Cathy Broski
Missouri

Stoneware clay
Functional
12'"w x 4.5"l x 18"h

About the Teapot
For the past five years, I have been consumed with wood firing. At every opportunity, I try to adapt and evolve my work. So when I was invited to this teapot show, I took the opportunity to push the figurative work I love most and make something fun.

About the Artist
My work is steeped in archetypal and personal symbolism. Figures, houses, and boats are just some of the forms I choose to work with. They all have several layers of meaning I find intriguing.
My surfaces reflect my attraction to found objects. The wear on the surfaces and the marks of their journey are the feel I strive to achieve in my own work. To accomplish this, I use a layering technique.
Each piece begins with slabs or is made on the potter’s wheel. The pieces grow by applying coils or additional slabs. When completed, I carve or texture the surface and let it dry. The base colors are applied and fired. I then apply and wipe off a combination of terra sigilattas, slips, stains, and glazes, and fire again. This process is repeated until I achieve the desired effect.
Since receiving my BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1990, I have worked solely in ceramics. Presently, I am represented by numerous galleries, teach at several pottery studios, instruct workshops, sell at art fairs, and have been published in ceramic periodicals. In 2000, my husband and I built my studio right outside our back door. And in 2007, we completed a 40-cu-ft gas-car kiln.
Life is good.

*Teapots that are purchased will remain on display in the gallery for the duration of the exhibition, through September 14, 2026.
After the show closes, teapots will be carefully packed and shipped by September 28, or they may be picked up at the gallery.

National Teapot Show XIII

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Cathy Broski - Wood Fired Figurative Teapot