Donna Koranek
"Time for Tea"
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| (Photos by Patrick Fraser) |
My father was a tool and die maker. When we were younger my brother and I would help him with a bit of his work—sometimes just counting pieces or working with his machines. I’ve always been interested in small parts and pieces that make up the inner workings of machines, particularly clocks. When our project was announced as “time” I thought of Steampunk.
I was happy to utilize all my collected treasures into a finished piece.
This project started out by picking up a porcelain doll head from the Evanston Reclamation Center—a trip to the flea market and I was ready to go. The teapot was taken from my wood stove and happened to fit the water can spout the head is attached to. I’m always amazed at how the idea in my head at the start of a project morphs into something else upon finding pieces that fit together just right. After presenting my teapot woman to the group, it was suggested she needed a seat, perhaps a burner. Another trip to the flea market and the “perfect place” was found for her to rest. And what is tea-time without the tea? A look in her cup reveals a few more bits and pieces. She holds a few secrets on her insides too, as I suspect we all do. She is a bit of a team effort and I am always grateful for our Women’s Journeys in Fiber group.