Cup #66

A proud, energetic one...made during a visit from a Round Valley Girl!

Cup #65 (two views)

Art Nouveau?.....I think so!!!!

Cup #64

The handle I "intended" cracked and split at the base of the cup when I attempted to attach it so I turned the remaining stub into a loop. The handle cracked because the clay I used to make the handle lost it's elasticity. The loss of elasticity occurred because (for the first time) I spent 10 hours putting my 400 lbs of aged, elastic, 10 year old clay (it was a little too dry) through a pug mill (the Champion juicer or meat grinder for clay) with some slip to re-moisten it and all that mixing broke up the living connections in the clay and it lost it's elasticity. Panic....then I found some scraps of old elastic, non-pugged clay and started a new handle. The new handle comes from the top of the cup down to an energetic meeting with the loop....the cup seems to be smiling...I am now too......

Oh, and new clay has arrived (luckily unfrozen) from Minnesota...there will be more cups.

Cup #63 (two views)

The handle emerges from the swirl in the base and moves energetically up.... along the way it splits into two living forms...one appears somewhat human and the other one grows its way up and off the cup...

Cup # 62 (before and after)...and after

The Revision...I took off the twist at the end of the handle and repeated the rim's wave...much better now!?

After....A wave moves around the rim and breaks at the handle. The handle swirls up from a solid base then curls and ends in a twist...(I'm not quite satisfied with that little twist on the end of the handle and am thinking about removing it...any ideas?)

Before....Once again trust carries the day....it all starts out pretty disheveled but some curling (curlers?), slip (styling gel?), and attention to detail and a few hours later...it's very presentable!...no, I'm not talking about my hair....