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Green Tea for Two
porcelain, reclaimed oak, bamboo & hardware (height
9.5")
There is no Art where
the Spirit does not work with the hand.
~Leonardo da Vinci
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White Mudpuppy Tea Set for Two
porcelain, reclaimed oak & hardware (height 7.5")
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Dragonfly
Teapot
porcelain (height 8")
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Seahorse Teapot
porcelain, bamboo handle (height 8")
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Mudpuppy
Teapot
porcelain (height 7")
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DeformiTea: Marsh Contaminants
porcelain, reclaimed walnut & hardware (height
9")
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DeformiTea: River Toxins
porcelain, reclaimed oak & hardware (height 9")
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DeformiTea:
Pond Pollutions
porcelain,
reclaimed walnut, maple, bamboo & hardware (height 10")
After a long night of distraught sleep – dreaming about a constant struggle to swim out of mutinous
nuclear waste – an idea sparked for a series of tea sets about the common environmental problems in our society.
After much research on the subject, I thought this series of work would be a subtle way
of bringing awareness. The series titled “DeformiTea” portrays deformed animals often found near
polluted waters. The teapots have mutations as well, whether it is extra parts,
missing parts or parts that don’t work. The serving trays are all made
from reclaimed wood and hardware, in an effort to recycle.
Just recently in the news, Trevan, a little boy from
Whichita, KS, brought home a 9 legged frog. The frog is believed to have
been found in a nearby pond and drainage ditch. Rumors that their neighborhood
was built on an old landfill have many parents in the area worried, especially since most of their children play in the waters. Since 1996, 35 states have reported abnormalities in animals due to contaminated
water supplies.
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