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TeapotProject

TheinspirationformyteapotcamefromthegraffitiartistBanksy.Iincorporatedafull
graffitiartthathepaintedofagirlholdingaheartballoonintheairandIuseddarker
colorslike,darkgreen,red,blackandblue.Ialsoincludedthelittledetailsonhis
paintingsliketheolympicrings,puddles,andsplatters.First,Iselected10imagesfrom
Banksysgraffiti.ThenImade5differentteapotdesignsand3prototypesinclay.After,
Istartedmyteapot.Myfinaldesignwasaheartshapedpot,soIhadtostartcoilingup
intoagourdlikeshape.ThenImadeanothercoiledbowl.FinallyImadeahandle,
spoutandlid.Itwentintothekiln,thenIstartedglazing.Iglazedmypotwhiteand
madetheringsonmyspoutthecolorsoftheolympicrings.ThenIpaintedthedesignof
thegirlandtheheartballoon.Ithinkthatmypotturnedoutwell.Ifearedthatthepot
wastoobig,butitturnedouttobejusttherightsize.Ialsothinkthatheartballoonand
mylidturnedoutverywellafterIpaintedontheglaze.