Bernard Leach Ceramic Teapot
Allie Farlowe
February 4, 2019
“A potter is one of the few people left who uses his natural faculties of heart, head, and hand in balance…”[i] — Bernard Leach, 1961 Bernard
Richard Marquis Teapot Goblet
Allie Farlowe
December 12, 2018
“While Dale Chihuly is the tide that raised all boats, Marquis is the craft intelligence that made the vessels seaworthy.”[i] – Regina Hackett, Seattle Post, 2001
David Sengel Thorn Teapot
Allie Farlowe
October 31, 2018
“Just realizing that I am making work that other people respond to is very motivational.”[i] -David Sengel David Sengel is an expert in manipulating and
Zaha Hadid “Tea & Coffee Piazza”
Allie Farlowe
September 24, 2018
“As a woman, I’m expected to want everything to be nice and to be nice myself. A very English thing. I don’t design nice buildings
Karl Wirsum Sculpture
Allie Farlowe
August 23, 2018
Karl Wirsum’s sculpture, paintings, and drawings are imaginative, colorful, humorous, and at times, disturbing and “cheerfully grotesque.”[i] Utilizing a range of materials and techniques, he
Grete Marks Silver-plated Teapot
Allie Farlowe
June 27, 2018
“I am what time, circumstance, and history have made me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all.” –James A.
Harry Bertoia Silver Teapot
Allie Farlowe
May 28, 2018
“I am rather silent, resolute, and industrious. I respect and admire persons of probity and morality, moderation and temperance. I can use any tool or
Albert Paley Silver Teapot
Allie Farlowe
April 23, 2018
“…In creating a work of art, besides my personal experience, my concern is how it emotionally and intellectually engages the viewer…”[i] – Albert Paley Albert
Gerhard Marcks Sintrax Coffee Machine
Allie Farlowe
March 20, 2018
This Schott & Genossen coffee machine was designed by the sculptor, printmaker, and Bauhaus master, Gerhard Marcks.[i] Schott & Genossen, which always “had a great
Wilhelm Wagenfeld Glass Teapot
Allie Farlowe
February 6, 2018
“Objects must do us good and make us take notice and think about them.”[i] – Wilhem Wagenfeld, 1948 Wilhelm Wagenfeld is one of the most
Hester Bateman Silver Teapot
Nora Weston
January 27, 2018
Hester Bateman (1709-1794, née Needham or Neden) was an English silversmith known for creating high-quality, lightweight home wares in the 18th century. BATEMAN’S TRAINING Like
Édouard-Marcel Sandoz Bird Tea Set
Nora Weston
December 16, 2017
This tea set, designed by Édouard-Marcel Sandoz (Swiss, 1881-1971), is one of many tableware sets designed by popular artists for the porcelain manufacturing company Theodore
Ron Meyers Face Teapot
Allie Farlowe
December 13, 2017
I remember being captivated by Ron Meyers’ cups, platters, and covered jars as a child. The imagery that danced across the surface of his forms
Gary Noffke Silver Teapot
Allie Farlowe
November 10, 2017
Gary Lee Noffke (American, b. 1948) is a complex person who cannot be pigeonholed. He is often described as a metalsmith’s metalsmith, a pacesetter, and
Two Teapot Sculptures by Billie Jean Theide
Nora Weston
November 4, 2017
Billie Jean Theide is an American artist known for creating sculptures and ornamental works in both metal and ceramics, which sometimes also incorporate found-objects or
Lurelle Guild Silver Tea Set
Allie Farlowe
October 30, 2017
Lurelle Van Arsdale Guild accomplished more in one lifetime than most would attempt in seven.[i] Guild was an avid collector of antiques, a successful illustrator,
Willow Teapot
Nora Weston
October 6, 2017
This teapot-shaped sculpture has three parts—the teapot-body, a lid, and a base or tray that it sits upon. Kimberly Sotelo, an artist and furniture-maker, created
Octopus Teapot
Nora Weston
September 7, 2017
This octopus-shaped vessel by Miel-Margarita Paredes is a fully functional teapot with a removable lid over the hollow space in the head that forms the
Black Basaltes Swan Teapot
Nora Weston
August 22, 2017
This stoneware teapot is attributed to Sowter & Company, an early 19th century pottery manufacturer. Sowter & Company—also called Mexborough Old Pottery—was one of several
Henry’s Teapots
Nora Weston
August 2, 2017
These two works of art were both acquired from the estate of the influential art critic, historian, and collector Henry Geldzahler (1935-1994). Geldzahler began his
Tea on the Frontier: Geology in the Kamm Teapot Collection
Mary Douglas
June 2, 2017
Writing in his diary on Sunday, September 27th, 1869, William Henry Jackson explained that, “after his afternoon tea, he went to the depot to see