store White stoneware teacup is engraved with Castiel's famous phrase, "I don't fight anymore. I watch the bees." A bee flits through a charming field of baby blue wildflowers. Cas's statement always made me think of the Tom Petty song, "You Belong Among the Wildflowers." Gets me right in the feels, so how could I resist making a cup to honor them both?
Inspired by Supernatural, this fanart cup is made by hand by a professional potter. Made of high-fire stoneware clay, I threw this mug on my pottery wheel, then waited for it to dry some so I could trim and refine the form. After pulling the handle and attaching it, I carved the words and wildflowers into the cup into the cup and then began the process of painting the cup with three layers of white and then inlaying the green of the grass and stems into the carved areas, then the blue and yellow of the wildflowers, and then three layers of color into the carved words. Whew! It's a lot of work!
After it dried completely, it went into the kiln at around 1850° F. After cooling, I glazed it with high fire clear glaze and fired it again at around 2232° F.
As far as I know, mine is the only shop where you can get ceramic SPN-inspired cups, mugs and tankards which are handmade by a professional potter, start to finish!
Product code: Stoneware Cup Supernatural Inspired in store White and Blues I Watch the Bees