number: 27

Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Tea

Three footed wide belly cauldron mug, strappy handle. Glossy black inside and out. Piercing in the handle.

This piece is available for sale

$75

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: 469g

capacity: 257mL / 8.69 oz / 1.09 cups

Materials

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.
Piercing Jewelry: 10g CBR, 6x19
Stainless steel captive bead ring, 10g, 6mm bead x 19mm diameter. Absolutely not suitable for microwave heating.
"Licorice" glossy black glaze
Glossy black glaze, made with iron oxide and cobalt carbonate. Food-safe, non-toxic. Recipe: https://glazy.org/recipes/3388
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.

Stages

thrown: 2025-10-21 (waxing crescent)
trimmed: 2025-10-22 (waxing crescent)
decorated: 2025-10-22 (waxing crescent)
Three feet attached in the usual manner. Strap handle was sliced from a 7mm rolled slab.
bisque fired: 2025-11-12 (waning crescent)
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.
glazed: 2026-02-04 (waning gibbous)
Dipped and brushed with glaze
glaze fired: 2026-02-09 (waning crescent)
finished: 2026-02-10 (waning crescent)
Added the piercing jewelry