Wednesday, November 21, 2012

New Teapot, Finished



It took many weeks, but I have finally finished the new teapot.  I'm pretty happy with how it came out.  I used a thin layer of a glaze called Randy's Red, which gave a nice blueish-black color on the surfaces, and a rust red in the crevices.  Unfortunately, I forgot a basic aspect of teapot-making, which is that pots get twisted as they are thrown on a wheel, and they untwist when they dry.  The result of this is that the spout is not perfectly parallel to the ground, even though it was when I made it.  It's not something that you see unless you are looking for it, though.

Photos courtesy of Lance. 

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