ast Friday I joined Judith of ClayCrazy Pottery at Baltimore Clayworks to see the Teapots IV show. It will run through February 27 and I recommend it highly to anyone in the area. The show was juried by David MacDonalds who notes that the teapot "...is an aspiration to the novice, and a source of inspiration and consternation to the experienced clayworker... [making it] ... the quintessentail ceramic enterprise." MacDonalds created an exhibit that displays a diverse and experimental interpretation of teapots with the requirement that they all must pour. Forty artists from all over the country are represented in the show, working in porcelain, stoneware and 
earthenware.Included in the show are two delightful carved porcelain teapots by Judi Tavill of New Jersey. A “crusty” anagama wood-fired teapot by Sherry Wells of Montana caught my attention, as did Abigail Jean Deneau’s (Missouri) dark stoneware with celadon glaze teapot, which looked like it was ready to dance off its pedestal. Hsian-Yi Hu
ang’s (Oregon) whimsical “Devil’s Prada” teapot was also a sight! It is really difficult to name just these artists because I found the entire show inspirational inde
ed!In addition, Baltimore Clayworks is also showing a solo exhibition by Deborah Bedwell entitled "An Abundance of Cups," which also runs through February 27. The exhibition is like “a garden of cups,” each one decorated with leaves, berries and grasses.
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Love all of those teapots. They have always been a passion for me. Though I see myself making fewer of them now. This has motivated me to try some new teapots. Thanks
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