Erica Bingham’s Pottery

The Birds

Home News The Birds The Goblets Functional Available Now Résumé Links Contact Us	After an exciting class with Michael Sherrill in 2000, I experimented with altering extruded (think big macaroni here) shapes; fanciful eggs, pods and dragon heads appeared. In 2004 I finally came up with the first bird pitcher, and started a series. They were so much fun to make (play time!) and still, for the most part, maintained the functional aspects of pitchers and teapots. Many other techniques have been employed in the last year or two, and I look forward to creating new pieces. Shown in “The Whimsical Exhibit” 2005 Red Brick Art Center, Beverly, MA One of the first in the ongoing bird series, this pitcher was extruded and hand-built; colored slips and clear glaze completed the piece. Shown in “On The Road Again” 16^th annual teapot show. Chiarscuro Galleries, Chicago, IL, 2005 After a suggestion for a fuller body, I made a teapot, thrown, extruded, and hand-built, colored with slips, and finished with a clear glaze.
	Shown in “The Whimsical Exhibit” 2005 Red Brick Art Center, Beverly, MA I continued the bird theme, and completed three more pitchers, all thrown, extruded, and hand-built, white stoneware, colored slips, and clear glaze. Shown in “The Whimsical Exhibit” 2005 Red Brick Art Center, Beverly, MA
	Shown in “The Whimsical Exhibit” 2005 Red Brick Art Center, Beverly, MA In January of 2006 I started a series of teapots, each with a hat and some kind of fun name. These took on their own personality as they were formed, and didn’t always meet up with my original idea, but I went with the flow. Shown at 17^th Annual Teapot Show 2006 Chiarscuro Galleries, Chicago, Il
	Shown at 17^th Annual Teapot Show 2006 Chiarscuro Galleries, Chicago, Il Shown at “3^rd National Funk-tion National Exhibition” 2006 Stretch Gallery Shown at “3^rd National Funk-tion National Exhibition” 2006 Stretch Gallery Shown at the “18^th Annual Teapot Show” Chiarscuro Galleries, Chicago, IL
	Shown at the “18^th Annual Teapot Show” Chiarscuro Galleries, Chicago, IL Shown in “The Whimsical Show” 2006 Red Brick Art Center, Beverly, MA His detailed stamping on his vest include beer cans, guitars, flies, a hat, fish hooks, and a boot.
	Shown in “The Whimsical Show” 2007 Red Brick Art Center, Beverly, MA Techniques acquired in a three day intensive class at Brookfield Craft Center prompted this new work, as well as a nest for the next teapot.