Tentacle tea cup handmade by Asheville studio potter Anja Bartels.

Tentacle Teacup

Description

Fantasize about adventures on the high seas while sipping from this “Tentacle Teacup” by Asheville-based studio potter Anja Bartels. Anja’s nautical surface designs are inspired by her love of the ocean and her childhood memories of growing up in a port city on the North Sea. Each cup is hand-thrown on the potter’s wheel, then painted with a dark underglaze that is scraped away (using a technique called sgraffito) to reveal the porcelain underneath. The interior of the cup is painted with a gorgeous turquoise glaze called “Key West Blue.”

About Anja Bartels
Originally from Hamburg, Germany, Anja discovered pottery making while living in an intentional community in Virginia. Passion ignited, she returned home to study in the German Ceramics Guild. After completing a three-year apprenticeship with a master potter, she received her journeyman ceramics degree from the German Chamber of Crafts and Trades. She is now an artist-in-residence at Odyssey ClayWorks in Asheville.

Please Note: Each teacup is individually hand-thrown and decorated. Expect slight variations from the images shown.

  • Artist: Anja Bartels
  • American Made in Asheville, NC
  • Wheel-thrown porcelain teacup
  • Food safe glaze, dishwasher and microwave safe
  • Dimensions: 3.25″ H x 3.25″ W

$35.00

1 in stock

SKU: AJB-TB2 Categories: , ,