Sunday, July 16, 2017

Getting a Handle on it

I spent the day today making handles for my 7 mugs.  Actually, only 6, since I decided not to add a handle to one of them.  Normally I would find that frustrating, to spend so much time on such an activity, but I found it rather therapeutic.  I think I see more mugs in my future.

My friend Mariana was going to extrude handles, so I ended up doing that (while she changed her mind and made hers from coils), and then altering them before attaching them to the mugs.  Here are my finished mugs, ready for the bisque firing :

Textured stoneware pottery mug by Lily L, in progress.
This one features the stamping, but also 3 grape leaves (so they can be seen from all sides).  I will need to stain the leaves so they are visible, otherwise they are quite subtle.

Textured stoneware pottery mug (or stein) by Lily L, in progress.
This one is my overly-poked mug, but I am still very pleased with the effect.  I may have gone a bit big on the handle, but I think it is fairly proportioned to the height of this one.  Looking at it now, I may have squared off the handle a bit more, rather than the round shape.  And this one looks a bit more like a beer stein than a coffee mug, for sure.

Textured stoneware pottery mug by Lily L, in progress.
More of a traditional shaped coffee mug, with a few types of poking.

Textured stoneware pottery mug by Lily L, in progress.
I'm quite liking this one.

Textured stoneware pottery mug by Lily L, in progress.
It doesn't show in the photo, but the two lines in the profile on the bottom edge is mirrored by two lines on the length of the handle, which looks rather smart to me.

Textured stoneware pottery mug by Lily L, in progress.
Again, a fairly traditional mug shape.  With some funky button embellisments on the top of the handle, which mirror the design :
Textured stoneware pottery mug by Lily L, in progress.
Hmmm, come to think of it, I also stamped one of the handles, where it attaches at the base, but I forgot to take a photo of that.

Textured stoneware pottery mug by Lily L, in progress.
This one seemed a bit large for a mug, even for me, so I decided to leave it as a small bowl.

I'm excited to play with a few glazes and glaze combos, and see if I can get some to play with my textures.  Stay tuned.

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