number: 15

A Punctured Mug On A Hillside Desolate

textured mug with fiddlehead shaped strappy handle

This piece is available for sale

$80

Shipping is extra. Within Canada is usually around $22. International can be $75 or more, so you really need to consider whether that's worthwhile.

I am currently setting up e-commerce and shipping stuff, but I do not have everything figured out... if you want to buy this, please just send me an email at altpottery@gmail.com and we'll make arrangements

Sorry, I will not sell or ship to countries led by fascist rapists.

weight: 465g

capacity: 277mL / 9.37 oz / 1.17 cups

Materials

PSH Wax Resist Emulsion UWAX2
A brushable, water-wax emulsion applied to bisque pots to resist glaze. The wax burns away during firing, so none is present in the finished piece.
PSH cone 6 clay Black C540i
Pigmented with non-toxic iron oxide. Fires to a deep brown/black, deeper black when sealed with a transparent glaze. Not recommended for microwave heating because of its iron oxide content.
PSH Transparent Glaze GTR62
Non-toxic (lead free) glossy transparent finish, creates a food-safe surface for the interior of mugs and bowls, adds a gloss and brings out the hue of the clay body when used as a sealant.
PSH Black Matte Glaze GBKM2
Non-toxic (lead free) matte black, suitable for the exterior of pots. Rigid and durable, but vulnerable to scratches, gives a dark matte surface that resembles cast iron. A slow-drying glaze for brushing and detailed decoration.
Piercing Jewelry: 10g CBR, 6x19
Stainless steel captive bead ring, 10g, 6mm bead x 19mm diameter. Absolutely not suitable for microwave heating.

Stages

thrown: 2025-09-23 (waxing crescent)
Busy long night at the studio. Threw five new pieces, and then trimmed and decorated several others.
trimmed: 2025-09-26 (waxing gibbous)
decorated: 2025-09-26 (waxing gibbous)
smoothed: 2025-09-29 (waxing gibbous)
Lightly rubbed to smooth out surface irregularities
bisque fired: 2025-10-10 (last quarter)
Heated to approx 1000°C, producing chemical changes in the clay so that it is less brittle, water-resistant, water-absorbant, and can accept a glaze coating.
sanded: 2025-10-15 (waning crescent)
A fine grit sanding of the bisque-fired piece to ensure the surfaces are smooth before applying glaze.
glazed: 2025-10-28 (waxing gibbous)
Foot is sealed with wax, then the piece was brushed with glaze.
glaze fired: 2025-11-29 (waxing gibbous)
Heated to cone 6, further fusing the clay body molecules and melting the surface coating.
finished: 2025-12-05 (waning gibbous)
Added the piercing jewelry