THE MOMOKO JOURNAL

Care guides, blind-box culture and notes from the studio · 4 entries in this section

Handmade & Ceramics

Purple grinning cat ceramic mug with 3D relief face
Sculptural Mugs: What Changes When the Cup Isn't Round
A ghost mug cannot be thrown. Where a sculptural mug branches off from a round one — forming, relief, glaze on a raised surface, where the ears crack, and how... Read more...
Hand holding a hand-carved speckled clay ceramic cup
From Throwing to Kiln: The 12 Days Behind One Ceramic Piece
Wedging on day one, unloading on day twelve, and a lot of waiting in between. Where the time actually goes in making a single handmade ceramic object. Read more...
Hand holding a patterned porcelain mug with celadon interior
How to Read a Ceramic Mug: Glaze, Weight and Foot Ring
Turn it over first. A mug tells you most of what you need to know through its foot ring, its balance point and the way the glaze meets the rim. Read more...
Row of hand-painted 3D animal handle ceramic mugs, each one different
Hand-Glazing: Why Two Cups Are Never Identical
Glaze is a suspension of rock powder in water that gets remade by fire. Here is what changes between one cup and the next, and how to tell an honest... Read more...