To mark the release of the revised edition of “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest,” we asked the artists at SKT Ceramics in Cincinnati to design a large porcelain coffee mug in the company’s signature green-blue celadon glaze.
We are offering 100 of these handmade 12-ounce mugs. Each is stamped on the underside by SKT and signed by me. The mugs are about 4″ tall and 3-1/2″ in diameter at the rim. They are made with lead-free glaze and are both dishwasher and microwave safe.
The mug-making process began with Susannah Tisue – the founder of SKT Ceramics – visiting our workshop to photograph the chest and discuss what was important to see. Susannah then made several sketches to see what looked best.
The final design was silkscreened onto rice paper, then applied to the handmade porcelain. It was then fired, waxed, glazed and sanded over a period of a couple weeks to produce the finished mugs. Each one is a little different, and they have that familiar feel – that someone made this by hand.
We’ll have them up for sale sometime this week, $44 plus shipping.
Kale, Katherine and I shot the video above, documenting the process of making the mugs.
— Christopher Schwarz