Larry Allen
Alabama

Thrown Clay
Functional
9"w x 6"d x 7.5"h

About the Teapot
Larry’s design inspiration comes mainly from African and Native American art. He uses a special black stoneware clay through multiple glazings and firings. The delicate designs are carved free-hand into the surface of the wheel-thrown vessel. He is specifically known for the “UNITY” motif (people holding hands), inspired by the tragedy of 9/11.

About Larry
Larry Allen was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, and received a BA in Art from Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. He has worked as an artist for the past 35 years, honing his wheel-throwing and glazing techniques, all the while ceaseless in his enthusiasm for stoneware and the infinite possibilities of his craft.
In 2007 one of his vases was presented on behalf of the Alabama State Council of the Arts as a gift to Pulitzer Prize winner and author Harper Lee. In 2008 his work was showcased on the nationally televised HGTV show “THAT’S CLEVER.” Also, in the same year, one of his vases was given as a gift to Liberia’s first woman president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

*Teapots that are sold must remain on display in the gallery as part of the exhibit until the show closes on September 10, 2020. After the show closes, teapots will be carefully packed and shipped by September 26 or available for pick-up at the gallery.

National Teapot Show XII

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