Sarah & Thomas Gelsanliter
Michigan
Stoneware
Functional
8.5"w x 5.5"l x 5.75"h
About Sarah & Thomas
Thomas began working with clay in the 1990s in Alexandria, VA, and received his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He worked as a mold maker and a production manager at Motawi Tileworks in Ann Arbor, MI, for nearly nine years. Historic furniture, industrial plate ware, architecture, and classic Arts & Crafts and folk art iconography influence Thomas' designs.
Sarah has been working with clay since 1992. For ten years, she worked as a production potter at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. She has taught ceramics classes and workshops at Yourist Studio, Pewabic Pottery, the Ann Arbor Potters Guild, and the Ann Arbor Art Center. Sarah spent a year living in Japan, visiting studio potters nationwide, and traveling to Korea, China, and Thailand. Her work is influenced by Asian art, Japanese brushwork, and Arts & Crafts design.
*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.
About National Teapot Show XIII
Cedar 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.
Teapots 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.
Every teapot in the show is available for purchase.
All teapots will remain on display (including those already sold), both online and in the gallery, through September 14, 2026.