What I've been working on this week- candleholders and mugs. I was surprised last year at how fast I sold out of candleholders. We'll see how these do. Sometimes an item can sell really well for several years in a row then all of sudden it hardly gets noticed. You never know. I like making these anyway. It's a bit of a challenge trying to form the opening at the top of the taller ones without getting the bottom torqued, but I prefer making them for that very reason.
I knew a potter when we lived in Texas who made square-sided mugs. I bought one from her and loved the way it fit my hand. They are possibly the most comfortably shaped mugs to hold. Her mugs seemed like a very unique item so I thought if I tried to make similar mugs, especially if sold online, I should ask her permission. It's been quite a few years but I managed to track her down. She said go ahead and good luck. It sounded as though she has given up pottery, at least as a paying job, and is teaching college English now.
