Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is just a brief preview of this weekend’s YouTube video. If you’re curious to learn more about the process of throwing, trimming, and managing the production of 200 mugs, I recommend watching the fully narrated film, available via the Linktree in my profile’s biography.
The main focus is on handle pulling, which presents one of the greatest challenges, managing the moisture level of the pots. After trimming, the mugs must dry just enough to support a handle, but not so much that the clay becomes brittle and prone to cracking around the newly attached appendage. With only a few mugs, this is easily manageable but scale that up to 200, and drying becomes a process in itself, requiring as much attention as say, throwing or trimming.
These particular mugs are a bit of a tease, as I can’t yet show the stamped bases or the glazes they’ll eventually wear. Hopefully, I’ll be able to share more on that soon. In the meantime, if you’re interested in a deeper dive into repetition making and my enduring love for hand-pulled handles, I’d love for you to check out the full video.
Thanks so much!
#maker #wheelthrownpottery #craft #satisfying #pottery #ceramics #clay
This is just a brief preview of this weekend’s YouTube video. If you’re curious to learn more about the process of throwing, trimming, and managing the production of 200 mugs, I recommend watching the fully narrated film, available via the Linktree in my profile’s biography.
The main focus is on handle pulling, which presents one of the greatest challenges, managing the moisture level of the pots. After trimming, the mugs must dry just enough to support a handle, but not so much that the clay becomes brittle and prone to cracking around the newly attached appendage. With only a few mugs, this is easily manageable but scale that up to 200, and drying becomes a process in itself, requiring as much attention as say, throwing or trimming.
These particular mugs are a bit of a tease, as I can’t yet show the stamped bases or the glazes they’ll eventually wear. Hopefully, I’ll be able to share more on that soon. In the meantime, if you’re interested in a deeper dive into repetition making and my enduring love for hand-pulled handles, I’d love for you to check out the full video.
Thanks so much!
#maker #wheelthrownpottery #craft #satisfying #pottery #ceramics #clay
