We all begin somewhere,
here is my beginning:
here is my beginning:
The Mimic Teapot
This exercise is the first half of our teapot assignment. We were instructed to find a teapot to use a reference, and from that construct a teapot resembling (as close as we can) the chosen vessel. You can see the one I chose here. For the second step (my Reptile Teapot), we are to variate the design to our own choosing.
These images are taken during the Greenware stage, before the bisque firing and glazing processes. I am a bit concerned about the thickness of the handle, and I may try and reinforce that by adding some girth to it before it gets leather hard.
The clay used was reconstituted B-Mix, and took just one attempt at throwing. The spout, lid, and handle were all thrown off the hump after the vessel itself was thrown, all used from the same wedge of clay. Construction of this item took just over 2 hours, most of which was waiting for it to dry a bit so I could trim the foot, and retain the curvature of the handle - which was done by wrapping the handle around a circular bucket until it was stiff enough to keep its shape after being attached vertically.
This exercise is the first half of our teapot assignment. We were instructed to find a teapot to use a reference, and from that construct a teapot resembling (as close as we can) the chosen vessel. You can see the one I chose here. For the second step (my Reptile Teapot), we are to variate the design to our own choosing.
These images are taken during the Greenware stage, before the bisque firing and glazing processes. I am a bit concerned about the thickness of the handle, and I may try and reinforce that by adding some girth to it before it gets leather hard.
The clay used was reconstituted B-Mix, and took just one attempt at throwing. The spout, lid, and handle were all thrown off the hump after the vessel itself was thrown, all used from the same wedge of clay. Construction of this item took just over 2 hours, most of which was waiting for it to dry a bit so I could trim the foot, and retain the curvature of the handle - which was done by wrapping the handle around a circular bucket until it was stiff enough to keep its shape after being attached vertically.