This small sculpture by contemporary jeweler Leah Meleski (American, b. 1985) is a clever use of the teapot form as wearable art. The sculpture is actually composed of a set of jewelry. It disassembles into two bracelets from the teapot handle and body, an earring from the spout, a brooch from the lid, and a pendant from the base. Additional pieces such as the brooch fastener and necklace chain are stored inside a vellum teabag alongside the teapot.
![Leah Meleski, "Radiant Energy: Teapot"](https://kammteapotfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Meleski11.79.9jewelry.jpg)
Like many of Meleski’s jewelry designs, this sculpture and jewelry set incorporates both clean, geometric lines and figurative imagery into an inventive form. Meleski currently lives and works as a studio artist and an art teacher in Jamaica Plain, MA, USA.
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![111114MeleskiPRD-0085 Detail: Earring (teapot spout). Photo: Gretjen Helene](https://kammteapotfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/111114MeleskiPRD-0085-e1708713328895-qk8tily1s5e2zuk94atk3baoggr6yk5yfjln4r65bk.jpg)