Tea Tower, 1999 28"H x 20"W x 20"D, Ceramic
Kamm Teapot Foundation, Permanent Collection The Los Angeles Museum of Art has a Tea Tower in its permanent collection.
From a feminist perspective, a traditional woman’s role of stacking dishes in the kitchen sink is the source of inspiration.
The fragile nature of clay is explored with functional-inspired vessels of stacked teapots, cups, and saucers.
While parts of the Tea Tower may look like they can be unstacked, washed, and used, they are one connected figurative anthropomorphic sculpture. Spoofing the design principle of “surface follows form,” painted 3D teapots and cups dance around the surface.
Deliberately decorative, this piece is a poke at the art world to take a look closely.
Because fired clay does not disintegrate, this sculpture celebrates this artist’s quest for eternity.
