Etsy - CarolineCeramics Handmade Cat Mug in Stoneware Clay With Blue Glaze & Pawprints
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Cat lovers, coffee lovers, & kids everywhere are going to adore this handmade mug with a cat on one side & a cat's paw print on the other. The design has been made by painting a resist onto the clay to stop the glaze sticking to it after it has been through its first firing. When the mug is fired the glaze sticks all over except where the design is painted. The mug was made by being thrown on a potters wheel with a type of clay called stoneware, which as the name suggests it very durable. The handle is attached later, & it goes for its first firing to 1000 degrees centigrade. When is has has that first - bisque- firing it can be glazed. This is when I do the design , & then refired to a hotter temperature of 1250C. At this stage it becomes fully ceramic. Like most of my work this is a one off original. I love the rustic & organic feel to this clay which I think is very well suited to mugs. It is quite a coarse clay with a natural grey/brown colour. The mugs call out for a lovely cup of hot chocolate, or relaxing with a green tea, or getting going with a coffee. For a child hot milk or cold juice. Like all handmade stuff this is intended as an object to take with you through life. Barring accidents it should last a lifetime, never going out of fashion, & bringing comfort from my hands to yours. Handmade Cat Mug in Stoneware Clay With Blue Glaze & Pawprints
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