Mountain carving pottery

Ty Brookhart on Instagram: "Looking through the archives as I plan my year in the studio. These mountain mugs were a fan favorite. I really never tire of them either because carving them is like taking an imaginary backcountry trip - there's a lake behind that ridge fed by the snowmelt from that ragged peak, and with a little luck we'll be eating trout cooked on the coals from the fire.... Maybe it's a bit Bob Ross of me, but honestly, I watched him a lot on PBS as a kid; there were only 3…

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I'm planning to make another batch of these mountain mugs soon-- I'm putting handles on the mug forms today, and in a couple days they will be ready to carve! I love the subtle way the Blue Ridge glaze highlights this carved design-- it's a softer look than my blue/gray inlay, and sometimes that is exactly what my eye craves.

12 mountain mugs carved up and drying out. I love these! I normally do a dark blue for the interior, any other suggestions? #sgraffitto #pottery #ceramic #mountains

Each Forest Collection mug is lovingly wheel thrown in Kalamazoo, Michigan. We sandcarve through the glaze layer in our Portland, Oregon studio for a crisp design that can't wear away. We can put most stock images from our catalog on these, but some taller designs will not fit. Shop the full Forest Collection here.

Small: ~3" (wide) x ~2.5" (tall) Medium: ~3.5" (wide) x ~3" (tall) Large: ~4" (wide) x ~3.5" (tall) XL: ~5" (wide) x 4.25" (tall) Your plants are going to love their new home. The moment your hands wrap around these ceramic planters, you'll feel something special. With the cool, smooth texture of a river stone, these pots feel like they've been picked right out of nature. Close your eyes and you might just hear the stream trickling down the mountainside. Your plants won't just look better…

Mountain landscape mugs: There's a new batch of these waiting to go into the kiln as we speak! I'll have quite a few in my shop update, sometime next week.