How To Make A Hand Built Ceramic Teapot

Figure tea set with ring by michael torre.

How to make a hand built ceramic teapot.

Throw the ball of clay on the wheel and form the desired teapot shape. Squeeze the sides and push it up and down until the clay is centered. In this lesson you will learn how to roll coils for the handle of the soft slab teapot. This 30 minute teapot ceramic lesson plan offers an opportunity for instructors to talk about teapot mechanics while allowing students to experiment with design elements.

Make offer hartley greens co. Smooth the bottom edge and wrap the flange strip around the neck ring. Open up the clay by pushing down on top with your thumbs. Leeds pottery creamware coffee tea pot hand made in england.

The two should fit snugly together. When made into a ring the flange should be slightly taller than the neck of the pot. The ends of the flange strip are thinned and softened scored and slipped together. Make a few spouts to choose from.

Cut the flange of the lid from a slightly stiffer slab. The end result is an intricate and detailed two color design. Hand built non functional ceramic teapot made with the sqraffito technique a process of painting a layer of black slip over the surface of leather hard clay and then cutting through the dark surface to the clay body beneath. This is the 5th lesson in how to make a ceramic teapot from soft slabs.

Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Attach a knob then cut out a lid on top. Rock the spout gently on flat surface to make it look even and round. This is a lesson from ceramics 2 mr.

Master zhou demonstrates how an yixing teapot is made for a global tea hut group. Leeds pottery creamware coffee tea pot hand made in england. It seems easier for my students to learn how to make their first teapot with handbuilding techniques because they have more control over the forms and sizes. Try to cut with an angle for the lid to sit on the body.