Dotted Teapot selected into 21st Annual Teapot Show, an international exhibit at Chiaroscuro gallery in Watertower Place, Chicago SOLD!

Artist Statement
Hank Hall

I love making teapots. Because of their numerous parts, they provide me with unlimited possibilities for experimentation and unending variations of form.

I start the body of the teapot with the manipulation of thrown parts. Just because it starts as a thrown symmetrical form doesn’t mean that it stays that way. The overwhelming urge to entertain myself with the creation of a new one-of-a-kind teapot keeps the creative juice flowing for me, and the experiences I had while studying under Marguerite Wildenhain drive me to make the best teapot I can.

My number one goal is satisfying my own esthetic sense of what makes for an entertaining, inventive, and personal teapot form.  If others experience a creative kick, then I think that’s as good as it gets.

Special Events at Art on 16th

Date Night, Birthday Parties, & Family Art

Bradley and Carolyn Mosher celebrated their 25th Anniversary on June 11 by creating Family Art at Art on 16th. Starting with a blank 3-foot square painting surface and words of encouragement from instructor Hank, the Mosher family of four used the number “25” as the inspiration for the painting.

With a variety of colors of acrylic paint and different sizes of brushes, each family member took turns adding paint, Then they worked in pairs and finally painted all together. They applied colorful marks, defined and developed spaces with black outlines and more color, and worked with the elements of contrast and balance. Hall turned the painting on each side several times to give the painters a new look at the emerging abstract painting.

After two hours of painting, the work of family art was declared “finished.” The two daughters and their parents agreed the experience was an awesome way to remember a special day. The framed painting is now hanging in the Mosher home.

For more information about special events at Art on 16th, visit 
www.hankhallarton16th or call 712.330.6006.

Welcome to Hank Hall's Art on 16th

Welcome to Art on 16th, your creative laboratory in Olde Town Spirit Lake in the heart of the Iowa Great Lakes. We are located on 16th Street across from the post office and next door to The Gyros Shoppe! We are part of the dynamic visual arts scene in Northwest Iowa.

Hank Hall - artist, teacher, and co-owner - helps students of all ages turn up their creativity. After 34 years of teaching art in Iowa schools, he now teaches classes year round in clay, drawing, painting, and sculpture at Art on 16th. His one-of-a-kind mixed media pieces, especially teapots, have won regional, national, and international honors. Hank studied under master potter Marguerite Wildenhain in Guerneville, California and has BS & MA degrees in art education.

Sheryl - Hank’s wife and co-owner - is the laboratory manager and assistant. Also a career educator, she is active in the local arts scene.

Along with art classes, Art on 16th features remarkable art for sale by 16 area artists. Please come visit us and see how Art on 16thwill invite you to explore your creative side! Call us any time at 712.330.6007 regarding all your arts desire!

Check out these other sites for great art:

ArtsLIVE
Pearson Lakes Art Center
ArtsLIVE Youth Festival
Kindermusik
Sami Bedell Center For The Performing Arts
A Piece of Work, Inc.