For this blog post I recently began to research on how to throw a teapot set. There are many videos with different methods for how to throw teapots and there are also different forms. I used the artistic tool artists research and watching videos on Youtube of how to throw teapots and many different methods came up. My favorite video so far was from ‘KaranPotsandGlass’ because she was pretty basic with all the methods she used. I then began to write notes of the video and payed close attention to her hand positions and measures when she was throwing the teapot. She created a short and wide teapot and earlier when I was throwing vases I had the tendency of making them pretty short so I thought this would be a good fit.
I then began to sketch out how I wanted my pot to sit with the handle, spout, and lid. In the video she created two different types of lids. One was called the upright lid and the other was called a flange lid. I am going to create the upright lid because I like how it adds different shapes and dimensions to the teapot and gives it character. the first day I started throwing my pot was not the best because I wasn’t used to using three pounds of clay and that is what was suggested for making a decent sized teapot. I am going to use the artistic skill artists reflect and look into what I am doing wrong that is creating the opening to my teapot too big and fix it as I keep practicing and throwing more.
