Ariel's Garden

Pretty pleased with this teapot. It just sort of happened. I had no plan when i started...not feeling too good and wasnt looking forward to this teapot. But, it turned out sweet. I was pulling a handle off the side of the pot and it ripped off, leaving a little stub. So, i looped it into a circle. This inspired the front loop. So i had two loops and it looked really silly...but...wait....haha those loops would make great platforms for an overhead handle! And tada...i just went crazy decorating, adding loops and coils. Then i thought id draw loops on the side, but they looked like sea anemones instead. Haha so, ya i like it because i love anything underwater/mermaid related. Im not going to glaze the whole thing, to emphasize texture! Super duper excited! No to sleep and feel better :)

10 mins late...

This teapot was done on Friday...but I only now posting it. All snuggled up and ready fir bed...then...wham! Ahhh forgot to upload pics! Grrrrrrr...hate that. Anyway, this teapot is simple elegance. Smooth with soft curves. I think it is refreshing in contrast to my recent ones.

"~~~~~~" Teapot

I could not think of a name for this beauty! I need your help!  Whoever suggests the coolest name will get to name this teapot :). 

I started out by throwing the lid and spout of the hump (as usual) then, with the leftover clay, I threw a pad of clay about 1/4 inch think.  I undercut that and set it aside.  Then I threw the cone shape without a bottom. After I cut it off the wheel I picked it up and pressed in on the sides creating an oval.  Then I placed the oval cone onto the already scored pad I threw earlier.  I let everything set up and assembled everything. 

I love the bottom.  The little wiggles are fun, but also echo the handle and curve I cut out on the end of the spout.  The body is sort of triangular and I used my slip spikes to emphasize this by making the spikes in the shape of triangles. 

Once again, I sketched this out beforehand (not detailed, but enough) and I think it shows!  I'm so very happy with this teapot.  It's the first time I've made an oval form this way and I'm going to us it in my work more often.

Touchy teapot

I am in love with this shape and texture! I love to put my hands around it and feel the little pokes :).  You just wanna touch it when you look at it...right?  The spout is cute and little and the handle complements the shape nicely. The line down the handle repeats the line around the body.  I love how round and circular the body is....sometimes its hard to get the top part of the body to be round and full, its hard to explain, but its hard to make the top as round as the bottom. Usually, for me, the top half always ends up looking less inflated.  But the lids is really nice too. Perhaps my favorite part of this piece is the fact that the weight of the piece is appropriate.  When I say this I mean, its not heavier or lighter than expected...I just think the trimming and everything really came together here!