Tall birds and jaunty forms

[nancylee]

Hi all!

I've recently become enamored with tall, funky birds, kind of like sculptures, but I think they are hollow and also jaunty shapes with attitude, like teapots or pitchers that kind of lean or look like a person with a hand on her hip. 

I don't want to throw the birds, cause they have a narrow neck and I am not good at tall forms that narrow like that. Any ideas on how to handbuild them? As for the jaunty forms, I can handbuild or throw pitchers and teapots, but I'm unsure as to which would be better to then change their shapes so they are more intriguing.

I know, I should play around but I am starting to work 60 hours a week for the next few months and I just don't have time so I'm hoping for some suggestions.

Thanks,

Nancy