Trays, cups and saucers oh my! By Kristen Moon

To be completely honest, I don't think I have ever used a saucer for a teacup in my entire life. I never really knew what they were for. After doing some looking around the past few days at cups and saucers I still don't know what they are for. I know that after browsing I found a few cups and saucer combinations that I found aesthetically pleasing. Ted Vogel has very unique cups, I really love how they look like tree branches. The pictures below are two of my favorite cup and saucers that I found.

I really like the complexity of the cup in contrast to the simplistic saucer. This is something that I could see myself owning, and enjoying drinking out of. I love a piece that I want to know more about, and these cups and saucers intrigue me. I would really like to try something like this in my work, something "out there".

I found this picture of a teapot, cup and tray on Flicker. I couldn't find out who the artist was, but I love the idea of a strange tray, something that is not round or a rectangle.

I love this shape, but I don't think I would do a leaf shaped tray for my work. I know that I do not want to go with something boring like a rectangle or circle, not that there is anything wrong with those shapes, I just find them kind of dull.

Also I found a tray by Patrick Horsley that I really liked, and yes I know it is a rectangle shape, but what I love about this tray is the surface work.

I like how it looks like it is five different parts making one, and also the very modern design, but in very calming colors. I would love to serve tea to my friends on something like this.

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Horsley, Patrick. "AccessCeramics: Object Type - Tray." AccessCeramics: a Contemporary Ceramics Image Resource. AccessCeramics, 2008. Web. 09 Oct. 2011. .

Vogel, Ted. "AccessCeramics: Object Type - Cup and Saucer." AccessCeramics: a Contemporary Ceramics Image Resource. AccessCeramics, 2008. Web. 09 Oct. 2011. .