M16 My Forest Mug

This Forest Mug is one from my collection of  Double Dipped Stoneware Mugs made by me and  fired to over 2,200 degrees in my kiln.  When this  mug was at the Leather Hard Stage (before its first firing of  1,800 degrees), I dipped the outside into a  White Stoneware Clay that prepared the mug’s surface for me to  reveal the darker clay beneath. I have chosen a Light Blue Glaze  that actually breaks over the hand tooled ridges revealing  the Toasty Brown Clay underneath. I just love how the glaze breaks over the carved “branches” of this mug and makes  me think I’m back hiking in one of our bucolic Bucks  County Parks. If you look closely on the bottom you  will see the white clay peeking through that  makes this double dipped process all possible. This Mug holds about 15 oz of liquid,  measures 4 3/8 inches high  and is 3 3/4 inches wide  (not counting the handle).  I hope you enjoy this  piece as much as I have  enjoyed making it.