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. 

New Teapot 2

The teapot finally has a lid!  Its taken several weeks and several failed attempts to get this lid made.  The first one broke, and the second one was too large.  Once or twice I went to the studio only to realize that I'd forgotten my clay and tools. Then, I had to wait for open studio at the Torpedo Factory to start up again.  Finally, I made three lids at once just in case, and this one works well enough.  The plan is to bring it over for firing ASAP, and have it finished within the next two weeks. 

Nike of Samothrace

An old friend of mine reminded me recently how much I love this sculpture.  My first photo on this blog was a little sculpey version of the Nike of Samothrace, so when I was thinking of what to do for my 200th post, on my blog's 2-year anniversary, it seemed like an appropriate subject.