I enjoy making these flat, low teapots with
notched handles. In a way, they present the same type of surface as a shallow
bowl only in reverse, so there are a number of options for decoration. In this
particular case, thrown in terra cotta, I covered the surface in thin black slip
and then stamped rows of dots on the surface and glazed the piece in a clear
glaze. After the glaze firing, using pure gold lustre, I covered the indented
base and the lid in the gold for a post-firing. The finished pot, spotted, low
and gold has a simple appearance to it with a throwback to the gilded pottery
from the Victorian era. Though obviously not a Haviland teapot, it certainly relies
on the past to help create a contemporary piece.
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