Mythological Mugs Test

As some of you may have read, I have recently completed a cone 6 firing and we have some lovely new mugs, a few of which you can see below:

SeaMoss Mug 1
$44
The Star Tarot Mug
$44
Aqua Mug 1
$44
As part of this firing, I test fired a few mythological mugs.

What’s a mythological mug? You can find out here and read more about the original idea here. During the test firing, I tried three glazes on these mugs.

This was the glaze that I was most happiest with for this project, on ‘The Real Housewives of Athens” mug:

Real Housewives of Athens Mug 1
$48


I will likely use this glaze again

This glaze below didn’t do a bad job either at ensuring the incised design showed up. I will probably use it again.

Amphora Coffee Mug 1 $44

And of course, the glaze I thought would work best was my least favourite:

I may try a reglaze on this mug during my next firing.

Being a potter and an artist is a journey of continual learning, and sometimes we learn the most from our mistakes.

I am also working on a design where I will use slip I am colouring on a white mug background and will also test some additional glazes until I find more colour variants that make me happy.

Of course there will be more puns of mythological proportions coming too!

You might get some Deja Brew

What do you think of my first go at these mythological mugs?

Which was your favourite?

See all mugs here