More Teapot Progress

Needless to say, making teeny lids is not a fun exercise.  It was interesting to figure out how best to trim the surface as well as complete a complimentary knob without the sucker caving in.  The depth of the interior is a key design element. It determines how shallow the lid will be or if it will have a lot of height like a corn silo. Nonetheless, an interesting process.

Current work out of the kiln

I am particularly pleased about these two pieces fresh out of the kiln.

The piece on the left is a white on white glaze combo using my frost glaze. It has the elegance I am going for. Unfortunately some of the color of the one next to it transferred over and there is a pale green on one of the sides making it a second. It is beautiful nonetheless.

I love the vessel on the left! What’s hard to see here are the three glazes at work.Under the shoulder the green mingles with the frost creating an interesting effect. From the top lip to the green the clear glaze an illusion of watercolor is creating in the washiness of one glaze atop another. The same is true on the lid knob.

Covered Vessels

Commissioned for a wedding ceremony, these two vessels feature a combination of three glazes. The white alludes to the foamy rush of the waves meeting the layered blue glazes around the knob. The interior mimics the mixing blues and grays of deeper ocean water.

Next step

Here are these pieces after the lids have been trimmed.

I don’t know if you noticed, but I threw more lids than containers. Lids can be a tricky business- I need to take into account how it fits, thickness as I trim it, if it fits with the vessel shape, and the creation of the knob. Creating the knob I often find challenging. Not too big, not too small, fits with the shape, and stays attached as I shape it!