Artists are constantly working with their hands...furiously creating. After years of getting a piping hot cup of coffee only to set it down to grow cold because the clay demanded my attention, I figured why not make myself a lidded-coffee mug? Eureka! Granted this solution was not Archimedes discovering the method for determining purity of gold but, it was a simple and welcomed solution to keeping coffee & tea hot. Another welcomed note was that my vessel would not be a tacky Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts traveling man mug...it would possess integrity and have a much more pure intention, - the determined intention I transferred from hand to wet clay on the wheel as I happily created a bunch of swirling and spinning mugs.
The strange thing is for years I drank coffee and tea out of a silly non-descript Christmas mug that I am sure was mass produced somewhere in China - my own home lacked decent hand-made coffee cups. This was a rather pathetic and embarrassing point I had to admit. I have since made ammends and corrected such an abhorent situation - my home is currently filled with mugs made by fellow potters and friends from around the globe. Each morning I start my day drinking out of a well crafted vessel I find beautifully functional. I think of the potters I have met and shared time in the studio with both creating and learning. I think how grateful I am for the simple morning ritual...a cup of hot coffee...
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