Marissa Daisies
New York

Stoneware with colored Shino & Reitz green glazes, fired cone 9 reduction
Functional
10.5"w x 4"l x 4.75"h

About the Teapot
The play between frozen peas and hot teapot is what inspired this teapot. I enjoy the role reversal of pouring boiling water into a bag of frozen peas instead of pouring a bag of frozen peas into boiling water.

Artist Statement
In Marcel Proust's 1913 novel Swann's Way, the narrator is transported back in time by the taste of a madeleine cookie dipped in hot tea—42 years before McDonald's served its first French fry. Now, thanks to the wonders of mass production and mass media, our memories of sensory experiences are nearly identical. These memories unify us but are only made possible by cheap consumerism and a throwaway extractive culture. Still, they belong to us and remind us that the most tactile artifacts of our memories are also often the most disposable: our birthday cakes, our favorite t-shirts, the packaging of our favorite treats, et cetera. Clay makes these objects both permanent and singular, which is, of course, the way we experienced them in the first place.
I hand-build each piece from white stoneware and hand-paint them with colored slip. They are then finished with a thin layer of clear glaze.

*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.