EVERYDAY TEAPOT

I put up a post about an everyday covered jar made of terra cotta and decorated in what I call abstrakt resist. From that firing here is another everyday pot, a teapot using the same materials and basic decorating idea. This teapot was made to be a familiar and easy to use pot, it will hold enough for four but honestly is intended for a more intimate engagement among two friends. the basic idea for my teapots comes from my time spent making pots with Bill Klock who brought the English tradition of making and drinking tea into his studio where we would take breaks and discuss all kinds of things over a good strong cuppa or two. Beyond making pots we would discuss pottery, Leach, Cardew, Kawai, current politics and his philosophy on life. I am not 100% sure I have got to that point but I have tried to build this sense of purpose and use into these everyday pots made from of simple forms and rugged materials, maybe with the next group.