Viola Frey Teapot Sculptures
Allie Farlowe
November 29, 2023
“…If you [make art] based on what is stylish, or is acceptably good, then you have nowhere to take it.”[i] – Viola Frey The American
Tag: figurative
Kathryn McBride Ceramics
Allie Farlowe
July 17, 2023
“A life with clay is a meaningful life.”[i] – Kathryn McBride The American artist Kathryn McBride (1950-2012) has been described as a “bright light” that
Littleton & Vogel Glass Commission
Allie Farlowe
January 27, 2021
“…Our ideas are generated by the flow of making and our shared curiosity and wonder of the world (and people) around us…”[i] – John Littleton
Drawing on Teapots: Weiser and Isupov
Allie Farlowe
October 4, 2019
For this blog post we will focus on two ceramicists, Kurt Weiser and Sergei Isupov, who are known for covering the surfaces of their designs
Jules Feiffer Teapot Drawing
Nora Weston
August 18, 2014
This drawing was commissioned by the Kamm Teapot Foundation from cartoonist and writer Jules Feiffer. Feiffer has drawn and written for numerous projects, including his
Thom Atkins When Pigs Fly
Nora Weston
July 31, 2014
This large teapot sculpture was created by the quilter and bead artist Thom Atkins, and takes the form of a pig riding a winged-dragon. In
Gladys Nilsson Grey Bros. 4zz’s
Nora Weston
July 29, 2014
This painting is by the contemporary American artist Gladys Nilsson, who is known for her colorful, often surreal figurative watercolor paintings. She currently teaches painting
Hidden Identitea
Nora Weston
July 29, 2014
Hidden Identitea is a teapot sculpture by the contemporary ceramicist Laura, or “Red,” Weldon Sandlin. Sandlin was born in Owensboro, KY, and now lives and
Aircraft Carrier Teapot
Nora Weston
July 29, 2014
This teapot sculpture by ceramicist Gerry Wallace takes the surprising form of an aircraft carrier warship, which sits on a separate base made in the
The Chinese QuinTeapots
Nora Weston
July 23, 2014
This teapot sculpture is by the contemporary ceramics artist Laura, or “Red,” Weldon Sandlin. Sandlin was born in Owensboro, KY, and now lives and works