First Version: Nestled in the Woods mug

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Time to sip your favorite brew while you meander through the forest.

I have loved Japanese Landscape paintings for as long as I can remember. Simple lines, patterns of brush marks, ink on paper with just a hint of color arranged to depict mountainous views, valleys below and often a water feature of some sort. I get lost in them, follow the patterns, look for a path to the highest point or a trail that meanders deep into the wilderness. They always stir my creative spirit to life.

This is the very first version of the Nestled in the Woods design. I would love to recreate that sky on other pottery, but, frankly, I can't remember what I did for the glaze!!! So, this mug has sat, in my studio for years, as I periodically reach for it, turn the mug round and round and try to remember how I got that fabulous sky. Someday, perhaps, in my dreams, that sky glaze for surface! For now, this poor mug has sat waiting to hold someone's favorite cuppa long enough!

This surface design was inspired by the thought that some creative spirits are awakened by meandering in a forest among tall trees, where the shadows make colors pop, eyes to the ground discovering new leaf shapes of plants, multi-colored mushrooms, curly, frizzy lichen, boldly patterned wood bark, curving and textured roots, ornate rocks, patterns of tracks in the trail, the trail itself.

Hand-thrown and hand-signed using durable and functional brown stoneware clay produced in Montana. Each pot is hand-brushed with at least 6 coats of glazing, ensuring a thick blanket of glass for long-time use.

I create in small batches. Each piece is thrown in the likeness of the next, hand-crafted, and with hand-brushed glazing. I hope you’ll agree variations in color, small marks from the minerals and stone in the clay, or slight sways in design resulting from working with natural materials create the charm expected and treasured in handmade pottery.

Food-safe materials. Dishwasher and microwave safe, although I hand wash and shy away from microwaving my hot beverages.

Dimensions for this pot:
*You’ll be able to get approximately 10oz in this mug without having to stand over the counter and bend down for the first sip.
* Height is just at 3.5"
* Top opening width 3" at it most narrow point