Hybrid Tea Pot Series

Jasmine
14" X 12" X 7.5"
Kecskemét Stoneware, Reduction Gas Firing Cone 10, Celedon Glaze

Lapsang Souchong
14" X 11" X 7"
Kecskemét Stoneware, Reduction Gas Firing Cone 10, Swindel Glaze

Water Lotus
12" X 11" X 8"
Herand Porcelain, Reduction Gas Firing Cone 10, Chrome and Cobalt Chloride with Transparent Over Glaze

Allspice
12" X 10" X 6"
Herand Porcelain, Reduction Gas Firing Cone 10, Swindel Glaze with Transparent Over Glaze

This recent series was created during an international residency in Hungary. It is called the "Hybrid Tea Pot Series." In this series I wanted to represent tea in multiple aspects, ranging from the plant forms of actual tea buds to the idea of tea as social and cultural exchange.

Plant forms referenced include tea blossom used when making Lapsang Souchong (China), lotus blossom (India), and squash blossoms (Native North American). The hybrid nature of the forms calls us to question increasing globalization and the role of the artist in appropriation and blending of local cultures.