Assembling a stoneware teapot, from trimming the body, attaching the spout and finally pulling the handle; this process always takes a little longer with unfamiliar forms, but it remains a procedure I always look forward to.
A few details: the hole in the lid helps the vessel to pull air through as it pours, which means it won’t glug. As my pots don’t have conventional handles, like knobs or little pulled strap handles, this hole is pierced right in the middle on the top, making a feature out of it. The tip of the spout is more of less level with the gallery of the teapot, which means it can be filled up sufficiently without the liquid leaking out the spout. The spout also projects at a 45º and has a sharp lid, both factors that should help it pour nicely. I won’t say dripless, as the pot still needs to be coated in glaze and that changes so much, and at this point, I find myself not really caring if it even happens. Before attaching the spout, I soak its lower half in water, this greatly softens the clay and makes it very easy to blend onto the scored and slipped area on the teapot’s body.
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