number: 8

There Is A Light Roast That Never Goes Out

round bellied mug with faux wooden strappy handle

Away On Consignment

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

$80

weight: 700g

capacity: 318mL / 10.75 oz / 1.34 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.
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.
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.
Piercing Jewelry: 10g CBR 6x16
Stainless steel captive bead ring, 10g, 6mm bead x 16mm diameter. Absolutely not suitable for microwave heating.

thrown: 2025-09-21 (waxing crescent)
Humid morning, threatening thunderstorms. I could only stay at the studio for a couple of hours, and I threw four new pieces.
trimmed: 2025-09-23 (waxing crescent)
Back on the wheel to scrape off excess thickness and carve out a foot.
decorated: 2025-09-23 (waxing crescent)
Created a handle, attached using clay rolled to 7mm thick and sliced into strips. Applied faux screws and carved in some wood grain.
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