Kelp Forest Undersea Upright Ring Teapot
13" tall x 11" wide x 4" deep
Before I begin working on a new teapot, I decide on a sculptural
challenge that I want to tackle. Here I was playing with the size
of the ring cross-section and the diameter of the inside opening
of the ring. The companion piece to this “fat ring”
teapot is the “skinny ring” of my Jet
Black Upright Ring Teapot. I added a viney vegetation-like texture
to the oval base and lid finial of this teapot, and glaze-fired
it to cone 5. I was unsatisfied with the muted glaze colors of the
“vines,” so I painted cone 06 bright red, green, blue,
and yellow commercial glazes to the base and lid finial, and re-fired
the teapot to cone 06. Re-firing at the lower temperature achieved
the bold color contrasts I wanted, and also caused the cone 5 opaque
white glaze on the body of the teapot to bubble and pit. This rough
bubbly surface, along with the multi-colored viney additions, reminded
me of the underwater kelp forest world of California sea lions I
had seen on a recent PBS “Nature” TV program, so that
is where I found the title, “Kelp Forest Undersea Upright
Ring Teapot.”
This teapot is for sale.
Price: $1400
If you are interested in purchasing it please visit the Ordering
Information section.
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