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Throwing a mug
Home » Coffee » Coffee Mugs » Throwing a mugSince the dawn of time man has clamored to construct some kind of device that would facilitate his drinking needs. More than likely the first mugs were basically pinch pots made out of wet clay and dried in the sun. Since pinch pots/mugs do not hold liquid that well, man devised a way to use a throwing wheel to spin the wet clay fast enough to form a finer tuned crafted mug. From pinch pots, to the throwing wheel, to the mass produced molded mug line, man continues to manipulate clay and glass and plastic into a useable drinking device.
I can remember the first mug I threw in pottery class. I still use the mug today to keep my loose change in. One of the first things I wanted to do on the throwing wheel was throw a coffee mug. After all, coffee was my lifeblood and still is to this day. There is just something of intrinsic value about a self-made coffee mug. Perhaps it is the sense of accomplishment, or the fact that I can not only brew or French press my coffee, but I can also pick the bean, and grind it to my liking, and then I can pour the final product in a clay coffee mug that I threw myself, using my own hands, slurry, water, and a spinning wheel. Perhaps the uniqueness of every mug is not only in the design or specific shape, but it is in the firing. Glazing/colorizing the mug and then firing the mug gives it that final touch that says, “This mug is mine… I made and I colored it and I fired it… now I am going to drink from it.”
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