Tulip mania
Jan. 4th, 2024 09:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
offcntrSo, the main four pieces of the tulipière came out well, first try--I love newly pugged clay--and I've been piecing the rest together over the last four days, amidst the other throwing I've done for my own stock. Here's some progress photos.
You'll note that first two pieces have cookie jar-style lips. I've measured with calipers and will trim a little so each successive piece fits into the lip of the one beneath it. Last little piece will invert under the first, to make a nice graceful pedestal foot, like so. The spouts are thrown separately, like for a teapot, and assembled when leather-hard. They seem a little large, but will shrink in firing; also, the customer says they will also be used for gladiolus, so I'm making them a little generous.
After another night in plastic, I did a dry fit of the pieces, then took it apart again to add the decorative handles. Et voila!
Glazing is gonna be a challenge.
You'll note that first two pieces have cookie jar-style lips. I've measured with calipers and will trim a little so each successive piece fits into the lip of the one beneath it. Last little piece will invert under the first, to make a nice graceful pedestal foot, like so. The spouts are thrown separately, like for a teapot, and assembled when leather-hard. They seem a little large, but will shrink in firing; also, the customer says they will also be used for gladiolus, so I'm making them a little generous.
After another night in plastic, I did a dry fit of the pieces, then took it apart again to add the decorative handles. Et voila!
Glazing is gonna be a challenge.