Little Pig Tea pots & Other addictions

[Mrs. Chip]

Wow, those are quite adorable teapots!

Just used our tiny and adorable guinomi hedgeapple cups the other day, what a pleasure to hold and use.

I am anxious to see the end results on these. Thanks for letting us see these peeks before completion.

Heh, I see that my better half and I were on the same track and he beat me to the post by seconds!

[Victoria]

Thanks Victoria & Geek!

Victoria, methinks you would like one of porcelain with that blue--which will take a while. . so you've got time before you are compelled to buy

You are right, I would love one in porcelain blue and white.
In fact I would like to see more porcelain in general please!!

[Littlepig2]

Thanks Victoria & Geek!

Victoria, methinks you would like one of porcelain with that blue--which will take a while. . so you've got time before you are compelled to buy

Geek, the body of the large one is 5" in diameter at this stage. With shrinkage It will be around 4 inches

Shrinkage, sounds like a Seinfeld episode ...

They look cool LP! Are there any screens in these.

I am sure we will all be curious as to what glazes you will be doing. Mr. Green is offering a hint.

Hi Chip, Mr. Green
Got it and Yes, with porcelain we have shrinkage and warping ahem. . .
Any way you ask about screens. I think that's what I put in my teapots and post a picture of a porcelain teapot in process so you can see what it is inside the pot. Thanks for dropping in.

[Chip]

Outstanding ...

Thanks ... now if I can be picky ... smaller holes and lots of them would work even better for more teas such as Japanese greens.

Oh, and the handle on the side a la kyusu.

... and ... ok that's all.

green

[Littlepig2]

Mrs Chip!
Thanks for the drop in and good to hear you love those guinomi. I quite like them myself and have a fav of my own. As to my most recent hedge apple tea pots and cups--things move slow (especially) with porcelain but I shall do my best to post the stages along the way.

Victoria,
Ah porcelain! It is quite the seductive clay and yes, there is more coming from me. I am presently testing a few new porcelains and I am excited to report that one looks quite promising for the slab methods that I use.

[Geekgirl]

ROTFL @ chip

[Chip]

I have been banned from LP's topic ...

[Geekgirl]

dang. strict mod.

[Victoria]

Victoria,
Ah porcelain! It is quite the seductive clay and yes, there is more coming from me. I am presently testing a few new porcelains and I am excited to report that one looks quite promising for the slab methods that I use.

Good to hear, my little cup is lonely! Thank you!!

[Littlepig2]

R(space)O(space)T(space)F(space)L
littlepig is a little slow.

Shopping now--for a very small hole cutter.

[debunix]

Shopping now--for a very small hole cutter.

Toothpick?

Now wondering how the sasame filters are made--I bet that there is a tool just for that. Add that, keep the handle where it is.....

[Chip]

Shopping now--for a very small hole cutter.

Toothpick?

Now wondering how the sasame filters are made--I bet that there is a tool just for that. Add that, keep the handle where it is.....

Yeah, there is a press machine for this. They all come out perfecto.

Ooops, forgot I was banned ...

[Victoria]

Shopping now--for a very small hole cutter.

Toothpick?

Now wondering how the sasame filters are made--I bet that there is a tool just for that. Add that, keep the handle where it is.....

That filter's ok for us Oolongonians, no worries.

[Littlepig2]

Shopping now--for a very small hole cutter.

Toothpick?

Now wondering how the sasame filters are made--I bet that there is a tool just for that. Add that, keep the handle where it is.....

Yep--there's a tool for that http://chineseclayart.com/mall/c110/s25 ... _tools.asp

Oolongonians!? SNARF!

[Victoria]

Wow, that is one interesting site!!
An insider look at clay secrets.
Now I must insist on square holes.