The current show at ArtXchange is an exhibit of works by Miya Ando, entitled "Chado: The Way of Tea," and will be up through the 29th of this month. Combining the cultural and aesthetic influences gathered during her youth in Japan, which included time in a Buddhist temple, with her skills in contemporary metal-working, Ando's pieces are stark, severe and beautiful. Some of the pieces are revised implements of traditional Japanese tea ceremonies: in one one case they've been coated in graphite; in another they have been recast in aluminum.
Also currently installed inside the ArtXchange gallery is Vashon Island architect Christopher Ezell's sustainable teahouse, "Drinking the Moon," constructed in part from discarded plastic soda bottles. During the past month the teahouse has been the site of several traditional Japanese tea ceremonies, enacted by students from the local Seattle branch of the Urasenke School.
Stop by the gallery before the 29th. The show is one you shouldn't miss. For a little more on Miya Ando's show, read Chado: The Way of Tea, at ArtXchange, on GongfuGirl.com.
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