Made from "wild clay", foraged from the Sierra Nevada foothills and minimally processed to preserve its unique character. This cup was formed on a potters wheel, and faceted with a wire tool while still wet to created the vertical planes around it. A generous amount of clay was used for this, and it has a pleasant heaviness to it while still being comfortably weighted. It was fired in a soda kiln, with wood added to create the range of dark tones in the clay. The inside is glazed for easy cleaning. I like these cups for whiskey or other spirits, but they do well as smaller teacups too.
The clay body is foraged locally in Northern CA. Various slips made of locally foraged clays, rocks, and wood ash are applied to the pieces before being fired in a soda kiln. Strong reduction (lack of oxygen) from pieces of wood added to the kiln during the firing and cooling help to bring out the various colors and textures of the clay and sips.
This process is very difficult to control, but fun in that each piece is quite different, even if they were fired very near to each other in the kiln. The inside is left unglazed so has a slightly rougher surface, but is water-tight and pleasant to use.
Measures about 3.25" tall Microwave safe, hand wash recommended.
Made from "wild clay", foraged from the Sierra Nevada foothills and minimally processed to preserve its unique character. This cup was formed on a potters wheel, and faceted with a wire tool while still wet to created the vertical planes around it. A generous amount of clay was used for this, and it has a pleasant heaviness to it while still being comfortably weighted. It was fired in a soda kiln, with wood added to create the range of dark tones in the clay. The inside is glazed for easy cleaning. I like these cups for whiskey or other spirits, but they do well as smaller teacups too.
The clay body is foraged locally in Northern CA. Various slips made of locally foraged clays, rocks, and wood ash are applied to the pieces before being fired in a soda kiln. Strong reduction (lack of oxygen) from pieces of wood added to the kiln during the firing and cooling help to bring out the various colors and textures of the clay and sips.
This process is very difficult to control, but fun in that each piece is quite different, even if they were fired very near to each other in the kiln. The inside is left unglazed so has a slightly rougher surface, but is water-tight and pleasant to use.
Measures about 3.25" tall Microwave safe, hand wash recommended.
