Saturday, August 31, 2013
Teapots 26-29. Top is cobalt wash brushstrokes on glossy
white glaze on earthenware. The one below is also
earthenware with seaworld glaze. The one below that is also
seaworld glaze but on white stoneware. The bottom one is
floating blue over glossy white brushstrokes on earthenware.
The third one down is pretty small, but the others can hold
up to 2 cups.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Teapot #21. Courtney's new cobalt glaze on earthenware.
Spout's too long, but otherwise . . .

Teapot #22. Black glaze with commercial white circles and
knob. The knob fell off in the bisque fire but I reattached it
with extra glaze under and around it. Drew said not to do
that though because, when firing, the glaze may slip,
like lava, taking the knob with it. It might be interesting to
see where it winds up though.
Teapot #23. I'm counting this one as part of the series
although I made it 2 years ago. It was my first teapot.
I learned how to make it in Juan Sanabria's class.
It still looks pretty good, or, not bad. I recently made the
teacups to go with another celadon teapot (#14).
They're too thick I think.
Spout's too long, but otherwise . . .
Teapot #22. Black glaze with commercial white circles and
knob. The knob fell off in the bisque fire but I reattached it
with extra glaze under and around it. Drew said not to do
that though because, when firing, the glaze may slip,
like lava, taking the knob with it. It might be interesting to
see where it winds up though.
Teapot #23. I'm counting this one as part of the series
although I made it 2 years ago. It was my first teapot.
I learned how to make it in Juan Sanabria's class.
It still looks pretty good, or, not bad. I recently made the
teacups to go with another celadon teapot (#14).
They're too thick I think.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Teapot #20 with matching teacups. Seaworld on earthenware.
The top of the spout needs to be still higher to prevent
water/tea from spilling out when it is full inside (Karen's insight).
The teacups don't exactly match and one is way too thick
on the bottom. But besides all that, the top is glazed shut!
Nonna Hall, our pottery teacher, was very helpful about
how to avoid that: be careful of applying glaze to thick
near the waxed edges, but if it is too thick, feather (smooth
and thin) edges. Not to be totally negative, I do like the shape.
http://www.nonnahall.com
The top of the spout needs to be still higher to prevent
water/tea from spilling out when it is full inside (Karen's insight).
The teacups don't exactly match and one is way too thick
on the bottom. But besides all that, the top is glazed shut!
Nonna Hall, our pottery teacher, was very helpful about
how to avoid that: be careful of applying glaze to thick
near the waxed edges, but if it is too thick, feather (smooth
and thin) edges. Not to be totally negative, I do like the shape.
http://www.nonnahall.com
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