KARABOUTS

I made a teapot

I've been taking pottery classes at The Educational Alliance Art School.  My teacher is Lynn Goodman and she's terrific.  She had everyone in the class making bowls, cups and mugs in no time.

Once I was able to make an assortment of shapes, I decided to make a teapot.  

First I went to the wheel and threw the body, a spout and a lid.

After the pieces dried to a leather hard stage, I did some trimming to shape them up.

Then I cut a hole in the bowl of the teapot and attached the spout.  I also added lugs to hold a handle.

After bisque firing I added glaze to decorate the teapot and make it waterproof.

 After the final firing I attached a bamboo handle I ordered from bigceramicstore.com.

Now the teapot sits on my shelf waiting for you to come over for tea.

 

 

 

 

The Ella Doll

Our friend Ella (the daughter of a Red Sox fan) just celebrated her first birthday. To mark the event we decided to make her this doll.

Mike made the card using the socks as the "L's" in Ella's name. The Sox logo on the doll's chest is an embroidered iron-on patch Mike found on ebay.  I used a damp press cloth and an iron to adhere the patch. It worked great.

Ella had a wonderful birthday and I was lucky enough to get to hang out with her for a little while at her party.

The Ella doll turned out the be both cute and timely. Shortly after we gave Ella the doll the Sox won the World Series.  

Go Ella and go Sox!