Teapot shaped like Dr McCoy's head

Mark Nathan Stafford made this "Bones" teapot fashioned in the likeness of DeForest "Dr McCoy" Kelley's noggin: "Stoneware. Dimensions: 11 inches in height by 9 inches in width by 9 inches in depth. 2011. Pours from left ear."

“Doctor Bones” Teapot (via Neatorama)

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bklynchris

Nononononononononooooo NO!

Especially the phallic steeper, and that toupee lid makes me feel squeemish too.
Volker

I’m a doctor, not a teapot! Oh wait…
- Felton / Moderator
  
  I should have known someone would beat me to it.
Felton / Moderator

Dammit, Jim, I’m a doctor, not a little teapot!
stumo

Pours from left ear

Not the final frontier?
- Wreckrob8
  
  The front ear? Is that like the third eye?
BrotherPower

Wow. The douche nozzle steeper, the tonsure cozy lid… this is one of those rare things that starts off so weird, then edges into appalling, only to come out the other side being kind of awesome. It’s the Uncrappy Valley effect.
technogeekagain

I suspect the mold for hollow-casting the bust already existed and the teapot evolved from “What else can one do with a hollow bust”..

“Fascinating.”
- http://twitter.com/shoelyshoes Natalie Wicklund
  
  I’ve seen Mark’s work in person. I’m positive he would have sculpted this by hand. :D
awjt

The perforated skull-dildo is freakin me out.
bcsizemo

“Oh my!”
Alan Olsen

At least she didn’t make it pour from the nose.
- Henry Pootel
  
  Sort of a reverse flow neti pot as it were
Dave Jenkins

I would pay good money for a whiskey bottle shaped like a standing Kirk.
Dave Jenkins

I would pay even more money for a bong shaped like the Gorn.
irksome

I would think Spock’s ear would make a better spout.
http://twitter.com/drtrauma Doc Trauma

Well I suppose it’s better to have a head full of tea than one full of Ceti Eels.
- GertaLives
  
  I only came to the comments to note that, since it pours from the ear, it really ought to be Checkov’s head.
http://twitter.com/blindeschildpad Blinde Schildpad

Back… and to the left.
Back… and to the left.
Back…

and to the left.
jennybean42

…your argument is invalid.
http://imcravingpresidency.tumblr.com/ SedanChair

Imagine the sound of grating ceramic reverberating through your skull as that steeper slides into your parietal bone…
http://grathio.com Steve Hoefer

The pot seems hard to use, but a trepanning tea infuser… now that has possibilities.
sam1148

Damnit Man drilling holes my head isn’t the answer!
http://twitter.com/liberalandold Ruthanng Fubbles

This is a wonderful world.
Tom_Has_Doubts

Jim! You don’t ask the Almighty if he takes one lump or two!
http://twitter.com/pmcarlton Pete Carlton

Good tea.
Nice house.