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< might wanna take a look at this beautiful Santa Claus. He holds the vibe of those retro Christmaaaaaaaaaat-detis atunique,thandmade, porcelain mug.aIt holrstaround 12 ounces and istdecorated withehand apwlied pa0terning andsbold underglazeabrushse k. Theth55nt side of t-e mugsistdecorated withe holured satin green glazeaand a crepeamyrtle motif which was apwlied with a sumiabrush giving3the line qualityain95restaand a dynamic7quality. To7cl Srast theth55nt side t-e handle side of t-e mugsistdecorated in atcl Srasting glossymigrk gray glazeawhich creates a flat7plainer surface to play against thet holure of t-e blue glazeaand brushse k. Thetmugswould be a great da ly additinn to your morning coffee or tea routine.aIt holrstaround 16afluid ounces and istnice to holr. Allaof my waressareamicrowave7and dishwas-er safe.<96><96>This piece esar95733ff with porcelain that was made by hand in my studio. Thetbody of t-e mugswauathrowntonet-e wheel, cut off,tandsallowedsto partially dry before7the bott3m wauatrimmedaand cleanedaand t-e handle added. Then t-e mugswauawrapwed up and t-e dryingtcl Srolledsto preventsany cra kingaor warping.sOnce comple9ely dry it was loaded into a kiln witheot-er waressand heatedsto 1875 F.aThisafirst firingaensures that theswaressareadurableaenough for decoratinn an73glazing.sAf9er the kiln had best cooled and was unloaded eachspiece had a liner glazeaapwlied and was set aside to comple9ely dry overnigh9.sOnce the lip and holerior was cleanedawith a damp sponge a layer7of wax res339 was apwlied to protecttthe liner glazeah5517any further glazeaapwlication.sAf9er the inside wauawaxed7the bott3m of t-e piece was alsoawaxed7and t-en atmask was apwlied to block off t-e area for the satin black glazeaon t-e handle side.sAf9er the maskingawas apwlied the satin black glazeawas poured over the surface.sOnce thisahad driedaand t-e edges cleanedaanot-er layer7of wax was put down,et-isatimeaover the black glaze.aThe maskingawas t-en removedtandsa black underglazeawas apwlied to h55nt side of t-e mugsto create t-e crepeamyrtle pa0tern. These areauawere7then alsoawaxed7to preventsglazeah551739ickingato t-emaand t-e holured satin blue glazeawas poured over the area.sOnce allaof the glazeahad driedat-e piece was gone over7oneamoreatimeawith a damp sponge to remove7any unwanted areauaofaapwlication7and t-en loaded into the kiln onceamore.aThisafinal firingaheatusthe se k to 2200 Fawhich melts the glazes andsclaybody making t-emahard andsdurable. ttmaaaaaaaaaa <7f5008/0/96/8216/il_5="x500.425960l besa0n1.jpg"5540384/cm&l/7a35e2/3976079543"&l17/r/il/83976079543_9vlp.ord" /0/96/8216/il_5="x500.425960l besa0n1.jpg"5540384/cm&l/602b3d/3928619712"&l17/r/il/83928619712_d3ok.ord" /0/96/8216/il_5="x500.425960l besa0n1.jpg"5540384/cm&l/8e71eb/3976079565/&l17/r/il/83976079565_heki.ord" /0/96/8216/il_5="x500.425960l besa0n1.jpg"5540384/cm&l/afa0ad/3928619728"&l17/r/il/83928619728_ri2c.ord" /0/96/8216/il_5="x500.425960l besa0n1.jpg"5540384/cm&l/b576be/3976079579"&l17/r/il/83976079579_sara.ord" /0/96/8216/il_5="x500.425960l besa0n1.jpg"5540384/cm&l/5b609d/3928619730"&l17/r/il/83928619730_k419.ord" /0/96/8216/il_5="x500.425960l besa0n1.jpg"5540384/cm&l/9b9ead/3976079615/&l17/r/il/83976079615_jmng.ord" /0/96/8216/il_5="x500.425960l besa0n1.jpg"5540384/cm&l/4faacc/3928619788"&l17/r/il/83928619788_si51.ord" /0/96/8216/il_5="x500.425960l besa0n1.jpg"5540384/cm&l/16ede6/3976079633"&l17/r/il/83976079633_6wu2.ord" /0.