This listing is for ONE CUP from this batch.

This is a KILN CUP with full color glaze on the outside and white glaze on the inside. The outer glaze is Amaco’s Palladium, which sometimes comes out a shiny silvery finish, and sometimes is more brown. This one is a little on the darker side, and not a true metallic silver. Please take a good look at the photos. I don’t want to mislead you.

There were three cups in this style and color in this batch. Two with handles and one without. The one without a handle cracked, leaving two successful cups in the entire batch. You are buying ONLY ONE of them.

Kiln Cups are very exciting! This item was designed and drawn in a 3D modeling program, to my exacting specifications. The mold was made in nine parts (ten if there’s a handle) on a 3D printer. Then a silicone mother mold of was made from each piece. The silicone mother mold allows me to make plaster slip molds to a high degree of precision. The kiln cup is then lovingly cast from slip in that multi-part mold, hand-finished, bisque fired, and painstakingly glazed with masking, brushes, and carpal tunnel abuse. This piece is produced in-house by one person, not mass-produced in a factory by a team of workers.

While each piece is made to high standards, they may have slight surface irregularities. This is the honesty of the material and process and is normal. It’s the “wabi” in the wabi-sabi. Honor it.

Over time, this piece may show signs of handling or wear. This also is normal and should be celebrated. This is the “sabi” in the wabi-sabi. Embrace it.

These pieces are finished with food-safe glaze on the inside, but the glaze on the outside is NOT food safe. They should NOT be microwaved, and I recommend hand-washing. Ultimately, these are fine pieces of art, and extra care should be taken with their use and handling. Just be kind to them so they will last a long time and your kids can fight over them when you die.