Stephanie Martin
North Carolina
Wheel-thrown earthenware teapot with sgraffito design, glazes, stain, and underglazes
Functional
8.25"w x 5.5"l x 6.5"h
About the Artist
Stephanie Nicole Martin attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design with a concentration in Ceramics. She works primarily with earthenware, creating hand‑built and wheel‑thrown forms that use color, pattern, floral elements, and figurative imagery to evoke a sense of nostalgia.
She incorporates a range of printmaking techniques to build the surfaces of her vessels, and digital technology plays an important role in her process—especially in designing her own iron decals and transferring them onto clay. Stephanie’s sense of craft and design was shaped early on by watching her grandmother sew dresses and quilt. Many of the images she uses are rooted in 1960s and 70s culture.
Her work continually weaves together history and memory, sustaining her nostalgia for growing up as a young girl in the rural foothills of western North Carolina in the 1970s.
*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.