Pre-order: ready to ship 30 days after creation date. Photos show the cup before firing and glazing, but the cup will be glazed with colors similar to the "Spiral Cosmic Mugs" here on cosmicmugs.com. Colors will not match photos exactly, as every cup is unique. Photos will be updated after the cup is finished. Cup has no handle, and it has the date it was made carved into the clay. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity signed by Joel Cherrico.

Finished cup will be 100% non-toxic and functional. But, it will have natural imperfections and flaws, which are natural to the art of pottery, included but not limited to: cracks, rough or sharp spots and strange textures. These are part of the art and do not hurt function.

Materials: Stoneware, hump-thrown on a kickwheel by Joel Cherrico. Multiple glazes: Oil Spot Black, Nuka Wood Ash, Cherrico Custom Red, Copper Stain, 24 Karat Gold Leaf. 

Discount price guaranteed for 30 days during pre-sale. Then, the discount price might increase. It will eventually be only be available at full price, or removed for our Jewel Gallery collection and gallery/museum exhibition. 

Stoneware, hump-thrown on a kickwheel by Joel Cherrico. Multiple glazes: Oil Spot Black, Nuka Wood Ash, Cherrico Custom Red, Copper Stain, 24 Karat Gold Leaf. 

One of a kind. Created on the date in the title, with date carved onto the cup. This cup is from the video published on all @cherricopottery social media on the same date:

@cherricopottery on YouTube
@cherricopottery on TikTok
@cherricopottery on X
@cherricopottery on Instagram
@cherricopottery on Facebook
@cherricopottery on Threads

Glaze: "Cosmic Green" color palette, inspired by Star Cluster NGC 2074 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, photographed by NASAs Hubble Space Telescope: https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2008/31/2397-Image.html

Artist Statement by Joel Cherrico, Potter for cosmicmugs.com:

"In ancient history, the story of Sisyphus is well known. Sisyphus was condemned by the gods to roll a boulder up a hill, only for it to roll back down every time it neared the hilltop, for all eternity.

We call things "Sisyphean" when they are both extremely difficult and seem to get nowhere. Anyone who has ever made pottery knows the feeling. Endless practice. Unforgiving kiln firings. Hours, hours and more hours on a single pot, only for it to crack in the drying. Or explode in the kiln.

Yet, pottery clay is magic. The smooshed clay can be recycled endlessly. Clay gives us unlimited opportunities to improve our art.

These ideas inspired my daily practice of making a board of cups, saving one, and smooshing the others back into recycled, usable clay. My hope is that this project inspires more people to see their hardships as opportunities, with infinite, endless optimism."