TeaLC
A ceramic teapot revealing stories about the role of carers.
This teapot was designed and made by local carers, taking a creative break from their home lives. The carers decided to create this piece using the gallery's teapots as inspiration. The idea of the teapot as a symbolic object is linked with the gesture of offering a cup of tea to someone in need of comfort and support.
Each section of the teapot tells one person's story shaped by their experience of being a carer, whilst the overall shape and colours reflect feelings of stability, generosity and fun.
See the teapot in the Gallery of Craft and Design, 2nd Floor.
Image © Graeme Vaughan
Project partners: Carer's Strategy Team, Manchester City Council, Talbot House Support Service.
Funding: Neighbourhood Renewal Fund, Co-operative Insurance Society
