Blog entries tagged Exhibition

Erotic teacup and saucer

Yvonne — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0100

This fur teacup and saucer was inspired by Pablo Picasso who suggested to his feminine artist friend wearing a fur bracelet that you could cover anything with fur. In 1936 when the Surrealist leader Andre Breton encouraged her to submit artwork for the first surreal object exhibition Meret Oppenheim purchased a teacup, saucer and sRead More...

Masquerade tea party

Yvonne — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Imagine attending a party full of brainless ladies holding cups that have fingers and saucers that appear to have the ability to walk off the table. The concept and sculpture is that of Ronit Baranga’s, created for his solo exhibition “Shells of Wings”. Additionally, Baranga received honorRead More...

Please Make Teapots

Yvonne — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:20:24 +0100

Margaret Bohls, curator for “Teapots: Function, Formal, Narrative” has written an article to ceramic artists. The purpose was to share with them the reasons for creating that magnificent object referred to as the teapot. She writes:

Fanny Liberek is a ceramic artist from Sion, Valais, Switzerland. In 2008 she was presented the prestigious Bruckner Foundation Award as the graduating student from the School of Applied Arts in Geneva, one of only two students in Switzerland. This allowed her to utilize the Foundation’s studio, their 1000l gaz kiln andRead More...

Blue Haired Poodle

Yvonne — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100

I adore this teapot entitled Poodle Herd. It is by ceramic artist Kelli Rey from Winnipeg in Canada. She has a series of functional dishware within the Herd and Friends collection. Most of Kelli’s pieces can be found at Dooryard Pottery, a Canadian gallery that specializes in functional ceramic pieces full of texture, Read More...

Warm, fuzzy cups

Yvonne — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:52:18 +0100

I am sure that we all have at one time or another seen something floating in our teacup that we didn’t think should be there. But these ceramic cups have little creatures intentionally placed in the interior at the base. When the warm tea is consumed, brilliantly hand painted butterflies, ducks, turtles, dog faces, bees, Read More...

A New Year’s Resolution to keep

Yvonne — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:22:12 +0100

January 2009 my New Year’s Resolution was to follow one teapot artist’s work and rejoice in her accomplishments. I chose Faraday Newsome who resides in the desert with her ceramic artist husband Jeff Reich. Besides exhibiting in numerous shows throughout the year, the couple upgraded their website, joined a groRead More...

Displaying teapots

Yvonne — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Once the collection of teapots, or any other adorned object, has for five+ years become a dutiful exercise the question of displaying them then surfaces. There should be no reason to not expose these precious pieces. However, keep in mind that it is the teapots to highlight and not the shelving or furniture piece. Nonetheless, the latter should help accentuate the collection. One collector of mini teapot ornaments placed hRead More...

Blossoming tea masterpiece

Yvonne — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0100

There is an art to displaying your favorite masterpiece on the wall. Its surroundings make all the difference in how it is appreciated. I have found the same for blossoming teas. First, you would not buy a painting that is musty and crinkled; therefore, only buy flowering teas that are individually wrapped and not crammed in a tin. Second, be sure there is ample space to visualize the work of art: Read More...