The Collector
MAURICE COOPER’S PASSION IS TEAPOTS, AND THE WORLD’S LARGEST PRIVATE COLLECTION OF TEAPOTS IS ON DISPLAY IN HIS ANTIQUES SHOP, BYGONE BEAUTYS, IN LEURA.
As a kid, I was always into collecting things. My parents were involved in various hospital auxiliaries in Adelaide and I loved going through the jumble sales to see what I could find.
When I was nine, I began my first collection when I bought a piece of silver. I always wanted to see if I could get complete sets together or if I could put things back together.
A soothing cup of tea
A pair of local tearooms offer patrons a relaxing alternative to fast-paced coffee shops.
Written by Annie Johnson for roanoke.com)
The White Oak Tea Tavern near Fincastle isn’t exactly your grandma’s cup of tea.
There’s an elevated flat-screen plasma television tuned in to a cable channel with breaking news scrolling across the bottom. Yet any sense of urgency is reduced by the recorded strains of Nat “King” Cole and other crooners from a half-century ago.
Robin Samuels, 38, and her mother, Kathryn Perry, 78, sit nearby and drink — not tea, but hot chocolate. Ambience is the point in this place, not precisely what you’re drinking.
Tea potty couple’s cosy plan
A couple from Los Angeles own the world’s largest collection of teapots - and their collection could help solve unemployment.
Sonny and Gloria Kamm’s obsession with china could be key to helping the deprived community of Sparta in North Carolina.
They are set to open a museum of teapots to raise money for the unemployed.
We wanted to find a community where an unusual museum could make a difference
The North Carolina town of Sparta has only 1,819 inhabitants many of whom are unemployed.
Latest News
Hi Guys
Just a quick update on what has been happening down in sunny Devon.
The warm weather has made us extremely busy but Paul has got plans to put the first run of the “Page 3 and Fries” and “Hot Dog” into production over the next week. So for all of those people who have expressed an interest, I have not forgotten you. I will be in touch with each of you as soon as the teapots are ready.
Hope you are all making the most of the lovely sunny weather.
Sharon
Japanese teapots: Infusion of serenity
For those who love Asian antiques, cast-iron Tetsubin teapots are coveted for their rustic beauty and historical significance.
The Japanese have a name for the art of finding beauty in objects that are imperfect, rustic or primitive. They call it wabi sabi.
Because the roots of wabi sabi stem from Zen Buddhism, there is an important spiritual component to it. Pared down to its essence, the philosophy celebrates elements that are weathered, worn and rusted in an appreciation of the passage of time. Several home-design books have recently focused on incorporating the aesthetic into the modern home.
To a tea: Aged Japanese teapots
BY JENNIFER BUSH. The Orange County Register
The Japanese have a name for the art of finding beauty in objects that are imperfect, rustic or primitive. They call it wabi sabi.
Because the roots of wabi sabi stem from Zen Buddhism, there is an important spiritual component to it. Pared down to its essence, the philosophy celebrates elements that are weathered, worn and rusted in an appreciation of the passage of time. Several home-design books have recently focused on incorporating the aesthetic into the modern home.
