Inspired by the dwarf planet Pluto. Stoneware, electric kiln fired to 2280 degrees F, multiple glazes, 24 karat gold thumb spot.

Inspired by this image of Pluto from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft showing different compositions of ices as different colors. Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute.

The interior of your Moon Mug is inspired by a firestorm of nebula gases captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

"I think of these mug colors as abstract paintings. Real images of deep space galaxy cloud clusters and nebula inspire my abstract glaze paintings, meant to reference the night sky, within the vastness of deep space. I created my own form of glaze chemistry to translate these feats of nature onto a coffee mug, by hand, so no two mugs are identical. Your mug is a piece of art, but also meant to be used and enjoyed, with care and love." - Joel Cherico

CAUTION: every Cosmic Mug is ceramic. If you drop it, or hit it against something, it will break. Broken pottery cannot be repaired. Learn more on our Terms and Conditions page here: cherricopottery.com/terms-and-conditions

Learn More: Read about this "firestorm of raw stellar creation" that inspires our pottery glaze chemistry: HubbleSite.org