Tea Pot Set Construction

        My tea pot construction was inspired by Beauty and Beast's animate tea pot and cup. First I mad a slab for the bottom piece and cut it into a flower. Next I started putting coils to make the body. After I was done with that, I blended the piece by cutting it in half. After I blended both the inside and out, I pasted the pieces back together. The next thing I did was make a slab for my spout. I cut it into a big long triangle and then slowly rolled them together. After, I cut a hole in the body and pasted the spout while making it into the shape I wanted. This was the hardest part of my process. Then, I made the handled out of three twisted coils. This however took some days because it needed to be hardened to be pasted on the body so that it does not lose its form. So what I did was made it into the shape I wanted it to be and waited three days to paste it. The last and final thing I created was the cover. I made it out of coils and the top out of a ball of clay. After this I decided to draw straight lines down the top.

    My tea cups were made out of a flower shaped slab on the bottom and coils for the body. After I pasted them all together, I blended them and made them smooth. Next I made the handles out of two braided coils. For this process I did not have to wait long because it was not that big of a piece to paste on to.

        I decided to glaze my teacup set with yellow, magenta, and basic white. For the teacup, I did the spilling method for the inside. I used yellow and shook it while covering the spout and opening. Next I used a brush to glaze the outside. I used magenta on the cover, one twist of the handle, and the bottom of the piece. Of course I waxed the bottom before I started to glaze. Then I used basic white for the ball on the lid and one twist one the handle. For the cups, I just used a brush to glaze it. First I waxed the bottom then colored the body yellow and one twist on the handle. Next I used magenta on the bottom and one twist one the handle. I love this piece because it looks like something they would used in a fairytale. It looks antique yet modern because of the colors I glazed it with.