Crested Caracara and Flowering Sagauro wheel thrown mug The pedestal is added using

The pedestal is added using a coiling technique and the rim is twisted into a rope

This vase is made from porcelain and a Brooklyn red clay

Inside is fully glazed and water tight

My newest style of mug is an exploration in simplicity of form - the body of the mug is a wheel thrown cylinder with a handle which is pulled directly from the body of the mug and adhered to the bottom with a firm push from my fingers

This piece was created from a wheel thrown body with hand painting

Crested Caracara and Flowering Sagauro wheel thrown mug The pedestal is added usingThe red herring of the mug offerings is the Crested Caracara. Most often found in central America, it may now be spotted in Texas and Florida too, and it is certainly not a songbird. I have included it because I finished reading, 'A Most Remarkable Creature, The Hidden Life of the Worlds Smartest Birds of Prey', by Jonathan Mieburg. This is a book about the Crested Caracara's (represented on the mug) cousin, the Striated Caracara. I learned that these