There’s something special about watching a design come to life in layers 🤍
These botanical mugs start as the simplest pencil sketch with loose lines and soft florals. I'm just mapping out movement and balance around the curve of the form. I don’t aim for perfection at this stage… just rhythm.
Next comes the underglaze. I paint freely, letting brush strokes stay visible so the piece still feels alive and handmade. The blue deepens and shifts as it dries, and I can start to see the personality of the mug emerge.
Then the kiln does its quiet magic. After glaze firing, everything softens and settles — the surface turns glossy, the blues deepen, and the sketch becomes part of the clay itself.
Each one is painted by hand, so no two bouquets will ever be exactly the same. 🌿