Four little teapots

This time I tried new spouts, cut open on top to see if the liquid pours better. Well, it does seem to work, but  judging from all the teapots I've tried out, the best spouts for pouring are the long "S" curved ones, are thick at the base and have a little lip to prevent the dripping. But these are the hardest to make.

Two little teapots

For gnomes, as someone commented :) These are made from that new chamotte clay, quite grainy to touch.




I've been trying and trying, but still am quite far from achieving my ideal teapot, that looks nice, feels good to touch, is easy to use, and pours without spitting and dripping. I think I've experienced all of teapot "problems" so far : cracks on the sides from hot water, "s" cracks in spouts, lids etc. But I'm not giving up!  

New clay

I've been working with new chamotte clay, it's blackish brown, but after firing becomes sandy yellow and pink. The cups are a bit thick to my taste, so I won't be continuing, but it was fun making small vases and plates with this clay.

Two white glazes, one with Zn, that becomes grey on this clay and the other with Ti, that gives a rustic yellow beige.







Here presented on handspun fabrics from Atelier Tissage et Tradition. 

Sprinkled blue

I have started using a new clay (GB8 from Solargil) in our workshop, all thanks to Herta, and the result is much lighter cups!
And I tried new color combinations, but I think I'll stick with the white. In pottery fairs it doesn't look appealing, but it works best on the table.




Some white Ti cups of the same batch

And jugs.

Coquelicot series

A special commission for someone who loves those red field flowers.