Making this Reassembled Ring Teapot helped me to think in a new way about the process of reassembling the cut-apart arc sections of the (in this case) Trapezoidal Ring. I did not try to exactly fit the arc sections together end-to-end, but allowed them to overlap, and put flat clay panels on the uncovered parts of the cut open Ring sections. I assembled the two sections to the left of the photo where the handle is attached, and separately assembled the three sections to the right, where the spout is. I then cut an interlocking mortise-and-tenon-type joint to increase the surface area of attachment in the final joint which you see between the handle and the lid. I cut open the trapdoor lid between the spout and handle, and made the lid finial by piling up 5 clay balls topped by a miniature trapezoidal polygon, restating the trapezoid cross-section theme of the original Ring. I chose a bright yellow glaze to emphasize the curving, yet angular nature of this unique sculptural composition. 

15” Tall x 12” Wide x 6” Deep
Cone 5 oxidation Firing
This Teapot was purchased for a private collection in Dallas, Texas.