This teapot and cup set will need special shipping. If purchased on-line, please contact the store to make arrangements.
Cups purchased can be picked up or shipped after the exhibition closes on December 8th, 2025.
Stoneware, underglaze, glaze.
10" x 10.5" x 3.25"
2025
LaWarre started working in clay in 1990 but did not realize his attachment to the clay medium until 1997 as he completed his AA degree at Valencia Community College under the direction of Michael Galletta. His education continued at the University of Central Florida, where he earned a BFA in Ceramics under Professors Robert Reedy and Hadi Abbas.
LaWarre's true education started as he began work as a "Teaching Artist" in summer camps and public schools in central Florida. It was this interaction with kids that inspired the youthful mindset of his work. Playful exploration of materials, techniques, and forms is at the core of what he does. LaWarre’s approach to everything art related can be summed up as having “Serious fun”.
Robert’s work has been displayed at galleries and museums nationally and internationally, totaling more than 175 shows since 2006. His international exposure, including publications, extends through the USA, Canada, China, Korea, India, Taiwan, Turkey, Austria, Croatia, Italy, France, Germany, Slovenia, and England. He has earned 33 national and international awards since 2006.
Though the core of what I do is of a serious nature, the spirit of my work is that of play. Service as a teaching artist in public schools is responsible for my youthful mindset. The bright colors and simple black outlined shapes resemble illustration as if found in a coloring book. The forms themselves often resemble illustrated characters. I choose this imagery to shroud serious and sometimes sinister stories, usually in a humorous manor. Much of this is done to entertain the viewer but equally as a coping mechanism for me. Symbolism and dichotomy, in a visual and verbal sense, always leaves something for the viewer to discover while reading the complex surface of these vessels.
“Serious fun” sums up my playful exploration.
