I have been very busy making pottery lately. I have finished some special requests and I am working on some others. Mostly I have been making a lot of the "usual suspects" that you have already seen. I have been out of mugs in the gallery for awhile and just kept putting off making them. Then I realized that I really like cups. I know most people prefer mugs, but in the morning I will reach for a cup before I reach for a mug. In my mind mugs are taller, with narrow tops and they have the advantage of keeping the coffee warmer for longer. Cups are more traditional in shape, think teacup, but I like the wider opening. So I decided that this time I would make cups instead of mugs, but really big cups. And to make them interesting I decided to put a message in them. My message this time is "Island Life is better" and of course they say Key West. I am hoping they will appeal to our gallery customers who are looking for handmade and unusal gifts to take home to the dog sitter, house sitter etc.
This is the whole load that came out of the kiln. I'm a productions potter so I almost always make things in multiples. This load was cups, fish flops, dip bowls and a set that had to be refired. This photo gives you a good idea of how large the cups are.
Here is a close up of the fish flops. They hang on the wall and make really fun sculpture.
Now I almost never keep any pottery for myself. I have a lot of my pottery and I use it all the time, but mine is all the chip and dent rejects that I can't sell in the gallery. But today I really liked the pink cup you see right in front in this photo. I picked it up, liked the way it felt in my hand, and I love the color pink so I marched it right into my kitchen and had a cup of coffee. Of course now I'm looking at that dark red one, it is pretty nice too. But I am going to stick with the pink. And I am looking forward to tomorrow morning.
I have been very busy making pottery lately. I have finished some special requests and I am working on some others. Mostly I have been making a lot of the "usual suspects" that you have already seen. I have been out of mugs in the gallery for awhile and just kept putting off making them. Then I realized that I really like cups. I know most people prefer mugs, but in the morning I will reach for a cup before I reach for a mug. In my mind mugs are taller, with narrow tops and they have the advantage of keeping the coffee warmer for longer. Cups are more traditional in shape, think teacup, but I like the wider opening. So I decided that this time I would make cups instead of mugs, but really big cups. And to make them interesting I decided to put a message in them. My message this time is "Island Life is better" and of course they say Key West. I am hoping they will appeal to our gallery customers who are looking for handmade and unusal gifts to take home to the dog sitter, house sitter etc.
This is the whole load that came out of the kiln. I'm a productions potter so I almost always make things in multiples. This load was cups, fish flops, dip bowls and a set that had to be refired. This photo gives you a good idea of how large the cups are.
Here is a close up of the fish flops. They hang on the wall and make really fun sculpture.
Now I almost never keep any pottery for myself. I have a lot of my pottery and I use it all the time, but mine is all the chip and dent rejects that I can't sell in the gallery. But today I really liked the pink cup you see right in front in this photo. I picked it up, liked the way it felt in my hand, and I love the color pink so I marched it right into my kitchen and had a cup of coffee. Of course now I'm looking at that dark red one, it is pretty nice too. But I am going to stick with the pink. And I am looking forward to tomorrow morning.
Maggie, these are just fabulous! The cups are a lovely shape and a great idea for a tourist gift. You had me wondering with "fish flops." So glad to have that mystery solved. They're terrific!
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I agree with you about the cup - I always drink from a cup rather than a mug. I like the way they feel when you wrap your hands around them on a cold winter morning - especially when you can think about being paradise. Love the fish slops - hhmmmm - have to be good right now - flower buying season is upon us.....
ReplyDeleteOooh, Maggie, I love any type of pottery so much--it's the first place I go to at an art show--and yours is just my style. Hope you have a great season.
ReplyDeleteWow, you all are up and at 'em early. Thanks for the good thoughts. I am just about to post a "have a good weekend" photo, but I'll say it to you first.
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As usual, I love all of it. But I may be your biggest fan - certainly the longest active fan!
ReplyDeleteThese cups are wonderful...good size and fabulous colors! Your pottery must be a big 'hit'!
ReplyDeleteHi Janis, thanks, how are things. I am going to have to give you a call to see how the new baby is doing. Guy and Whitney's is due any day now. So exciting.
ReplyDeleteHello Blue Sky, your Yupo series has been fascinating me. Such rich surfaces.
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