The Bats Have Left The Café

Tall mug with chatter texture. Glossy inside, distressed gloss on brim and handle. Thumb divot and lip piercing.

This piece is available for sale

$80

Shipping 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

I will not sell or ship to the USA.

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.
• 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.
• "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 curved bar, 6x19
  Externally threaded stainless steel circular barbell, 10g, 2 threaded 6mm beads x 19mm diameter. Absolutely not suitable for microwave heating.

Stages

• thrown: 2026-01-14 (new moon)
  A relaxing night of throwing while listening to Pieter Nooten
• trimmed: 2026-01-16 (waxing crescent)
• decorated: 2026-01-16 (waxing crescent)
  added a swoopy handle and cut away a thumb notch, pierced a hole in the brim
• bisque fired: 2026-01-24 (waxing gibbous)
• 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