Finished Honeycomb Mug
Jun. 29th, 2019 11:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mafiefThe mug survived the firing and I haven’t broken it yet! Go me. :)
I am beyond pleased. One of my favorite parts is getting the pieces back. I have an idea of what I want, but clay and glazes does whatever it wants and the outcome is a surprise. My mom stained the outside in a dark chocolate and the inside glaze is a really light tan with darker tones throughout. The pics do not do the inside glaze justice. It is really subtitle. The bee body on the handle could have been a touch darker, but I’m still liking it.
Drinking from a hexagon is an adventure. I just need to drink from one of the points and I don’t get covered in liquid. Drinking from a point doesn’t bother me at all, so I’m still happy. We’ve made squareish ones before, so it’s sort of like that. It’s a little on the small end and fits just about 6 oz; it could have been a touch bigger. The handle feels great and I’m very happy I spent the extra time to smooth the edges. The etching on the mug feels perfect when I rub my fingers over it.
Another glamour shot, because why not?
So here is my writing tribute mug series thus far. I haven’t decided if I like the black or brown stain better for writing. I don’t think black would have been right for the honeycomb mug, and I don’t think brown would have worked for the parchment mug.
There will be more in this series as well as me trying out sgraffito mushroom design (similar to this). My mom and I are working on another mug design and it needs help.
These were our first attempts and they just are wonky and aren’t right for the carving I want to do. More fun to figure out!
I am beyond pleased. One of my favorite parts is getting the pieces back. I have an idea of what I want, but clay and glazes does whatever it wants and the outcome is a surprise. My mom stained the outside in a dark chocolate and the inside glaze is a really light tan with darker tones throughout. The pics do not do the inside glaze justice. It is really subtitle. The bee body on the handle could have been a touch darker, but I’m still liking it.
Drinking from a hexagon is an adventure. I just need to drink from one of the points and I don’t get covered in liquid. Drinking from a point doesn’t bother me at all, so I’m still happy. We’ve made squareish ones before, so it’s sort of like that. It’s a little on the small end and fits just about 6 oz; it could have been a touch bigger. The handle feels great and I’m very happy I spent the extra time to smooth the edges. The etching on the mug feels perfect when I rub my fingers over it.
Another glamour shot, because why not?
So here is my writing tribute mug series thus far. I haven’t decided if I like the black or brown stain better for writing. I don’t think black would have been right for the honeycomb mug, and I don’t think brown would have worked for the parchment mug.
There will be more in this series as well as me trying out sgraffito mushroom design (similar to this). My mom and I are working on another mug design and it needs help.
These were our first attempts and they just are wonky and aren’t right for the carving I want to do. More fun to figure out!
