My lovely and very talented friend Sam makes the most amazing pottery teapots and pots and other wonderful things out of slab clay. I am so in admiration of her skill (I speak as someone incapable of making even the most basic coil pots, let alone anything technical) and her artistry. Her teapots are fun and funky and always make me smile when I see them. They’re stylish and quirky, much like their maker! I love that she uses bright colours as well—her glazes include zingy yellows and lime greens and juicy oranges.

A few years ago she so kindly gave me this little beauty (she knows orange is my favourite colour):

and even the feet are fun:

Sam’s industrial spaceage teapots are fab, with rivets and straps and bolts fashioned out of clay, and decorated with glazed lightning bolts and flames and stars.

Sam sells her pottery online, and her Etsy shop is well worth a visit. Her pots make the most fantastic and unique presents. I heart Sam Hart!