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These mugs are made from high-fire porcelain
clay. To make them, I carved my original designs on a flat slabs of clay and poured
plaster over them to make press molds. Next I press slabs of clay in the molds, pull them
out, bend them into cylindrical form, and attach bottoms and handles. This process
obliterates some of the detail, so I recarve and clean up any flaws. I then add colored
stains to the details, bisque fire and glaze fire.
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