The handle looks a little wonky in this photo so I need to see in a little bit if its salvageable or if I should pull it off and redo. The yellow areas are yellow slip which I intend to carve. The areas not carved will remain yellow when fired. The lids were somewhat successful. There are two more I can carve today with hopefully more succinct results.
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Posted by Pam
Things are slowly but surely progressing on my teapot. Yesterday was spend mostly carving and throwing lids. I’ve been researching handle styles and will focus on that tonight along with completing the carving and the lid.
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Posted by Pam
One of the most complex functional objects in clay making is the teapot. Not an easy task. You have the body, spout, lid and handle all needing to be in balance with one another on several levels. How high should the spout be? Does the lid stay in when it’s poured? How about how heavy the sucker is when its full of water? What kind of handle makes sense? Does it pour right? So much to think about! In the afternoon I threw potential spouts on the wheel and last night in class I played with which one would look right on the body shape of the pot.
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