Cat and Mouse Tea Pot

Ron Meyers

terracotta, underglaze, glaze, bamboo

11" W x 4 1/4" D x 12 3/4" H

One of the most respected and influential potters in the United States, Ron Myers is known for his playful, sharp images of animals and unique, skillfully created pottery forms. Eccentric, unique, and vivid are not enough to describe how dynamic this piece is! On either side, there are scribbled designs of pink, green, orange, and black lines that shape out the face of a cat and mouse. Rapid brushstrokes and vibrant colors create a sense of motion that makes it seem animated and alive. The handle is a woven straw material, a material juxtaposition that makes this piece all the more exciting and refreshing to the eye.You'll never get tired of looking at this piece and by adding this teapot to your collection, you will stimulate the imagination and exhilarate the senses.

Artist Statement

Working in clay and making functional pottery has never been a problem for me. I have never felt the need to dismiss or disregard the concept of function because it was something less than art. I have never found making useful pieces confining or restrictive. In fact, I find that the opposite seems true. The longer I stay involved, the more alternatives and possibilities there are that seem to present themselves. Along with the functional aspects of the piece, I strive to have the end product reflect my own sensitivity and awareness to the material itself and its traditions. The pieces that I'm most pleased with are those that come closest to best integrating the form and surface, the spontaneity and fluidity of the clay along with the object's use.

Artist's Biography

Ron Meyers holds a 1967 M.F.A. degree in ceramics from the School for American Craftsmen, Rochester Institute of Technology, and B.S. (1956) and M.S. (1961) degrees in art education from State University of New York College at Buffalo. He taught at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC from 1967-1972. He then spent the next 20 years teaching at the University of Georgia in Athens where he retired as Professor Emeritus.

Ron has an extensive history of professional activities within the ceramics community. He has presented numerous workshops and demonstrations in the United States and abroad, most recently at the Lill Street Studio in Chicago, Il, Arrowmont School of Crafts, the Huntington Museum of Art, University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the Curaumilla Clay Studio in Chile.

He was the recipient of the National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts Excellence in Teaching Award and the Northern Clay Center's 2008 Regis Masters Award which honors senior artists who have had a major impact on the development of 20th and 21st ceramics in the United States.

From the collection of Arlene and Bernard Solomon

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