Trilobite Mug

		Kim Fritts Illustration & Sculpture
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		Trilobite Mug: 4 1/4 inches tall, 17 ounce capacity, $35
					The form of this mug is based on the trilobite, a now extinct animal that lived in ancient seas. The large trilobite is carved from a photo of Acaste downingiae, a fossil found in Wales and England. The small trilobite on the handle is made from a mold of an actual fossil of Elrathia kanji, found in Utah.
		To make this mug, I carved an original from clay and made a plaster mold. I press a flat slab of clay into the mold, remove it, bend it into a cylindrical form, and attach a bottom and handle (also pressed into a flat mold). The body of the mug and the small trilobite on the handle are stained with iron oxide. The top and bottom rims, inside, and the rest of the handle can be glazed in a variety of colors, examples of which can be seen on other mugs in this catalog. The mug pictured is glazed in a glossy Black glaze.
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