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Make a Mug Step 1: Weigh your clay for consistent sizing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/a978715f-bc57-4045-a335-19082a1ee7cd/Screenshot+2025-11-22+at+1.53.47%E2%80%AFPM.png Process - Make a Mug Step 2: Gather your tools and set up at the wheel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/dffd7143-0088-4a1b-8c9a-196064ae31d6/Screenshot+2025-11-22+at+2.11.23%E2%80%AFPM.png Process - Make a Mug Step 3: Throw your mug body. There are many sub-steps to this step but that is a topic for another day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/74baad0a-a8fc-4a80-9949-5e56b3cc40bb/IMG_3176.jpeg Process - Make a Mug Step 4: Wait a few hours for clay to stiffen slightly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/8db267e3-60fe-4d2f-af03-be91526c033d/Screenshot+2025-11-22+at+3.03.47%E2%80%AFPM.png Process - Make a Mug Step 5: Cut mug body off of the plastic bat with a wire tool and flip over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/33cb5a57-d28f-4390-b6b7-04c3da2fee6d/72330424083__2611E5B8-E88C-4708-A980-93B48D20E392.jpeg Process - Make a Mug Step 6: Allow mug bottoms to dry slightly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/d7cce53f-e96d-430a-9682-560c088b35a8/Screenshot+2025-11-22+at+3.09.44%E2%80%AFPM.png Process - Make a Mug Step 7: Return your mug body to the wheel, upside-down, and trim the base/foot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/195e3ffa-ae22-4add-9c36-7b2ecb042a17/IMG_6326.jpeg Process - Make a Mug Step 8: Form your handle. Mine are strap handles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/006edcb8-3c01-4cfb-a8d1-dfa7f3f79e4d/IMG_0933.jpeg Process - Make a Mug Step 9: Attach your handle to your mug body. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/4eedb901-f8e2-443c-8243-8ba8af36f464/IMG_4778.jpeg Process - Make a Mug Step 10: Sign your work while the clay is soft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/7e6f2f5d-2565-403a-8910-1313db1046be/72351471842__C0378AA0-824D-418F-8B43-DB4DB32EACF3.jpeg Process - Make a Mug Step 11: Store your mug on a safe shelf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/b049548e-09ef-43ff-b078-121f33d5861d/IMG_3087.jpeg Process - Make a Mug Step 12: Wrap in plastic and allow to dry slowly so your handle doesn't crack away from the body. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/2414813c-45a9-46cd-9b68-471d6f36d48b/IMG_3670.jpeg Process - Make a Mug Step 13: When clay is bone dry, load the kiln and bisque fire your mug. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/09588b26-bb0b-44bb-8b6a-f743341543fa/IMG_3683.jpeg Process - Make a Mug Step 14: Unload kiln, rinse off dust, and dry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/b0c1c998-8e6d-4330-bb5e-8075332d4930/Screenshot+2025-11-22+at+8.26.06%E2%80%AFPM.png Process - Make a Mug Step 15: Wax the bottom of your mug (to prevent glaze from sticking to the kiln shelf). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/fce32e18-c9d6-481c-9506-8035a81876b5/IMG_8600.jpeg Process - Make a Mug Step 16: Plan your glazing. I use sticky notes with lists of each color in the order they will be added. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/306ba271-9798-43a8-aa11-54aabf81dd22/IMG_3830.jpeg Process - Make a Mug Step 17: Sketch your design; here I am preparing a batch of flower mugs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/f06b9d01-17e3-446e-a54f-71b2bd5f228b/Screenshot+2025-11-22+at+8.31.33%E2%80%AFPM.png Process - Make a Mug Step 18: Start adding your layers of color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/e91c2532-0a0f-4fdb-9642-ddfbea27e0a4/Screenshot+2025-11-22+at+8.30.28%E2%80%AFPM.png Process - Make a Mug Step 19: Add wax resist. Wax protects the surface underneath and prevents the next layer of glaze from attaching to the waxed area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/991c21f9-af41-406b-bdf2-00021f0ed315/IMG_0334.jpg Process - Make a Mug Step 20: Repeat! These mugs have three colors applied so far, with two layers of wax. One more layer of wax to go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/e35add78-2ba3-436b-83d1-3eff98922dc6/Screenshot+2025-11-22+at+2.39.13%E2%80%AFPM.png Process - Make a Mug Step 21: Dip the mug into the final glaze color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/58c795cb-9130-44fc-8a3b-8bd3ce9b1517/Screenshot+2025-11-22+at+2.40.30%E2%80%AFPM.png Process - Make a Mug Step 22: Watch the glaze slide off of the areas with wax resist! This is your treat for all of your hard work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/bdbf8ef0-b60e-4775-806c-e813356bf160/Screenshot+2025-11-22+at+2.40.55%E2%80%AFPM.png Process - Make a Mug Step 23: Use a sponge to remove any droplets of glaze that remain on the waxed areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/2594b7a1-c75b-4435-af36-8bb7100bb66c/IMG_3836.jpeg Process - Make a Mug Step 24: Load the kiln and cross your fingers! The temperature is going to climb to 2232 degrees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/ff2102e4-0503-4186-ab29-24116158c705/IMG_0361.jpeg Process - Make a Mug Step 25: Unload your treasure thirty(ish) hours later, after the kiln has cooled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67f5c306eb2819522c35f2c8/ac6fe87f-4398-4929-8d40-12e255bc5995/IMG_4831.jpeg Process - Make a Mug Step 26: Take your mug to market!