500 Teapots: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design [Paperback]

Suzanne Tourtillott (Author)

Book Description

Series: 500 Series | Publication Date: October 28, 2002

It’s a fabulous source book with 500 of the most creative teapots ever. From handbuilt to wheel-thrown, functional to sculptural, traditional to funky, there’s a bit of everything in this artistic celebration. Some find inspiration in classic Asian designs. Others take a figurative approach. Still more look to the natural world. Browse through a variety of surface treatments, from intricate carved forms to narrative painted patterns.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Lark Crafts (October 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157990341X
• ISBN-13: 978-1579903411
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So Pleased, September 20, 2002

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Teri Adams (Laguna Niguel, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I pre-ordered this book around 3 months ago. It was well worth the wait. I'm so pleased to have this book as an addition to my collection.

If you love Tea Pots .... you will love looking through the many extraordinary designs. This is a book you can look at over and over. And, just when you think you've seen them all ... you will see something new and exciting that you didn't notice before.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must have for pottery artists., December 14, 2002

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Jill Dahl "Loves books" (Missoula, MT USA) - See all my reviews
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I just let my artist friends see this book. They were all in awe and each found several favorite teapots. I am ordering an extra for the studio as I probably wouldn't see MY book again should I leave it there for inspection.

If you have a potter friend who likes to make teapots, this is the book for that friend. 500 Teapots is a straightforward, beautifully photographed and compiled book. All one simply has to do is look at the pictures to become inspired in trying new shapes, textures and glazes in teapot throwing and design. You will not be disappointed.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Lot of Great Teapots, May 15, 2003

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H. F. Corbin "Foster Corbin" (ATLANTA, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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If you like teapots, you'll love this book. There are some really beautiful pots here beautifully photographed. I was pleased to see that I own pieces by a couple of the potters. My only gripe is that I know potters whose work I would have included. Silvie Granatelli of Virginia, who makes imcomparable teapots, and Chris Simoncelli of Atlanta come to mind, just to name two. I would have preferred that no potter had more than one teapot shown-- there are several who have as many as three-- in order that other equally good potters could have been represented.