Ribbon mug (Trans Pride)

This mug was made by an ally who believes in you, cares about you, and hopes that you know how valid and important you are. You are out there just being who you are, like we all are - committed to your truth, living your one wild and beautiful life. Whether you're partnered, single, a cat person, a dog person, a trash panda person (I mean, come on, who doesn't love a good raccoon?!), self-employed, freelance, working the gig economy, top of your field, homeowner, renter... you are important, and you matter.  

The more you know: The Trans Pride flag was created in 1999 by Monica Helms, an openly trans woman. 

These mugs were glazed with non-toxic food-safe glazes, and are dishwasher safe. And while I have been known to put my own ceramics in the microwave, I don't officially recommend it -- the rapid change in temperature can cause the glaze to cool more quickly than the ceramic, which retains heat, and so shrinks at a slower rate. This can occasionally call what is called "crazing" (oddly enough this is both a defect, when the piece is functional, and a desired effect, when the piece is decorative, like a vase). Crazing is when the glaze cools faster than the ceramic piece, making small cracks in the glaze. This can happen immediately or even years later, and personally I've seen it happen on many of the commercial mugs I own that I put in the microwave often.  

Approximate Height: 5.5 inches
Approximate Width: 4 inches at lip of mug
Approximate Weight: 1 lb 2 oz
Will hold approximately: 20 ounces

HaldeCraft ceramics begin life as slip-cast, hand-built, or wheel-thrown pieces and then are painted and glazed and put out into the world, all by the hands of one person. I learned ceramics like an old-school apprentice, at the feet of my grandmother who had a studio in the 1950s and 1960s, and many of the pieces I make incorporate now-vintage molds that she bought then. My pieces are unique, hand painted, and proudly made in my own home studio with confidence, mindfulness, and joy.