Pottery for Sale in Cyberspace

I have begun the process of documenting the stock of pottery I have so that I can make it available for purchase over the internet.

Please visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/k8ceramics/sets/ to browse my pottery.

Petals Installation in Chelsea Cafe

Worcester Public Library: Petals Installation on a Display Case, 2008

Tomorrow I am installing some petals at Chelsea City Cafe, just 20 minutes from my new studio at Harvard.

http://www.chelseacity.com/

This is an interactive installation so if you are in the area and would like to interact, I encourage you to visit the cafe and add to the installation!

In a collaborative twist, when I suggested to the curator that windows were a great surface to attach my petals to, he asked me if I would bring some or if I wanted him to put some up. So my petals will be installed on some windows that he puts up on the back wall of the cafe, a new and exciting place for the petals to multiply and expand out.

Tea Sets

This is an image of the first complete tea set I ever made. I made it during a hand-building class with Ginny Gillen in 2008. On Labor Day weekend I fired the set in Louise Harter's wood kiln in Connecticut.

So far I have exhibited this tea set at The Art of Dining show at the Krikorian Gallery and Change it as you see fit at the Sprinkler Factory Gallery. I have also offered it for sale at my studio sales. Yet, it seems that no one has been interested in creating a permanent relationship with this tea set. Perhaps it is just too small: the cups are like Italian espresso cups, and including the little loop at the top, the teapot is just 5" tall. But this is not a tea set for the thirsty, this tea set presents the opportunity to share, for a short moment, a pause from the bustle of daily life. I like to start small, and this is just the beginning of my journey into tea sets.

Next Wednesday I will start my first class at Harvard, The Contemporary Teapot Knows No Bounds: Through slide presentations, surface treatment, hand-building, wheel-throwing, and altering forms, this class will prepare me to take on the challenges of designing and integrating parts: lid, spout, handle and body in an effort to push limits and transform the teapot from functional vessel to sculptural object.