Dancing mug update

Done! The colors are exactly what I was picturing, and I’m really pleased with how it turned out. The outside is pleasantly rough and you can feel the texture from the letters I carved into the clay. The final product even caused a stir at the pottery studio when it was first stained because the letters popped. The mug survived the firing, but……


……did not survive use. The handle broke when it was gently placed in the dishwasher. All images were taken post-break and you can see the hairline break in the above shot pic. My mom and I decided it was due to the lack of glaze on the handle, thus making it weak. In the pic you can see another break forming where the handle attaches. So, grr and such is life with pottery. We dremmeled the sharp parts and I’m still using the mug. I have one dancing men left and a little bit of a bump. Considering what happened in the story, this ending is fitting.

I am probably going to try this mug again. Mom and I need to design a new handle and she’ll need to make it a little thicker. I still don’t want a clear glaze on the outside because I like the texture. Still more to do to perfect this particular design... But, that means I need to choose another section of text from the canon! Which is a good/bad thing since it took me a long time to choose last time.