Monday Funday

I have been making my standard mug, a large one with a fully belly and a simple handle for quite a while. They are a nice surface for my sgraffito, but I am getting a little bored with them. I decied to try out some new shapes and handle styles. In my mind I pictured a huge variation in style. I wanted some really loose chunky mugs with strappy, stuck on handles. I wanted some light teacups with delicate handles. I wanted some sharply angled cups with cut and assembled handles. For some reason, all my plans go out the window when I sit down to work. I can't seem to produce chunky or delicate or angled. I am just right there in the middle, nice, even, simple. No matter what I do I can still tell they are mine. The biggest departure from my typical mug was probably the one on the back right. It is faceted deeply and bellied out a bit at the bottom. I will do my usual surface treatment on the smooth ones, black slip and sgraffito. As for the faceted ones, I have no idea how to glaze them. It will be a surprise to you and me both.