Teapot, Kathryn Finnerty
(https://santafeclay.com/products/teapot-kathryn-finnerty)
This teapot is made of terracotta clay. It was thrown on the wheel and embellished with a glossy glaze.
Texture and color are an important part of this piece. I’m not sure whether this was intentional or not, but when on a white background, the spout and top look like they’re cut out and forming negative space.
Rhythm, texture, and emphasis are key to this vessel. Emphasis is placed on the white parts on the vessel- the plainness of it contrasting the detailed parts. Rhythm is in the detail with the texture, the bumps forming an image and embellishing the form.
This is a utilitarian form. I feel like it doesn’t have a hidden meaning, but is just aesthetically pleasing
I chose to group these together with the first picture because they all have a design-like rhythm.