Porcelain clay is the perfect, sweet, medium for delicate texture and color, lending sparkle to colorants that are brushed, rubbed and sprayed on the surface. Sometimes the colors look almost like leather, sometimes more like the worn canvas I use to texture the clay.
A tiny bird, leaves in shades of green and pearly white roses adorn this fanciful teapot. “Midnight Song” reminds me of evenings here in Asheville. This piece was lost in the flooding at Southern Highland Craft Guild’s Biltmore location, October 2024
The base of this teapot, like the stage in a play, is an important part in this piece. This piece was lost in the flooding at Southern Highland Craft Guild’s Biltmore location in October 2024.
Teapots have personalities. The combination of red roses against the vibrant yellow and green, to me, equal happiness.
A petite version of some of the larger teapots, with plenty of charm and sass.
A singing bird, flowers peeking out, leaves rustling, all these things pull me out to the garden. I keep going back to this theme and here is a new piece for 2023.
I love the bright yellow; it is the color of happiness. Glazed inside with a smooth, clear glaze, this one, like all my teapots, is suitable for serving tea, but mind the lid while pouring. This may not be your most functional teapot, but it might be your most fun.
Would that all the teapots had ruffle tops, I can’t get enough of them.I love the contrast of the clear white glaze with the unglazed, highly textured ruffly lid. This piece was lost in the flooding at Southern Highland Craft Guild’s Biltmore location in October 2024
Away makes me think of sailing away, traveling to a new place, a wonderland. See this piece at Southern Highland Craft Guild, Biltmore Village, Asheville.
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My grandmothers had button boxes, as most grannies did at the time, and I loved to explore what was inside. I used molds made from vintage buttons to make the many clay and polymer bits that adorn this teapot, I imagine a bird such as this one might gather these small beauties for their nest.
This one is purpley blue, with varied blue and purple flowers circling the surface. I’m loving this calming color.
This teapot conjures up memories of my grandmother’s dress shop. The numerous embellishments adorning the surface remind me of appliques, buttons and snippets of cloth to be found strewn about the seamstress’ workspace. It was shown in the exhibition“Too Much is Just Right,” Asheville Art Museum, 2023.
This color combination reminds me of a woodland fairytale and so the title.
See this piece at Odyssey Gallery of Ceramic Arts in Asheville, NC
This one seems to be ready to fly. This piece was lost at Southern Highland Craft Guild’s Biltmore location during the flooding of October 2024.
A petite version of the teapot series, with all the charm and sass of the others.