Seconds; warped cups, failures, cracked cups, basically unsalable cups.

It can be arbitrary as to what makes a piece of pottery a second, at least for a studio potter. I don't really have design runs or a 'line' so I don't have a consistent bar to check my work against. I basically make stuff I like and sell it. If it doesn't sell it ends up in my home, seconds box, or shard pile (where it probably should have gone in the first place.) Sounds pathetic.

I don't pretend to understand my market. People (meaning all of us) are fickle. One moment we like this and the next we like that and don't like this. Some designs are great in theory or on paper but end up being too impractical or like this cup........interesting nonetheless no one thought 'this will be my favorite cup ever!'

So here's a question for you, does form follow function?

I dunno, I kind of think these succulent holders are pretty awesome!

Oh wait, is that a cup too?

100 cups.

This is what 100 cups looks like. Processing a few boxes of my alphabet cups for the store. I had to inventory them to see what letters I might be short on, check for any 'seconds', and put them in boxes so they are easy to find (a-z). They are all electric fired to ∆6 with iron oxide sprayed onto the exterior, the letter is wiped with a sponge, and then the liner glaze is poured in and the lip is dipped. 

They are all slip cast from recycled clay scraps. I use 7 molds so they range in size but generally hold 4 oz. Great for all kinds of things but mainly fun. They sell for $12 each.

I'm off to the studio on a beautiful Sunday morning! Wife does not go into work until 11am and I am not prepared for a class I am giving tomorrow.