Biennial teapot exhibition

Craft Alliance's biennial teapot exhibition is one of the institution's most popular events. This year, the show includes more than 80 clay teapots made by more than 60 potters.
The pots were chosen by master potter Fong Choo, who invited 20 artists and chose the rest from submissions. "I selected the works based on four criteria: strong form, great craftsmanship, skill in handling the medium and attention to detail," Choo said. Potters from all over the country are featured.
In addition to being more or less functional — some of the pots might frustrate users — all the pots were required to fit within a 10-by-10-inch box.
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Ettore Sottsass

A teapot designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1971 for Ablebest Ltd sold on ebay for £411.11
20th April 2008

Richard Parrington

Delage car teapot made by Richard Parrington in 1989 sold on ebay for £150.00 21st April 2008

Cactus

Sunshine Ceramics [Paul Cardew] Cactus teapot sold on eBay for £175.00 on 20th April 2008

"Teapot" Friends Reunited

Paul has had a re-think with regard to the open day and, bearing in mind that no doubt many of you will be going down to Sue Blayze's open house this weekend, and the fact that May 3rd is bank holiday weekend, Paul is planning to postpone this day until later in the month - the exact date to be announced soon!

Gardenia Stamford

A 1933-1934 red Gardenia Stamford teapot designed by Clarice Clifffrom the Fantasque range.
Sold on ebay 13th April 2008 for £1,002.00

Automatic teapot

The Automatic Teapot is a 20-ounce stoneware teapot that automatically steeps your tea, without using batteries or electricity.
The infuser basket doubles as a counterweight, which is triggered to turn over once the timer finishes. They say it has a drip less spout too!
Check out their website for more info at www.the-teaspot.com

"Teapot" Friends Reunited

To all of you avid teapot collectors out there, Paul Cardew is holding a "Teapot Friends Reunited" open day down at the Cardew Pottery at Bovey Tracey on the 3rd May.

Due to the company’s imminent closure, this will be the very last day that you will be able to see the Cardew Teapottery in all of its glory and bag those teapot bargains.

This day will give you the chance to catch up with friends and foes that many of you have made over the years through your teapot collecting and the many Signing Days and evening events that Paul has held.

"Tin Can" teapot

This teapot was one of the very first teapots that Paul Cardew ever made. It was produced whilst he was working with "Sunshine Ceramics" and went into production but was a very small run. Even Sue Blayze of "Teapot Island" fame does not have one of these! He is accepting sealed bids with regard to this teapot, of no less than £1,000, so if you are interested in this teapot, do please send him an e-mail and let him know.

Suprematist porcelain teapot

Designed by the Suprematist Kasimir Malewitsch in 1923, a porcelain tea-pot together with four demi-cups sold for £299.00 on 1st April 2008 ... someone got a real bargain!!!

Six Degrees of Collaboration

Sam Chung, teapot, Andrew Martin, glaze and firing, 2007, porcelain, 7" x 8" x 4". Photo by Peter Lee.
Northern Clay Center 2424 Franklin Avenue East Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406 USA
For the past eight months, six artists who work in porcelain have been shipping bisque ware to one another, forms that are distinctive and representative of their individual work. Their collaborators have then glazed and fired the bisqued work in their particular gaze palettes. While the potters in this exhibition were able to see the forms which they were finishing, the instruction to complete the pots in their own styles has resulted in a combination of forms and finishes that is occasionally as startling as a surrealist collage.

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Paradise City

A wonderful Noi Volkov Teapot from...
'A truly inspired festival, showing innovative art, craft and design.' ~ AmericanStyle Magazine
Paradise City Philadelphia features a diverse and exciting selection of one-of-a-kind works in painting and sculpture, wearable art and jewelry, ceramics, art glass, studio furniture and home furnishings by 125 juried artists from 25 states.
April 4th, 5th & 6th 2008
Paradise City, Inc.
33rd Street Armory between Market and Arch Streets in Philadelphia.

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Cardew closing soon

Cardew will be leaving Bovey Tracey in the near future and thus everything on site will have to find a new home or be recycled back to dust!
This process has already started and is gathering momentum. Very little will remain of the pottery plant, machinery, moulds and more importantly, Teapots, after the Easter holidays.
Anybody interested in securing Cardew Memorabilia or hunting for that elusive teapot to complete your collection....get over there quick!

Tudric Pewter teapot

Art Nouveau style Tudric Pewter teapot designed by Archibald Knox.
Sold on Ebay for £127 on 26th March 2008.

Teapot and teacup hedges

Teapot and teacup hedges
Originally uploaded by sarichelle

Largest teapot?

China reports that the biggest Zisha clay teapot has just been completed in Yixing, a small city in east China renowned for a unique type of clay. It's been used for pottery making in the area for over 3,000 years.
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Apology

My apologies for publishing a post about a "John Ridgway c1836" teapot... the photo and description were apparently copyrighted I have deleted the post.

Bloomingdales

Bloomingdales Paul Cardew Teapot
Sold on eBay 9th March 2008 for £82

WW! Tank Teapot

Made by Wadeheath circa 1930 a WW1 tank teapot.
Sold on ebay 6th March 2008 for £77

Gräfsnäs castle teapot?

Johannes has been researching Gräfsnäs castle ruin near Gothenburg, Sweden. The former castle has an interesting history. According to the legend it was cursed by a woman that was badly treated by the landowner. She told that it would be plagued by fire three times with 100 years apart, and the castle was actually burnt in 1634, 1734 and 1834.
During the day of the fire in 1834 many people came to 'rescue' the things in the castle and many things were stolen.
It is believed that the teapot above came from the castle via a gardener.
Can it be dated to before or after the looting in 1834 I wonder? It was made by a company called Shaw & Fisher...anyone know anything about them?

Small Teapot Competition

Da Yu Xiao Hu 3: Third International Small Teapot Competition
25th February until 27th March 2008 at Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, California, USA
Check out the wonderful teapot slide show.

Gryphon teapot

A Gryphon teapot of mine sold on eBay for £202.58 5th March 2008

Tony Carters' New Teapots

Handbag London UK Price £39.99 Export Price £55.00 [approx US $110]


Dressing Table UK Price £49.99 Export Price £65.00 approx [US $130]
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Crocodile 1995

A crocodile teapot of mine made in 1995 which someone recently put on eBay fetched an unremarkable £45.44 on 24th February 2008. It was not a popular design with customers, so not many were made...one of my favourites needless to say!

Crafts at Cardew latest

As of the 30th April, Crafts at Cardew will be closing its doors to the outside world and Paul Cardew will be relocating whilst he keeps designing.
For those avid collectors out there, this means that this will be the very, very last time that you will be able to visit the Cardew Teapottery, have one of their wonderful cream teas, and have a look around Paul’s teapots old and new, that he's kept in storage for some years, and no doubt some of you will find that elusive teapot that you have been hunting for!

The end of an era! Good luck Paul.

Double Giraffe Teapot

Double Giraffe Teapot
Originally uploaded by spottedsushi

Tea for two

Lake Oswego residents Pat Nida and her mother, Marjorie Cooney, share a love of teapots that dates back to Nida’s grandmother, who came to the United States from Ireland. To date, the women have drank countless cups of tea and collected more than 250 teapots, which they stash in their homes, garages and a warehouse. Dozens of pots from their personal collections are now on display at the Adult Community Center.
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Crimson Jasper teapot

WEDGWOOD CRIMSON JASPER WARE TEAPOT c.1900
Sold on eBay for US $585.00 (approximately £298.27) 16th February 2008.

Jessie Tait Midwinter teapot

A Midwinter teapot in the Monaco design by Jessie Tait, a prolific ceramic designer working in the Stoke-on-Trent pottery industries from the 1950s to the early 1990s.
Sold on eBay 12th February 2008 for £76.00

Edward Bramah dies

Sadly Edward Bramah, founder of the Bramah Museum of Tea & Coffee and author of "Novelty Teapots 300 years of Art and Design" has died at the age of 76.
He was born in Worksop in 1931 and became a tea planter in 1950. He then trained as a tea taster with Lyons before joining a coffee brokerage in Tanzania. After working with China to promote China tea in Britain he set up his own company called Bramah Tea & Coffee.
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Walter Keeler

Another lovely Walter Keeeler teapot... sold on eBay 11th February 2008 for £410.00

Inkwash Dome Teapot

Beautifully made by master craftsman Walter Keeler.
For sale [£500] at the "Where I Fell in Love Gallery"

Collectible household ceramics

Collectible household ceramics, including teapots, pitchers and wall pockets, will be displayed in February at the Bessemer City branch of the library, 207 N. 12th St.Charlotte North Carolina.

"Deco" teapots

Here is a collection of "Deco" style teapots I made in the 1980's for a French shop called Utopia who kindly went out of business owing me thousands of pounds! [Thank you Alice]
They are featured along with other teapots, sculptures and furniture on my new blog called "things Andy has made"

"HAM" teapot

Helen is in Year 11 at the Everest Community College in Basingstoke, and is due to take her final exams in June of this year. She is studying my work as part of her coursework!
She has made a Teapot using the initials of her name "HAM"
Good luck with your exams Helen.

Marco Zanini

Teapot designed by Marco Zanini for Bitossi Post Modern Sottsass Era Teapot
Sold on ebay 28th January 2008 for $399.00 [£202.67]

Teapots by Northwest Artists

408 N Pearl Street, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Exhibition Dates: Jan 17 through Mar 1, 2008
Exhibition Sponsors: Dakota Cafe, Downtown Pharmacy, Sign Dog and Copy Dog
“Tea for Two” is an exploratory look at how ceramic artists use the teapot as a form of personal expression.
There will be 17 teapots on display from 17 different artists, all from Oregon and Washington.
Exhibiting artists include:Nancy Adams Laurie Hansen, JoAnn Peters Matt Armbrust, Linda Johnson, Jessica Pribula, Marilynn Carr, Robbie Lobell,Inge Roberts, Cindy Deck, Gale Lurie, Lori Ross, Gina Freuen, Dennis Meiner, Randolph Sill, Gary Georger, Ted Neal, Alice Simpson, Judy Rouse and Matt Winkelmann.

Randolph Sill teapot.
More details at www.gallery-one.org

Childs dog teapot

Childs dog teapot made by the Dutch factory Maastricht Mosa circa 1900
Sold on eBay 21st January 2008 for £111.37

Teapots: Object to Subject

One of 45 teapots on display in "Teapots: Object to Subject" selected from among the entries in the 2004 Survey of Contemporary American Teapots at the Craft Alliance in St. Louis, Missouri. The best of both established artists and the most promising, innovative new artists from the survey are represented.

Exhibition curator Leslie Ferrin, author of Teapots Transformed: Exploration of an Object, has been curating exhibitions on contemporary teapots for more than 20 years. In this exhibition, Ferrin presents the concept that as the teapot becomes more abstracted, its function becomes less relevant. In effect, the subject of the work becomes the primary focus; the initial object, the teapot, becomes a secondary concern for the artist and the viewer.
Richard Notkin is a full-time studio artist who lives and works in Helena, Montana. He has worked mainly in ceramics for over 30 years, and his series of Yixing-inspired teapots and ceramic sculptures have been exhibited and collected internationally. Other artists in the exhibition include Adrian Arleo, Peter Scherzer, Richard Swanson, Bennett Bean, Michael Simon, and Noi Volkov.

The exhibition will be accompanied by educational materials covering the history of the teapot, tea ceremonies, and cultivation, as well as the most current publications available on the contemporary teapot.
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Crafts @ Cardew closing

Sadly I understand that Crafts@cardew is closing down soon.
I wish Paul,Karen and everyone there the very best for the future.

Gary's Open Day

Gary Seymour's next open day will be 26th April 2008
More details to follow.

Dog teapot

Childs dog teapot made by the Dutch factory Maastricht Mosa circa 1900
Sold on eBay 21st January 2008 for £111.37

Susie Cooper

Cardiff museum Susie Cooper morning tea service


Originally uploaded by bob watt

A Susie Cooper morning tea service from her time at the Crown works on display at Cardiff museum.

John Sheppard MG

John Sheppard MG racing car teapot
number 105 of a limited edition of 250.
Sold on eBay 6th Januaryu 2008 for £50

Catfish teapot

Made by Julie Hunter Bagish
Juls trained in Kanazawa, Japan for 6 years. Her work has been in many galleries and art museums and shops, in Kanazawa, New York, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle and Ichon, Korea. For further information and photos, please go to www.julspottery.com

Hawkes teapot exhibition

The Hawkes teapot exhibit boasts rare, antique and modern teapots from around the globe, including ancient Chinese teapots. On Sunday January 20th, Stephen Hawkes will offer a presentation on his exhibit and will offer complimentary tea-tastings and more Dim Sum, along with their lineup of limited release Alexander Valley wines.
Tickets for the event can be purchased at http://wineroad.com or at participating wineries.
see the Hawkes Teapot gallery here

Special Tortoise teapot

In November last year I was invited to stay in Simena, Turkey where the landscape was littered with ancient Lycian tombs and tortoises roamed wild!
Here's a special one off teapot with a Lycian tomb lid, that I made for the owners of the house we stayed in. Thank you for a wonderful holiday Jeremy and Gill!

Second Annual Texas Teapot Tournament

By Dusti Rhodes
Short, stout, handle and spout will all be taken for an interesting spin today at the “Second Annual Texas Teapot Tournament.” The competition features plenty of interesting takes on the teakettle by potters from around the globe. The creations range from traditional pots to more abstract designs that — if they could talk — might get all steamed up and shout, “How the hell do you tip me over and pour me out?”
Artists such as Joanne Taylor Brown, Nancy Goodearl and Joy Tanner offer more traditional teapots, with a touch of inspiration from seashells, houseplants and haystacks, respectively. Among the more abstract ones are Mirtha Aertker’s, which have baby arms and legs sticking out of the tops and sides. And Meryl Ruth, who won the Memorial Award in last year’s tournament, returns this year with a teapot that looks exactly like a purse — save for the spout.
See if these are your cup of tea, and don’t forget to vote for the People’s Choice Award at today’s opening reception from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 3195 Inwood (private residence). After today the exhibit will be moved to the Houston Potters Guild. Regular viewing hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Through January 31. 2726 White Oak Drive. For information, call 713-528-7687 or visit www.houstonpotters.com. Free.
Wednesdays-Sundays. Starts: Jan. 5. Continues through Jan. 31, 2008

William Hague teapot

Manor Pottery political teapot of William Hague with Margaret Thatcher lid and Michael Portillo handle measuring 25cm high (9.75") it was modeled by Ray Noble.
[Presumably tea trickles from nose?]
Sold on ebay 1st January 2008 for £49

Happy New Year

Can you see the teapot?
Slightly cross your eyes and it will become visible.

Teaset boy

Teaset boy
Originally uploaded by Jimmy Liu

Marianne Brandt

A 1927 tea infuser by Marianne Brandt was sold for $361,000 at a Sotheby’s Bauhaus design auction. Brandt’s Model No. MT 49 tea infuser is made from silver plated brass and ebony and stamped 137 on the underside and rim of the lid. It was sold to an American museum on 14th December.

Massabesic Middle School

8th Grade Students create TEAPOTS
Check out the teapots created by the 2nd quarter 8th grade students.

Mama teapot

Mama seated in underwear, boy looking at camera
Originally uploaded by mamazakka