A fellow artist on FA made this teapot for me a couple years ago, but unfortunately, the lid had shrunk to the point that it fell into the teapot often. So, I decided to take a ceramics course myself and remake the lid. This is the resulting new lid on the teapot. I didnt quite have the same glazes to use, but i do think i matched up colors that work quite well for it.
Matching the size was incredibly difficult, but I managed to get very lucky. When I threw the lid, it was about 1/2" wider diameter than the outter lip of the teapot...after the first firing it was still about 3/8ths of an inch too large to fit in the rest. Luckily after the glaze firing, it shrank to just the right size...maybe a few thousandths of an inch too large, but it rests well in the seat of the pot and makes a solid connection at least. So i am quite happy with the results! I will post a close up of just the lid as well.
Teapot made by
dingbat
Lid made by
Zionia
Matching the size was incredibly difficult, but I managed to get very lucky. When I threw the lid, it was about 1/2" wider diameter than the outter lip of the teapot...after the first firing it was still about 3/8ths of an inch too large to fit in the rest. Luckily after the glaze firing, it shrank to just the right size...maybe a few thousandths of an inch too large, but it rests well in the seat of the pot and makes a solid connection at least. So i am quite happy with the results! I will post a close up of just the lid as well.
Teapot made by
dingbatLid made by
Zionia
Category Designs / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Vulpine (Other)
Size 1280 x 960px
File Size 180.2 kB
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