Previously, my pottery was never made with function in mind. Mainly, my pieces have been purely artistic or fall into the generic “candle holder” category. Here, I wanted to make pieces that I could use for my ubiquitous drink, water. This is the first set of mugs for that. I wanted to give the mugs over-sized handles so they would feel sturdy in my hand. It is important to note that to achieve this effect, you must make your handles about twice as big as you want them to be since the clay shrinks considerably during the firing. Therefore, the handles are comically large during assembly. I also experimented with foot designs. The gray and orange mugs have three feet. I will continue to make mugs, though, for my water consumption, I have moved to a much large one since I drink so much water.