In Conversation - Mary Cotterman

The Tea House Ghost GONG FU CHA'dcast

Mary Cotterman joins the show to discuss her entry into the world of gong fu cha, her years living and working in China, and her process of opening space during tea practice to daydream. Mary was the first ever western person to learn, on site, the highly skilled craft of making Chaozhou clay teapots. After honing her skill in Chaozhou, she traveled to Jingdezhen, where she studied at the San Bao pottery studio under Jackson Li. Mary currently lives in North Carolina, where she practices pottery, herbalism, witchcraft, and of course Gong Fu Cha. Mary is an old tea homie of mine and a former Austinite. It was great to catch up with her over Zoom.