And just out of the kiln

In her right hand is a new toothbrush holder in bright yellow just as my friend requested.
In the left hand, one of my tree mugs, with some kinds of blossoms on the tree.  Yay, it's spring.  Maybe.

Tree mugs

OK, these are my standard tree mugs now...with the celtic cross thumb bob, and three colors of glaze and a stained and waxed (unglazed) tree shape on each side.  They still have the slope which allows stacking or using in a car cup holder.

  I've been so pleased that these go home and become parts of other people's lives.  I like using them, but I refrain from it.  If I ever get enough made for there to be "what's called inventory" in the merchandising of business, then I'll probably have a set for me to enjoy too!  For now, I get to look at them and enjoy my fun design.

Awaiting the kiln load

Four mugs in a set with trees on them, await a glaze load before the kiln can be fired.  These mugs have cover/saucers that go with them as well.

For the huge coffee lover

Or maybe another beverage!  I'm sort of biased as a coffee drinker, often decaf.  But I do love herbal teas too.  And cocoa...on some days it just hits the spot.

The huge mugs hold more, and took half again as much clay as my normally big mugs.  Sorry about the poor lighting.  I'll try to take a few more pictures before this goes to press.  There are light blue rims, deep green bottoms and an off white glaze inside and along the tops of the outside.

Again, they may fit in some cars cup-holders.  How much liquid of your choice do they hold?  Just a hair less than 16 oz.  Yesterday's mugs are 1 cup plus an ounce, or 300 ml.

I'm just back from the Tailgate Market on Sat. Oct 19 and have sold all these mugs, as well as the ones I showed you yesterday.  I have more that will be coming out of the glaze kiln next week, and hope to have some for next week for the last Tailgate Market of the season (except for a Holiday Market on Nov 23).

I'm so happy to have sold well today.  It makes up for all the days that I came home with a feeling of hopelessness.  Gotta get that under control.  Maybe.

New colors old design

So far only 2 have been finished, with a new color scheme.

These are the shape which I've found comfortable, able to fit in many car cup-holders, and heavy enough on the bottom not to tip.  They also stack very nicely. (see tomorrow's post with other colors and sizes)

more mugs (what else is new?)

Clay: Speckled brownstone stoneware from Highwater Clay
All glazes are available to students at the Clay Studio of The Black Mountain Center for the Arts

Glaze: tree is painted with red iron oxide, then waxed.
inside Eggshell glaze is poured
upper half outside: dipped in Mexico
lower half: dipped in Shiney Green thinly applied
the waxed areas have all glaze removed from them with a wet brush after mugs have been dipped in glaze vats.