Porcelain Tea Cup Crafting Workshop with Guided Tea Tasting

This event took place in January 2023 and is archived here as part of Tea Drunk's programme history.

Porcelain Tea Cup Crafting Workshop with Guided Tea Tasting

Immerse yourself in the delicate and delightful world of porcelain ceramics with this tea cup crafting workshop and guided tea tasting.

Where and When

Date: Sunday, 29 January 2023

Time: 1–3 PM EST

Ticket price: $100

Location: New York Chinese Opera Society, 120 Broadway Suite 3650, New York, NY 10271

About This Class

Brought to you by Tea Drunk, artist Ayumi Nojiri, and the Chinese Opera Society, this two-hour workshop offered:

• a guided tasting of two historically famous heirloom teas
• the opportunity to craft your very own tea cup out of porcelain clay

Participants learned how the shape of a tea cup affects the perception of taste, how hand-building differs from wheel throwing, and what makes top terroir teas so spectacular.

Cups handmade during the class varied in shape, style and glaze and did not look exactly like the ones pictured.

The Hosts

Artist, Ayumi Nojiri

Ayumi Nojiri was born and raised in Osaka, Japan. She has been significantly influenced by her mother, who has worked worldwide. At the age of 24, she moved to New York to see the things her mother saw.

She started ceramics in New York because she needed plates and cups at home. She looked for local ceramics shops but could not find anything she wanted. Then she thought, if she couldn't find it, she would make it. Now she has enough cups and plates at home, but she continues to enjoy making ceramics.

Tea Specialist, Shunan Teng

The guided tasting was led by Shunan Teng, who is in charge of all of Tea Drunk's sourcing and ethos. She is known for her relentless in-the-field pursuit of tea knowledge and her work in preserving Chinese tea traditions.

Tea Drunk is a Certified Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise in New York City with the goal of sharing exceptional tea knowledge and making the rarest and most prestigious teas in the world accessible to all. Through education and access, we aim to cultivate awareness in preserving this disappearing art.

Organizers, New York Chinese Opera Society

New York Chinese Opera Society (NYCOS) is a nonprofit organization of volunteers, opera admirers, trained artists and musicians. Founded in 2006, NYCOS has reached out to communities and catalyzed the promotion and artistic development of Chinese culture and opera.