Fresh Pottery Friday: Cup Giveaway, Nuka Cobalt

“Standard Ware, Nuka Cobalt Cups” are pictured below. “Standard Ware” describe a type of pottery that is simple, durable and meant for everyday use. “Nuka” describes a historical Japanese glaze made with wood ashes, giving the glaze rustic colors that reflect the natural impurities in local wood ashes harvested from my region here in Minnesota. “Cobalt” describes the color blue, which comes from raw cobalt powder. This glaze combination is bright and complex, yet easy enough to reproduce that we can offer it for lower prices than Outer Space or Mountain Inspired pottery. To get more of these pots out into the world, we’re giving away two Nuka Cobalt cups, absolutely free:

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To win these two Nuka Cobalt Cups for free ($114 retail: $90 + $12 packing and shipping each) simply respond to the survey below, letting us know which of my @cherricopottery Instagram photos you like best before this Sunday at 11:59pm.

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Thanks! One winner will receive an email this Monday and we will ship them free pottery, to nearly anywhere in the world. Winners are chosen randomly, limit 1 entry per person. Thanks so much for participating and for following our work. Good luck!

BONUS: Get one free bonus entry by leaving a comment on this blog post telling us which photo you like best and why.

Fresh Pots in the Online Store

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“I never wanted color to be color. I never wanted texture to be texture, or images to become shapes. I wanted them all to fuse together into a living spirit.”

– Clyfford Still, Abstract Expressionist Painter

Fresh Pottery Friday: Moon Mug Giveaway

The newest Moon Mugs are getting more complex. Intricate textures that resemble crater impacts are meticulously carved, poked and pressed into each porcelain mug. You can actually watch a demo of me creating Moon Mugs in this Facebook video. The surface colors require tediously brushing on black, blue or rusty iron, before wiping colors away using an “Inlay Technique” inspired by these Korean Potters. Our pots and tools are different, but the resulting surfaces are the same: gorgeous textures that are truly one-of-a-kind. To get more of these into the hands of more people, I’m giving away one of my best Moon Mugs:

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This pot was fired three times to achieve a deep orange hue. The interior colors dripped together in the repeated firings, creating layers of complexity. To win this Moon Mug totally free ($160 retail: $145 + $15 packing and shipping) simply respond to the survey below, letting us know which of my @cherricopottery Instagram photos you like best before this Sunday at 11:59pm.

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Thanks! One winner will receive an email this Monday and we will ship them free pottery, to nearly anywhere in the world. Winners are chosen randomly, limit 1 entry per person. Thanks so much for participating and for following our work. Good luck!

BONUS: Get one free bonus entry by leaving a comment on this blog post telling us which photo you like best and why.

Fresh Pots in the Online Store

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“The difference between science and the arts is not that they are different sides of the same coin… or even different parts of the same continuum, but rather, they are manifestations of the same thing. The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity.”

Mae Jemison, Astronaut, qtd. in Scientific American

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Fresh Pottery Friday: Cosmic Mug Giveaway

The newest Cosmic Mugs are evolving with more colors and complexity. Raw cobalt powder is resulting in deeper blues and surprising gold/yellow streaks. To get more of these into the hands of more people, I’m giving away a brand new pair of Cosmic Mug jewels.

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To win a free pair of our best Cosmic Mugs ($200 retail: $85 + $15 packing and shipping each) simply respond to the survey below, letting us know which of my @cherricopottery Instagram photos you like best before this Sunday at 11:59pm.

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Thanks! One winner will receive an email this Monday and we will ship them free pots, to nearly anywhere in the world. Winners are chosen randomly, limit 1 entry per person. Thanks so much for participating and for following our work. Good luck!

Fresh Pots in the Online Store

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“I think a lot about balance and how comfortable they feel. They shouldn’t be too heavy, they shouldn’t be too light, they should be just right. The Goldilocks pot.”

– Mark Hewitt, Potter, qtd. in Ben Carter’s Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast: Episode 60

Have you caught any of our Facebook Live videos?

In just a few months, over 100,000 people from all over the world have tuned in to see the inner workings of my pottery process. Subscribe to our Facebook page here if you want a sneak peak into my studio, where you can ask questions in real time, all from your Facebook.

The next video will be tonight at 7pm CST. Hope to see you tonight! I’ll be unloading a fresh load of Cosmic Mugs and Lunar Mugs from the kiln, as well as some glaze tests of random cups. You get to see them before anyone else on the planet.

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Guinness World Record Pot #1 is also available on eBay, now with the lowest possible reserve price ($160). It might sell for less than the value that the pot needs and deserves ($500 retail) but it’s more important to get it out into the world and into the home of a happy pottery collector. Plus, 20% of all profits are going to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. I would rather give them even a small donation than none at all.

Just to sweeten the deal, I’m throwing in one of my best Lunar/Moon Mugs included absolutely free to the highest bidder.

World Record Planter #1 / 159 and Certificate of Authenticity 

+ One FREE Moon Mug

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With your purchase of this World Record Planter, you will be directly supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in their clear cut mission: “Finding Cures. Saving Children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all family should worry about is helping their child live.”

That is a worthy cause. If you were considering buying a GWR planter, please consider placing a bid on this planter so your money has a bigger, better impact on our world.

$15 “Grab Bag” Pottery Cups: 100 Available

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If you’re interested in getting a great deal on a pottery cup, you’ll love this deal. You might get a Nuka Iron Cup or a porcelain cup with green or blue. You might even get a Cosmic Cup! If you’re okay with being totally surprised by a completely random cup, letting us bypass individual photography to give you whatever cups I happen to have fresh from the kiln, then we can give you this great $15 deal:

$15 “Grab Bag” Pottery Cups: 100 Available

Here’s my favorite Instagram series, with a painting by Clyfford Still that I’ve been pondering:

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95% of Clyfford Still’s artwork is currently stored and displayed at the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, Colorado. After working alongside Jackson Pollock in New York City, he retreated from the public spotlight and kept the vast majority of his artwork hidden from the world. The fact that he produced such an astounding body of artwork in private gives valuable insights to what can come from a life devoted to following your own artistic voice.

“If your goal is to be universally liked and respected and understood, then, it must mean your goal is to not do something that matters.”

– Seth Godin, Author, from The Paradox of the flawless record

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“Grab Bag” Cups, World Record Planter #1 and Facebook LIVE

If you’re interested in getting a great deal on a pottery cup, you’ll love this deal: $15 Random Cup Sale

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Most are random Nuka Iron Cups, but you might also get a porcelain cup with green or blue. It might even be a Cosmic Cup! If you’re okay with being totally surprised by a completely random cup, letting us bypass individual photography to give you whatever cups I happen to have fresh from the kiln this week, then we can give you this great $15 deal:

$15 “Grab Bag” Pottery Cups: 100 Available

Guinness World Record Pot #1 is also available on eBay, now with the lowest possible reserve price. This means that it will most likely sell Tuesday, October 11th at 7:12pm CST. I decided to throw in one free Lunar/Moon Mug. Plus, 20% of all profits are also going to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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With your purchase of this World Record Planter, you will be directly supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in their clear cut mission: “Finding Cures. Saving Children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all family should worry about is helping their child live.”

That is a worthy cause. If you were considering buying a GWR planter, please consider placing a bid on this planter so your money has a bigger, better impact on our world. Plus, I’m throwing in one free Lunar/Moon Mug to the highest bidder.

World Record Planter #1 / 159 and Certificate of Authenticity

+ One Free Moon Mug ($125 value)

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Have you caught any of our Facebook Live videos? In just a few months, over 100,000 people from all over the world have tuned in to see the inner workings of my pottery process. Subscribe to our Facebook page here if you want a sneak peak into my studio, where you can ask questions in real time, all from your Facebook:

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The next live stream will be this Sunday 10/9 at 7pm CST with a kiln unloading of Cosmic Mugs and Lunar Mugs. You get to see them before anyone else on the planet. Hope to see you then!

Galaxy Interior and Lunar Bowl, Cherrico Pottery

“I want to help people connect to each other, and to use that connection to make things better.”

– Seth Godin, Author, qtd. on The Tim Ferriss Show, Episode #138

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