Creepy Tea

January 21, 2009 in Art,Drinking with 1 Comment

Richard Notkin is an American ceramic artist best know for his reinterpretations of traditional Yixing pottery, i.e., clay teapots.

Richard Notkin ceramics

He is also apparently one seriously deranged dude. His teapots resemble, among other things, grimacing skulls, human hearts, body parts looped with chain, and strangely-rendered water towers.

Tea, anyone?

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One Response to “Creepy Tea”

  1. Potter February 1, 2009 at 6:46 am #

    As a potter myself, I have to say I think these are so cool. They don’t freak me out at all -to me the cultural significance and art overcomes any mental barriers I might have towards skulls or bones.