
Nathan Willever
Pennsylvania
Stoneware, Cone 7 Reduction-fired
Functional
8.25"w x 6"d x 5"h
About the Teapot
This Teapot is made from locally sourced clay, dipped in white slip and clear glaze, and fired to cone 7 in reduction. The surface has been scraped back after throwing to reveal the character of the clay.
About Nathan
Nathan Willever was raised in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics from Maine College of Art. His functional pottery made from local materials has been featured in national exhibitions and publications such as Ceramics Monthly, Pottery Making Illustrated, and Clay Times. In 2019 he was selected to be a Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist.
His work has been shown nationally at galleries, including Schaller Gallery, The Clay Studio, Akar Design, Jane Hartsook Gallery, and The Ohio Craft Museum. He has taught workshops at Ox-Bow School of Art, Touchstone Center for Craft, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. In 2018 he was selected by Haystack to be a guest artist at The Shigaraki Ceramic Culture Park in Shigaraki, Japan. He was awarded The 2018 Sybille Zeldin Fellowship at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2019 he was a Windgate Scholar at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts.
*Teapots that are sold must remain on display in the gallery as part of the exhibit until the show closes on September 10, 2023. After the show closes, teapots will be carefully packed and shipped by September 26 or available for pick-up at the gallery.
About National Teapot Show XII
May 20 - September 10, 2023
Cedar Creek Gallery's National Teapot Show XII 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.