Wood Fired Tenmoku Brown and Black Mug
Wood Fired Tenmoku Brown and Black Mug
This handsome Wood Fired Mug would be fantastic daily drinker. The hand formed handle is comfortable to hold, and the glazes on this piece reacted beautifully to the wood firing atmosphere. The cup looks different from every angle, in some spots the brown and black highlight the swirl shape beautifully, in other spots you'll see splashes of blue and gold near the rim.
This cup stands 4 3/4" inches tall, and it's 3 1/4" wide at the lip. It's a nice size, holding 10 oz pretty easily - great for those who prefer a hot cup over a giant cup.
All of my pottery is microwave and dishwasher safe.
I created this mug on my pottery wheel, using rods bod clay. The swirl shape was added by pressing the rounded end of a rubber rib against the outside wall of the pot, while supporting and lightly pressing from the inside with my fingers. The rib and my inside hand moved up the cup as it spun on the wheel, swiftly pressing in the swirl shape. The handle was pulled (formed) by hand.
The interior and lip of the mug was glazed in Goldspot glaze, and the outside of the mug was glazed in Tenmoku. The mug was wood fired for a bit over 12 hours, to cone 11.
***Wood firing pottery is a traditional method where pottery is fired in a kiln fueled solely by wood, resulting in unique colors, textures, and patterns due to the interaction of flame and ash with the clay surfaces. The process infuses every piece with both the warmth of the fire and the community effort involved in firing the wood kiln.***
This piece was wood fired at the Desert Dragon Pottery Studio in North Phoenix AZ.
