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.
Full article.

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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