Making Faces: Some erstwhile etchings: Mugs are Faces too....sort of

Saturday, 15 December 2012

Mugs are Faces too....sort of

Mug...visage...countenance....countless words and synonyms for 'face'. Care to comment and add your own synonym or maybe the word for 'face' in one of the languages you speak?

These mugs came from a glaze firing done this week and overall I'm happy with how they turned out. I was going for "wonky" for shapes and think I've accomplished that. I will readily concede that these mugs and the photo do not constitute a "doodle". That said, the process is fun and that's why I make pots and why I doodle. The humungous payoff comes when somebody says my little projects bring a smile, or that a bowl or mug is an oft used object in someone's life.

4 comments:

Gary's third pottery blog said...: that is a BOATLOAD of gorgeous blue mugs!; 16 December 2012 at 04:46
bartster said...: thanks Gary...I sort of feel like a kid who has just had Hank Aaron say "nice hit". Hope your sub contracting for Santa is going well!; 16 December 2012 at 22:38
Cynthia said...: Enjoying your blog and doodles. And now your pottery - love hand thrown pottery. In portuguese face is "rosto" (the R is pronounced roughly, not rolled and not soft like english R). A mug like these, to drink from, is a jarro (double R is rough too) or caneca (ka-NAY-ka).; 18 December 2012 at 04:49
bartster said...: Thanks for writing, Cynthia. I truly enjoyed learning a bit about the Portuguese language. I'll have to work on rolling the r's when I say "jarro".; 18 December 2012 at 14:11