Teapot Meets with Disaster in Kiln Incident

As you can see from the photograph, my poor little teapot deflated in the kiln.  Whether it was due to the temperature in the kiln, a problem with the batch of clay or an architectural issue is unknown and frankly irrelevant.  The teapot is now toast.   The teapot was joined in kiln failure by a host of small bowls that suffered from  clay bubbling anomalies  and generally disappointing and unexpectedly darkened glaze issues.  

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