Not quite there. . .

The good news is that the lid and bottom of the butter dish still fit, even after firing them separately. The bad news? I think the glaze color is just fine. A little bit "meh". 

Still. A useful replacement for the earlier broken one. And not completely embarrassing.
 

The bowl adventures continue. The bowl below is pretty close to the one I made for my Grand Son for his birthday, though I used a white stoneware rather than the more rustic Brown Speckled. I don't like that lower unglazed foot as much as I do on the less contrast-y brown speckled clay, but it's a perfectly usable and technically proficient bowl. It's a good 6" across, so it will make a good rice or noodle bowl. I've thrown another one that is the brown speckled, but it's still in the greenware stage.

Now. Back to replacing my favorite mug. We're not there yet, and I am aware of my more-than-exacting standards for a favorite mug now.

The two hand built mugs in the previous post were glazed. The cone shaped mug has one more firing to go, but the other one is shown below. 

I like this mug. The brown speckles come through nicely with the green matt glaze, and I like the mixing of the 3 glazes, with the top dipped in Arctic Blue and Ancient Jasper. It also feels good in my hand.

There is discussion among potters as to whether a mug handle should easily accommodate all 4 fingers, or 3 fingers, with the little finger on the outside. I know. We really have bar fights about this sort of thing. One potter said that women generally prefer to have their pinky out, and men prefer all four fingers underneath; but my sample doesn't support that. I find I naturally accommodate any mug that I love, though I do like a smaller more graceful handle than the one on this mug.

What I also am not crazy about is that it feels just a little too large. The next one will be the same clay, but I'll make it 1/2" smaller in circumference, and maybe also 1/2" shorter. The search for the perfect mug continues.

The bottoms of the mugs are shown here too. It's not terrible easy to see, but I think you get it. It's the same philosophy as putting something lovely on the back of a brooch or pendant. The wearer/user knows it's there. It's like the smug satisfaction one gets from wearing good underwear. I know. I say that too much. . .