Consuming Good Taste was constructed in 1999, it is one of the earliest teapots I constructed. The tins used are those that sold below average cookies and candy, but were printed with images of famous paintings such as Renoir, and Van Gogh. Why print famous paintings on tin cans to sell cookies and candy?

Art reproductions on tin cans reflect the perceived role of art in our consumer society. Do products using images of art imply that the product tastes good -- or that the consumer has good taste?

The teapot stand for this sculpture is modeled after the tiny, fragile teacups imported from China in the first half of the 18th century. It also uses recycled tin cans printed with the pattern for Chinese blue and white porcelain.

Teapot and stand constructed from recycled tin cans, aluminum and brass rivets. This teapot is included in the book Teapots: Makers & Collectors by Dona Z. Meilach.

Dimensions: 11"H (with stand) x 11.5"W (spout to handle)

Permanent Collection of the Kamm Teapot Foundation