The combination of metal and ceramics is peaking my interest at the moment, and I am exploring ways to combine the two without epoxy and other middlemen. This piece combines metal, wood, and ceramics in a teapot setup. He has other work that integrates the metal further into the ceramic body. (http://jesserasmussen.blogspot.com/2010/05/moon-teapot-ceramics-and-metal-2007.html) His clay's metallic finish ties into the metal--not something that I would have chosen to do.