Purple and Rutile Textured Mug
Purple and Rutile Textured Mug
These handcrafted textured pottery mugs will liven up your morning routine! The generous hand-formed handle provides a comfortable grip, and the swirling blues and lavenders are lively and beautiful. These unique wheel thrown cups hold 12 ounces, a great size for daily use.
Use
Perfect for your morning coffee or afternoon tea. The slip textured body and smooth, hand-formed handle make these mugs comfortable to hold and a joy to use. These mugs have a narrowed neck that will to help keep the heat inside your cup.
Details
These mugs all stand around 4.75 inches tall, and 3 inches across the lip. They hold 12 ounces, and all of my pottery is microwave and dishwasher safe
Options
The listing is for either a single mug or a set of 2 mugs. If you would like to buy more than is shown as available, please message me - I can make more on request.
Process
These mugs were made with cone 10 B-Mix clay on my potter's wheel. A brown iron oxide slip (a blend of water and clay) was applied to the bottom section of the mug while it was still wet on the wheel. To create the texture, a ragged brush was drug through the wet slip as the cup slowly spun on the wheel. The Rutile glaze shows deeper color variation where the glaze flows around the brown texture.
The mugs were glazed with Emily Purple glaze on the interior, and around the top of the cups. Rutile glaze was added over the entire outside. The layer of Emily Purple deepens the blues and purples of the Rutile glaze, and the brown texture brings more warmth to the rounded bottom half of the mug.