This is the first pot I have ever made. Look at this beauty. I based it on... A brick! Can you believe that? One look says yes. In my first clay class I learned coil, pinch and slab techniques. I was off and running. This was slab built. As you can see right from the start, I was going to change the world and reinvent the teapot. Notice the stylized handle... that is the worst thing to pour hot liquid from. Check out the lid. It echos the handle and has no real way to stay one the pot when you pour. And lastly, I hope you are enjoying the extra droopy spout. The beauty is that if you try to fill the teapot up to the top, the tea comes spilling out before you get there. Good times.
I was so proud when I made this pot and used it for months. But I didn’t just stop using it one day, I made a new teapot. I took all that I learned while enjoying this pot and reinvented the teapot again. And when the time was right, I did that again and again. And I try to do it with every pot I make today. But I keep this teapot around to remind me to make, to use, to enjoy and to reinvent, when ever I can.
Make something pretty.
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