Tea Pets – the coolest thing to have on your tea table next to the trusty Oolong Owl Tea Owl. I have one tea pet, purchased on Ebay. It seems tea pets have been easier to find these days thanks to the ease of purchasing things internationally with ebay and Aliexpress, but otherwise tea pets are hard to find, even moreso from a US seller.
Joseph Wesley black tea, besides having amazing black teas and gorgeous tea chawans, they have a tea pet – a Tea House!
Mine is unglazed and all white, but at Joseph Wesley black tea you can get your Tea House with orange, blue or light blue accents.
Anyways, these tea pets are made in conjunction with Canadian potter Dayna Wagner. The Tea House is a symbol of community, family and sharing (of tea!). Net proceeds are donated to Detroit’s Freedom House.
Appearance wise, this tea pet is well made. The house is very distinct looking, with the back imprinted with the Joseph Wesley Tea logo.
There are cute little windows on the sides!
I’m used to seeing tea pets that are more the yixing clay colors of red, black and brown, so a white tea pet has a nice modern, stand out look to it. A very cool item, for a nice cause for a tea drinker!
1 month later, and with lots of use on my Tea House, it is starting to tint to a tea colour. My tea house reminds me of the houses back in Vancouver, where you’d see a line around the base of the house after it has rained.
(tea ware provided for review, but admittedly after trying Joseph Wesley Tea teas I ran back and bought a buncha stuff)
