Recent work - fun teapots

I want to share some images of recent cone 9 teapots.  These were fun to make - functional but unusual, constructed from thrown parts.

This one has an air-filled double-bubble handle that stays cool to the touch when the pot is filled with hot liquid.  It pours a smooth stream.

This was a fun assemblage of parts - five balls thrown as closed forms, two pulled and twisted hollow tubes, a pulled handle, a thrown neck with flange and lid-keeper, and a little perforated lid. Named "Teapot with Balls", this one was accepted to the Baltimore Clayworks exhibition "100 Teapots V", Jan 15 to Feb 27, 2011. Retail price $550.

3-spout teapot with ring handle. The middle spout pours hot liquid. The upper spout (on the handle) pours blessings. The lower spout is a handhold. The sand-blasted surface is soft like human skin.