09.02.2016
I love trimming. I love a good foot ring.
So today was quite satisfying in both stoneware and porcelain.
So now they’re just ready & waiting for a few good handles…
08.29.2016
So my latest batch of stamped cylinders are ready to become mugs!
We need some handles first… so I start with some wedged and shaped “carrots” of clay.
I pull my handles separate from the cup. Starting with the wide end of the “carrot” in your fingers tips, I gently slide down the clay with wat hands a bit of fiction. A little more friction and the clay begins to stretch into a handle. I like mine to be more of a strap than a tube. They need to set-up a bit before they can be attached to the mugs. So I carefully prop mine up with a nice “mug handle curve” already established. When they are no longer wet & squishy, I start attaching them.
Score, slip, attach, refine… REPEAT.
Score, slip, attach, refine… REPEAT.
Score, slip, attach, refine… REPEAT… REPEAT… REPEAT…Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â did I say REPEAT???
Soon enough I’ve got a LOT of mugs!!! My favorite thing to make.
Next up?… some color accents with flashing slips painted on the top portions and in some of the stamps.
08.27.2016
Two dozen cylinders in need of some stamping. Luckily, I have several tool boxes full of stamps… and some time this afternoon to do some texturing. So here we have some cylinders before & after… each destined to become a mug after trimming & handles!
08.15.2016
According to my friend Pam, some morning coffee in a handmade mug makes your commute so much better!
08.14.2016
Sure, I could have glazed the bowls… but instead I decided to throw more cylinders for another batch of mugs!!! You know how I LOVE making mugs!!! So much better than glazing!!!
08.01.2016
You know they’re my favorite thing to make.
If I could only make one shape for the rest of my pottery career it would definitely be MUGS!!! So here’s to another Mugshot Monday… and a quick reminder of the Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival this weekend if you want to get a mug of your own!!!
07.25.2016
Celebrating MUGSHOT MONDAY with another stamped & soda-fired mug with some nice flashing & orange peel effects.
07.25.2016
Freshly stamped mugs drying in the studio. Getting ready for the Evanston Lakeshore Fine Arts Festival on August 6th & 7th. Got a couple firings to squeeze in before then!!!
07.18.2016
It’s the start of another week… which also means another Mugshot Monday!!!
And another week of Summer Camp. Whoo-hoo!!!
07.11.2016
A sweet little stamped mug with a splash of green glaze!
Perfect to kick off another Mugshot Monday.
