Chad Frownfelter teapot maker

Open Studios event aims to raise awareness about New Bedford Massachusetts artists.
The inaugural New Bedford Open Studios takes place this weekend. At least 65 artists will open their studios to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
"There are a lot of good artists in New Bedford," said sculptor Chad Frownfelter. "I feel like they don't get the recognition they deserve."
Mr. Frownfelter, 31, makes teapots and other functional objects in character designs.
One of his teapots, a clown in a roller coaster car, pours two cups of tea at once from the dual exhaust.
Another depicts President George W. Bush sitting on the Earth, riding it like a horse. Tea pours from the globe, and the teapot sits on a tray shaped like a pile of Monopoly money.
New Bedford Open Studios will give art lovers a window into the places where local artists create paintings, prints, furniture, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, jewelry, and glass.
Taken from an article by JENNETTE BARNES, Standard-Times staff writer
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