a family in Qing Ci. Because my parents and grandparents used to be workers in Longquan. When my parents were working, we would sit next to them every day. We were small people. We grew up in a slum. When I was 18 years old, I started working in Qing Ci. It's been more than 30 years. Why did I start making jiao tai? One day, I went to a coffee shop. A friend ordered a cup of coffee for me. The coffee had the effect of pulling flowers. When I stirred the coffee, its texture kept changing. At that time, I was wondering if I could use Qing Ci's jiao tai to express this artistic effect. To make jiao tai, you have to choose at least two types of clay. So I chose Longquan's white clay and Longquan's iron clay. Because there is a big contrast between the two. The result is more obvious. Jiao tai is very important to kneading clay. It's very important. Because the two types of clay are mixed together. It's hard to get rid of the air inside. In this way, some defects are easy to appear in the kneading process. If you knead too much, the two types of clay will be completely mixed together. You can't see its collective effect. Kneading is also very particular. In the kneading process, you can't increase it over and over again. If you increase it over and over again, the collective effect inside will be very messy. After I made this kind of mold, I found that this kind of thing is very difficult to burn. Because there is a big difference between iron clay and white clay. The transformation rate of the finished work is very large. Later, I tried to change the method of burning. I burned it slowly. I burned it slowly to create a natural oxidation effect. The collective effect of kneading clay is the most important. There is a kind of Chinese painting called Liu Bai. I tried to reduce the collective effect of kneading clay. In this way, the pattern looks like floating. And each pattern is different. I think I am in the process of inheritance. I try to make better Longquan Qing Ci. I think I am the greatest inheritor. The next generation who wants to work in Longquan Qing Ci, Inherit Longquan Qing Ci. Innovation continues.