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Wooden handle carved by Berman from 200 years old scrap wood.
Slanting sockets with sterling silver wire trim hold carved, maple wood, scroll handle.
Modeled after a Paul Revere teapot, my teapot titled, “Silver” Preferred, is a 21st century counterpart. The aura of a Paul Revere teapot exists because of the value of the metal, the fame of the creator, and the craftsmanship in fabrication. In “Silver” Preferred, the values that made a Revere teapot special are reappraised, reexamined, and reassembled. My teapot does not seek value in its materials (tin cans), but asks us to re-evaluate how an object is valued in our material culture. Does value exist by how something is made; by who made it; by what materials are used; or is valued created by marketing and consumption?
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Albums: Tea, Chocolate, and Coffee
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