number: 46

Pearly-Dewdrops' Perks

Round-bellied mug with strappy handle, one piercing. Glossy black inside and out.

Away On Consignment

You can purchase this at Royal City Adornments, 11 Nottingham, Guelph ON

$65

weight: 453g

capacity: 229mL / 7.74 oz / 0.97 cups

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 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.
"Licorice" glossy black glaze
Glossy black glaze, made with iron oxide and cobalt carbonate. Food-safe, non-toxic. Recipe: https://glazy.org/recipes/3388
Piercing Jewelry: 10g CBR 6x16
Stainless steel captive bead ring, 10g, 6mm bead x 16mm diameter. Absolutely not suitable for microwave heating.

thrown: 2025-12-13 (waning crescent)
A productive day at the studio, throwing mugs and bowls and plant pots
trimmed: 2025-12-16 (waxing crescent)
decorated: 2025-12-16 (waxing crescent)
smoothed: 2026-01-06 (last quarter)
rubbed to smooth the surface
bisque fired: 2026-01-24 (waxing gibbous)
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