However, Hsieh was well grounded in teapot making from his studies in Spain. In 1999, to prove himself, he began selling teapots with the unique effects of the natural glazing technique, to the surprise of Taiwan's pottery community.
其實，在西班牙求學時，製作茶壺對他而言早已駕輕就熟，為了賭一口氣，1999 年，謝嘉亨推出茶壺作品，以「自然釉」呈現特殊釉色，讓台灣陶藝界為之驚艷。