Exhibition Dates:  March 25–June 17, 2020

Finalists

Hayne Bayless, Small Blue Teapot with Hinge Lid, White stoneware, extrusions and slabs, cobalt slip and inclusion stains, metal hinge pin, cone 10 gas reduction, 6.5h 8w 3dFong Choo, Ameboid, Porcelain, cone 6, 4 W X 3 in D X 4 ½ in H

 

Marion Angelica, Flat Iron Teapot, 8 in. (20 cm) in length, Grolleg porcelain, fired to cone 10 in reduction Hannah Graeper Carver, Cobalt Teapot, 7 in. (18 cm) in height, brown stoneware, fired to cone 6 in an electric kiln

William Jackson III, Sci-Fi Teapots, large teapot: 9 in. (23 cm) in height, small teapot: 8 in. (20 cm) in height, 710 brown clay, fired to cone 6 Kimberly Cook, Me and My Teabird, 11 in. (28 cm) in height, porcelain, underglaze, fired to cone 6, gold luster

Scott McClellan, terra-cotta teapot, 7 in. (18 cm) in height, wild earthenware, fired to cone 1 Brooke Millecchia, Foyer—Maple Syrup Ewer, 5 in. (13 cm) in height, handbuilt white stoneware, underglaze, glaze, fired to cone 6 in an electric kilnPolina Miller, tea set, teapot: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm) in height; cups 3 1/2 in. (9 cm) in height, wheel-thrown stoneware, fired to cone 6 in oxidationStephanie Osser, Bluebird Teapot, 7 1/2 in. (19 cm) in height, slip-cast porcelain, clear glaze, fired to cone 5, decal transfers of the artist’s original illustrations from a non-fiction children’s book, second firing to cone 4

Lora Rust, Ivory Nouveau Teapot, 7 in. (18 cm) in height, porcelain, soda fired to cone 7Swanica Ligtenberg, horsehair raku teapot set, 11 1/2 in. (29 cm) in height, high-fire white clay, black clay, mishima, bisque fired to cone 04, sugar, ferric chloride, raku fired to 1150°F. (621°C), horsehair, food-safe lacquer

Shana Salaff, Chubby Teapot, 9 in. (23 cm) in height, porcelaneous stoneware, fired to cone 5 in oxidationSam Scott, black and white teapot, 7 1/2 in. (19 cm) in height, Kai porcelain, fired to cone 11

Ulla Sonne, The Geometric Teapot, 4 1/2 in. (12 cm) in height, porcelain, clear glaze, fired to 2300°F (1260°C), MahoganyHayun Surl, untitled, 7 in. (18 cm) in height, clay, metal, fired to cone 10–11

Marcia Selsor, Botanical Vision, 7 1/2 in. (19 cm) in length, porcelain, faux celadon glaze, fired to cone 6 in oxidation Leilani Trinka, Perahu Teapot, 7 1/2 in. (19 cm) in height, Cool Ice porcelain, clear glaze, fired to 2192°F (1200°C) in an electric kiln

Joan Ulrich, Roundabout, 8 1/2 in. (22 cm) in height, stoneware, fired to cone 10 Joan Ulrich, Roundabout, 8 1/2 in. (22 cm) in height, stoneware, fired to cone 10

Juror's Statement

For me, the teapot evokes feelings of warmth and comfort, along with images of steaming cups and weekend mornings. More than other functional forms that accompany the slower moments of everyday life, this vessel also reminds me of the challenge of working with clay. Each part of the teapot—its body, spout, handle, lid, and foot—must be considered, designed, and executed to work in unison.

Evaluating the many submissions to select only 20 teapots was a difficult task, and the pieces shown here reflect the skill and ingenuity of the entries as a whole. In assessing each teapot, I looked for evident confidence in the handing and craft of material, creativity in approach to form, and a certain tempting quality that sparked in me the desire to take hold of its handle and pour. The variety in construction, firing technique, surface, form, and gesture demonstrates the innumerable ways of addressing the challenge of making a teapot. Utilitarian, playful, ornate, or quiet, each teapot in this grouping invites interaction.

—Katie Sleyman, Acquisitions and Content Editor of Ceramics Monthly, Pottery Making Illustrated, and Ceramic Recipes

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