Bartholomew

 Bartholomew Is the arsehole of the ship. He loves to take the last cup of coffee out of the pot and never refill it for the next person. 

This piece of art starts as a ball of clay, it is then shaped, trimmed, handled and once dry I hand carved the images into the mug using a variety of carving tools. Each piece takes between 3 - 6 weeks to make and is fired in a kiln three times. I use a translucent white porcelain.  If you are like me, and enjoy sitting in the sun while you have your morning coffee, you will notice that the sun shines through the body of the mug, it just makes the morning extra beautiful. 

Approx 18 oz