{"title":"National Teapot Show XIII","description":"\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Newsreader;\"\u003eCedar Creek Gallery's National Teapot Show XIII is an invitational event featuring teapots crafted by artists from across North America.  More than 200 hand-crafted teapots created using a broad range of materials - including pottery, glass, wood, fiber, and mixed media. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Newsreader;\"\u003eTeapots in the show come in all shapes and sizes! Some are functional - just right for your daily cup of tea, while others are created as sculptural teapots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Newsreader;\"\u003eEvery teapot in the show is available for purchase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Newsreader;\"\u003eAll teapots will remain \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Newsreader;\"\u003eon display (including those already sold), both online and in the gallery, through September 14, 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"glen-dair-aspearmint-red-teapot","title":"Glenn Dair - Spearmint\/Red Teapee","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlenn Dair\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorgia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCeramic, slab-constructed, soda-fired to cone 6. 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I approach the work as a dialog or a partnered dance, listening and following as much as directing. Most of my work starts on the wheel, but doesn’t stay that way. I just can’t leave anything alone. I strive to throw like a hand builder, and will work on a piece until it surprises me with its newness. The work is mostly founded on utilitarian context (“teapot”, “lidded jar”, “bowl”’ etc.), but often not restricted by usefulness. I am more interested in the gesture of the genre, and am concerned with the sculptural presence of the object- how the object takes up space as well as how it shapes the space around it. Surface treatment is directed toward shaping the space within the space. Form and surface: that’s all we have to work with.\u003cbr\u003eI look to non-pottery sources for influence, and am drawn primarily to architectural forms as well as Chinese bronzes. I believe that traditional Indonesian wooden boats are among the finest forms ever made, and hope someday to make an object of such quality. Rarely are these influences used consciously. I prefer to witness, sublimate, and incorporate the images into the self of myself so that my heart and hands may do the real work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Teapots that are purchased will remain on display in the gallery for the duration of the exhibition, through September 14, 2026. \u003cbr\u003eAfter the show closes, teapots will be carefully packed and shipped by September 28, or they may be picked up at the gallery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Teapot Show XIII","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44331307041020,"sku":"NTSXIII-142-1","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/8146\/2941\/files\/142-1GlennDair-SpearmintRedTeapeepic1.jpg?v=1776361389"},{"product_id":"delanie-wise-yellow-iron-tea","title":"Delanie Wise - Yellow Iron Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelanie Wise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMassachusetts \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStoneware thrown, altered, and fired to Cone 10 in a soda reduction kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #454441;\"\u003eFunctional\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #454441;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e7.5\"w x 6\"l x 4.25\"h\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Teapot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(69, 68, 65);\"\u003eThis teapot is inspired by 17th-century irons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eI fell in love with clay forty years ago. Initially, the work consisted of functional pieces like plates, bowls, and jars. Several of the designs became production pieces. Due to the repetition, I became bored. I took courses in other mediums and stopped doing production work and started applying what I learned to clay. It was then that clay became fun again. Besides making thrown and altered pieces, I make slab constructions, using textures and pinched additions. The work is done slowly and thoughtfully. Each decision is savored. There is freedom to change my original concept, to start over, to change the spout, the handle, the foot until I can feel myself smile. \u003cbr\u003eMy goal is to make my pieces animated. Clay lends itself to animation because each touch is recorded; every addition affects the piece in unexpected ways. In the middle of working on a piece, I discover that the piece is based on my favorite aunt, sea creatures, or a fairy tale. Sometimes it’s my subconscious working, and my friends point out that the basket I’m making is really a bassinet. 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His pieces are dishwasher and microwave safe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(69, 68, 65);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe beginnings of humankind go hand in hand with the beginnings of pottery. Of contemporary craft media, only basket making is as fundamental. The shapes of pottery are the shapes of the human body, and are named such: lip, foot, shoulder. They are shapes we know very well on a level beneath our consciousness. 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Lucy’s work has its roots in the Visual Arts Center of TCC, where she studied studio production pottery from 1997-1998, followed by a concentration in ceramic art at the Penland School of Craft in 2003. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(69, 68, 65);\"\u003eHer work has been featured in galleries, including the Blue Spiral in Asheville, NC, The Signature Shop in Atlanta, Watson MacCrae Gallery in Sanibel, and the Penland School Gallery. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(69, 68, 65);\"\u003eCurrently, Lucy works solely in porcelain and mixes her glazes. She is fascinated with creating surfaces that mimic nature, such as lichen, stones, or tree bark. 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I love making teapots. All the parts and engineering really excites me, as does the puzzle of how to put it together and in what order. I am inspired by everything around me. I am a people watcher and like to catch moments of life whether quiet or exciting. I try to have an eye for detail while keeping things casual.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(69, 68, 65);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement \u003cbr\u003ewhy I make house tpots\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ethe house. the home. the shelter, the container. the gallery. the safe place. the place you want to escape. the place of love. the place of security. the place of loneliness. the place of terror. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(69, 68, 65);\"\u003eAll of these can be true for someone. I have a small obsession with houses. buildings. homes. each house an individual. reflecting who resides. it could be only temporary. it could be for generations. Do we bend to the house? or does the house bend to us? the energy. the ghosts. the humans and the animals. the plants. or lack of. Do we let light in or block it out? Are the residents happy? Are they sad? are they disillusioned? are they being hurt? Are they ok?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(69, 68, 65);\"\u003eThe majority of humans in this world live in a house. each one holding the contents of those who lived there. usually they tell us about the residents. sometimes not so much. There are hoarders and minimalists. sometimes the inside spills out to the outside. 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The atmospheric firing enhances the rolling texture and highlights the gestural decoration. The piece fits into a larger body of work exploring patterns drawn from Appalachian quilting traditions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(69, 68, 65);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Artist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBen Carter is an artist, educator, and podcast producer based in New Jersey. He received his BFA from Appalachian State University and MFA from the University of Florida. His professional experience includes being an artist-in-residence at the Archie Bray Foundation Helena, MT and Anderson Ranch Arts Center Snowmass, CO, and the Education Director of the Pottery Workshop Shanghai, China. He has lectured and exhibited widely in the United States, Canada, China, Australia, and New Zealand. 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She earned her MFA in Ceramics from Louisiana State University in 1996 and her BFA in Ceramics from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1984.\u003cbr\u003eLeah has completed artist residencies at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana; the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Alberta, Canada; Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center in Denmark; and Township 10 in North Carolina. She teaches workshops nationally and internationally, including at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and Penland School of Crafts in Penland, North Carolina, and has taught in Italy and Israel.\u003cbr\u003eHer work has been widely exhibited and appears in publications, museums, and public and private collections worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eI create functional forms for everyday use as well as presentation pieces for special occasions. My work is primarily inspired by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century decorative arts, particularly utilitarian silver tableware and Sèvres porcelain. I am also deeply influenced by the beauty and complexity of plant forms in nature. By thoughtfully integrating historical and natural references with function, I strive to create work that expresses a cohesive, singular artistic vision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Teapots that are purchased will remain on display in the gallery for the duration of the exhibition, through September 14, 2026. \u003cbr\u003eAfter the show closes, teapots will be carefully packed and shipped by September 28, or they may be picked up at the gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Teapot Show XIII","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44361622913276,"sku":"NTSXIII-116-1","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/8146\/2941\/files\/116-1LeahLeitson-Teapotpic1.jpg?v=1773935566"}],"url":"https:\/\/cedarcreekgallery.com\/collections\/national-teapot-show-xiii\/100-250.oembed","provider":"Cedar Creek Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}