Teapot rematch

Pls don't drip.  Yes, that's the name of my teapot 

Chubby Teapots

I kind of like them chubby and not looking like teapots. Haha! 

Not sure

I really am not sure I like this guy....the shape is a bit……off.  I don't know. I may like it off-ness in a few days. 

Tea # 4 and 5

Am I getting better? Hopefully I'm. Teapot # 4 and 5 are in the making.

Mud Colony I'm back. Ciao!

Tea bits coming together

Here is my attempt at an altered Japanese style tea pot. I think I'll make a second one.  The handle looks a bit too big and heavy for the body. 

Teapot done

It drips. So it does. But it isn't the end of the world. It looks good, doesn't it?

Naked Clay

Now I think of it, this is the very first teapot I have ever made. Remember I have shown you in earlier posts the making of it. 

It now has been glaze-fired. The outside is naked clay. I love the color and texture of this clay without glaze.  It is glazed on the inside. This clay is extremely sandy and I avoided glazing on the inside where the sprout connecting the body.  The first time when I glazed the inside, the glaze which needed to be thick to ensure there is no water leakage blocked the holes at the sprout completely.  

So I washed it off and for the second time, I dabbed water with a brush around the inside of the sprout so that those holes would be saturated with water, hence could not absorb any glaze.  

Being glazeless around the sprout, it is now leaking water.  The only fix is probably glazing the outside as well. I may just glaze half of the pot. I love the naked clay too much. 

 

Tea anyone?

This little guy is coming along nicely. I'm a slow worker. Trimming foot, sharpening the body and lines, attaching sprout and handle took 5 hrs. I thought I would have time to throw a few lids but no. It was time to go. A few pictures below to share my studio day with you all.

Teapot-ing Progress

I just love how funny it looks with the big dome on. It is almost middle-eastern like.  I sharpened the lines.  The angles and the hexagon just below the neck are more profound.

The small lid looks more like a kid's cap or something. Well, it's owner-to-be can make up his own mind on which lid he likes the most.