A Teacup in Mirrorland

2026

A tall, angular stone teapot with a flaring spout and swept handle presides over a still life of tilted and upright cups, all cut from honeyed, cloud-veined stone and gathered on a dark walnut shelf. The figures stand against a deep charcoal ground, signed Pollica in red at the lower left.

Medium: Hand-cut stone teapot, cup, and vessel forms on artist-built panel, hardwood frame
Dimensions: 22.5 × 18.5 × 4 in / 57.2 × 47 × 10.2 cm (framed)

Structural composition

—Teapot, cups, and vessel forms cut by hand with chisel and rasp from veined stone
—Stone elements pinned to sealed artist-built panel
—Walnut shelf mounted across the ground carrying the stone figures
—Layered pigment ground in deep charcoal
—Wide burl-grain hardwood frame, hand-finished, mitred and splined

Conservation notes

Dust with a soft dry brush only. The stone is water-soluble — never clean with liquids. Hang away from direct sun and HVAC vents.

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