I am now inspired to make teapots. I'm just a budding ceramacist, but - you only live once, and clay is reclaimable! At least up until bisque! :) Thank you for this vid, cheers!
Love this video! I’m always so inspired by you. I specifically love your vulnerability and willingness to share your successes and your “failures”. I think it’s important to remember that a) ceramics has a failure rate, and b) you are doing this as a business. That means you need to factor a percentage of “failures” into your prices - so if you know that on average, you would have a 5% failure rate of a certain form, then your prices need to be 5% higher to adjust for that loss. I’m sorry you had such a high failure rate in this load, and hopefully over time it’s a much lower rate for your teapots❣️ Finally, I recently made my first functional teapot and have to say that it is so complex but also so rewarding!!! Thanks for always being true to you. 😊
16:30 actually the top height of the spout isn't the only factor you should consider because the lowest part of the spout should be attached to the teapot in the vessel's centre of gravity for proper pouring... that means that while the spout should end at the top of the pot so that it could be filled up, it must must also begin at the widest part of your pot. in the case of these examples, they should've been attached as low as the base of the pot. this doesn't only insure smooth pouring but also, that every last drop will be poured out when the pot is slowly being emptied. in your pots, it's very likely that tea will remain in the bottom. when the person wants to empty the pot out, they'd have to tilt it beyond 90deg which causes the lid to drop and for a messy pouring experience.
also blocking the spout while glazing can result in your small pouring holes getting blocked or worse, having glaze melt over them unevenly causing further pouring problems. I think it's recommended to either wet the holes before you glaze or use wax resist so that they remain largely or even completely unglazed. glaze can cause more trouble than good in spouts haha I have a great resource about it but TH-cam won't let me paste links...
but if you're interested, the potter has a very informative TH-cam channel and written blog @shinobuhasimoto I've learnt so much reading his stuff it's in Japanese but you can use Google translate :)
This is such a great video because you didn’t gloss over the realities. Thank you. Question:what would you do differently next time to ensure no cracks in the handles? And how do you ensure lids will fit post firing? Our community studio tells us to fire our lids on our teapots in the glaze firing but nearly all of the lids ended up sticking in the teapot even though under the lid was left raw. So it was very disappointing as we ended up making decorative teapots with fixed lids that are unusable 🥴
@@rhonndataciak7834 you can try to very gently tap your teapots on a hard surface, like a concrete floor. Sometimes the vibrations are just enough to pop the lid off. I think I was rushing these teapots for this order, and the clay was sliiiiightly on the dryer side than I’d like for attaching handles and spouts. Next time I’ll make sure to do it earlier. The lids fitting are really at throwing and trimming stage - I just flew a little too close to the sun with the pink one. I still might try and sand the lid down a tiny bit to see if it’ll fit!
Great video. I’m not sure that I’m good enough to try this but will give it a go sometime I’m sure!! Where do you get you glazes from ? I love the pink & chalk & honey? Do you make them yourself? Love your videos … 🙏🏻
If you have a pot that is just a little too wide for your glaze bucket - sit on a stool and grip the bucket between your knees, squeeze it to a slight oval et voila! Edit... Aha you did squeeze!
I am now inspired to make teapots. I'm just a budding ceramacist, but - you only live once, and clay is reclaimable! At least up until bisque! :) Thank you for this vid, cheers!
Discovering pottery back in April was definitely the therapy I didn’t even know I needed! Lovely video, as always.
Love this video! I’m always so inspired by you. I specifically love your vulnerability and willingness to share your successes and your “failures”. I think it’s important to remember that a) ceramics has a failure rate, and b) you are doing this as a business. That means you need to factor a percentage of “failures” into your prices - so if you know that on average, you would have a 5% failure rate of a certain form, then your prices need to be 5% higher to adjust for that loss. I’m sorry you had such a high failure rate in this load, and hopefully over time it’s a much lower rate for your teapots❣️
Finally, I recently made my first functional teapot and have to say that it is so complex but also so rewarding!!!
Thanks for always being true to you. 😊
16:30 actually the top height of the spout isn't the only factor you should consider because the lowest part of the spout should be attached to the teapot in the vessel's centre of gravity for proper pouring... that means that while the spout should end at the top of the pot so that it could be filled up, it must must also begin at the widest part of your pot. in the case of these examples, they should've been attached as low as the base of the pot. this doesn't only insure smooth pouring but also, that every last drop will be poured out when the pot is slowly being emptied. in your pots, it's very likely that tea will remain in the bottom. when the person wants to empty the pot out, they'd have to tilt it beyond 90deg which causes the lid to drop and for a messy pouring experience.
@@YotamGuttman this is so interesting!! Thanks for the tip!
also blocking the spout while glazing can result in your small pouring holes getting blocked or worse, having glaze melt over them unevenly causing further pouring problems. I think it's recommended to either wet the holes before you glaze or use wax resist so that they remain largely or even completely unglazed. glaze can cause more trouble than good in spouts haha
I have a great resource about it but TH-cam won't let me paste links...
but if you're interested, the potter has a very informative TH-cam channel and written blog @shinobuhasimoto
I've learnt so much reading his stuff it's in Japanese but you can use Google translate :)
'Decorative rather than useful' - Oh how I laughed! :p Lovely work!
I love your style, very unique to you 😊 I really enjoyed the video Thank you 🙏
This is such a great video because you didn’t gloss over the realities. Thank you. Question:what would you do differently next time to ensure no cracks in the handles? And how do you ensure lids will fit post firing? Our community studio tells us to fire our lids on our teapots in the glaze firing but nearly all of the lids ended up sticking in the teapot even though under the lid was left raw. So it was very disappointing as we ended up making decorative teapots with fixed lids that are unusable 🥴
@@rhonndataciak7834 you can try to very gently tap your teapots on a hard surface, like a concrete floor. Sometimes the vibrations are just enough to pop the lid off.
I think I was rushing these teapots for this order, and the clay was sliiiiightly on the dryer side than I’d like for attaching handles and spouts. Next time I’ll make sure to do it earlier. The lids fitting are really at throwing and trimming stage - I just flew a little too close to the sun with the pink one. I still might try and sand the lid down a tiny bit to see if it’ll fit!
@@MaeCeramics thank you so much for the reply ☺️
That’s amazing!! Thanks so much for sharing! Does the tall teapots have a gallery too?
@@maychoong4409 yep the exact same as the other one!
😢😢😢 I’m sorry they cracked,they were all so beautiful.the pink one is probly my favorite.
For a ceramist it happens all the time 😉 sometimes it s really heartbreaking,I have video like that
Great video. I’m not sure that I’m good enough to try this but will give it a go sometime I’m sure!! Where do you get you glazes from ? I love the pink & chalk & honey? Do you make them yourself? Love your videos … 🙏🏻
so beautiful shapes of teapots. Sorry for the lose..Thank you for your videos: symapthic and inspiring 🙏🫶
your glaze is so beautiful though!
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Won’t glazing the cracked teapots fuse and cover those tiny cracks???
@@LeeLee86 not properly no - the glaze kind of pulls away from any cracks.
I’ve heard the spout is the challenge - not to drip🤞
If you have a pot that is just a little too wide for your glaze bucket - sit on a stool and grip the bucket between your knees, squeeze it to a slight oval et voila! Edit... Aha you did squeeze!
@@CharlyHamlynCeramics I did the squeeze! 😂
girl better help?
Better help, really? 🤨