Spiral Face Mug Product:Spiral Face Mug pigment sticks

pigment sticks

While creating this piece

A glistening burnished edge finishes each lightweight strand and a unique closure hooks at the back

Perfect for holiday or year-round display

This hand-built and wheel-thrown stoneware piece boasts a softly twisting

Spiral Face Mug Product:Spiral Face Mug pigment sticksHalvorsen's face mugs are made on the potters wheel using a white stoneware clay. The faces are added to the thrown form using hand building techniques. Once the bottom is finished and the handle added the mug is coated with black slip, a liquid colored clay. When the mug is dry enough to handle the patterns are carved using the sgrafitto technique of cutting through the the slip coating to reveal the white clay. Once the mug is bisque fired a black