Kings Cup

The glaze fire turned out so well! I choose to do sets of two to test the colors. I'm thrilled, as always by floating blue, and the glossy white is really beautiful, and not so manufactured looking as I feared. Randy's red actually turned out redder than I expected, which was fantastic!

These teacups are my pride and joy for the moment. A feat that is difficult to achieve in this unpredictable world called pottery. I salut this work but instead of tea, I think I'll cheers with a cup of hot chocolate!

Coffee Break

Seaworld and matte brown win again!

I am actually having coffee in one of these as we speak. I think the new ritual is to try them out before giving them away to get the entire experience. They begin as 1 1/2 pound mounds of clay and slowly become a finished functional piece of art. I'm proud of these because sets are difficult to create. They're all slightly different but I think that just helps emphasize the hand made-ness of them. And the way things have been going lately, you never can tell how the glaze will turn out and if it will drip or crack.

I am definitely inspired to create more sets and give them as gifts for the holidays. But I better get going because the holidays are quickly approaching and the firings are moving at the same glacial rate.