Handmade Ceramic Tile and Steel Tea Ceremony Table

Here is a table that I made in collaboration with ceramic artist, Christina Devine in 2007 or so. 

This lovely and simple table is very low to the ground. It is ideal for sitting at cross legged on pillows while you drink your tea. The tile on top is reminiscent of an old painting one might find on a scroll in the Far East. The table would also look beautiful in a garden setting as a small sculpture set among plants or rocks. The steel base is an elegant example of how found objects can be combined with stock material to form a whole new form. I fabricated rings and bent steel rod in order to support the oversized bolts which have become legs for this piece. A large cast iron machine part frames the tile and is a major component of the table top. It is given prominence by the subtly and reticence of these ingenious legs. The top seems to hover there a few inches above the ground. Seen from the side, these legs have a pleasing and graceful strength to them as well.

Dimensions: Lenth-23” x Width-23” x Highth-8”

I sold the table on March 19, 2008 on Etsy for $700. USD to a client in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Here is a close up view of Christina's ceramic work:

And here is a close up of one of the legs: