Cherry Teapots espresso Exquisite as a showpiece

Exquisite as a showpiece

With a generous capacity

The water creates an air-tight seal protecting the butter from going rancid

The cup containing butter is placed into the base

Its exquisite design exudes luxury and sophistication

Cherry Teapots espresso Exquisite as a showpieceEach piece in this series is created to fit beautiful pieces of a red variety of manzanita wood. The wood is carefully selected from branches broken from the bushes, cleaned and varnished. Making the vessel to fit each piece of wood is challenging. Clay shrinks at points during making and not always in the same amount in each direction. Great care is needed to insure the final fit. When the final firing is complete and the fit confirmed, the branch is