As those who read my makesmesmiley list are aware, I've been working on making a special mug for Patri for a few months now. Here it is :)

I'm very pleased with how it came out. Not exactly what I had envisioned, but pottery never is, and this one is fun, different, and with personality ;)

Patri said that he wanted a stein with a snake-like dragon design for his water mug at work. After mock glowering at him for his talent for picking projects that are difficult, I admitted that I was very pleased with the challenge and the direction for creativity ;) (I tend to find it easier to be creative with a project in mind, and tend to be very picky about projects so its nice to have one that I approve of picked for me ;)

I immediately came up with the dragon for a handle idea: I love functional art and am always happy with such elegance. And I love continuity of lines and curves, so the idea of the tail handle wrapping around the mug also came fast and was quite pleasing :)

I was really worried that it wasn't going to turn out, because I had some problems with the clear glaze, so picking it up from the studio this afternoon was a very special treat :) I hope he likes it :)