Change Log
Change Log: 12/7/2023 Paid Members Public
Book: * Published Book 2 - Chapter 8, Section 9: Duanni (段泥) Ore and Clay. * Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 6, Section 2: Developmental History of Yixing Mining: the first sentence incorrectly read "Zisha ore has been mined and refined since the mid-Qing dynasty..."; this has been updated
Change Log: 11/9/2023 Paid Members Public
Book: * Published Book 2 - Specific Zisha Ore and Yixing Clay: Luni (绿泥) Ore and Clay. Other Content: * No Changes. Updates: * I will be presenting at the NY Grand Tea Ceremony 2023, part of Chanoyu Week NYC; tickets and matcha are free, and it would be great to whisk you
Change Log: 11/1/2023 Paid Members Public
Book: * Updated "Zhalin" to "Chalin" for Xiaohongni mining tables in Book 2 - Specific Yixing Ore and Zisha Clay: Xiaohongni: both pronunciations are in use, though Chalin is predominant within the Yixing area. * Added a photo of Zhuni teapots to Book 2 - Specific Yixing Ore
Change Log: 10/30/2023 Paid Members Public
Book: * Published Book 2 - Specific Yixing Ore and Zisha Clay: Zhuni (朱泥) Ore and clay. Other Content: * No Changes. Updates: * Apologies for the few days delay (publishing on Monday instead of Thursday); as explanation, I'll note that I just launched a new company in the AI for
Change Log: 10/12/2023 Paid Members Public
Book: * Published Book 2 - Specific Yixing Ore and Zisha Clay: Xiaohongni (小红泥) Ore and Clay. * Minor edits to multiple chapters: changed rendering of xiaohongni (previously xiao hongni) and fixed a few spurious renderings of hongni (from hong ni). Other Content: * No Changes. Updates: * It was great seeing a few
Change Log: 9/29/2023 Paid Members Public
Book: * Published Book 2 - Chapter 8, Section 4: Hong Ni (红泥) Ore and Clay. Other Content: * No Changes. Updates: * Hello from Seattle! I'm here with Pat Penny from the editorial team - please reach out if you're in town and would like to join us
Change Log: 9/22/2023 Paid Members Public
Book: * Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 6, Section 3: Specific Yixing Zisha Mines by Region; added additional details to Zhao Zhuang & Hong Wei Village Nenni Open Mine, the 2nd layer of Nenni contains shihuang, shihong, and occasional shihuangni. Other Content: * Published Editorial Conversation: Chapter 8: Specific Yixing Ore
Change Log: 9/14/2023 Paid Members Public
Book: * Published Book 2 - Chapter 8, Section 4: Zini (紫泥) Ore and Clay. Other Content: * No Changes. Updates: * We decided not to record editorial conversations for the first few sections of Chapter 8 as they were short and factual chapters with little room for opinion - there wasn'