SPECIFIC PURPOSE

Out of a recent firing, I put together a number of small pairs of whiskey cups thrown to help fill empty spaces around the kiln. Though I call them whisky cups, their uses are endless considering over the years we have used them for dips, nuts, condiments, sorbet/ ice cream, whiskey of course as well as sake, bourbon, and teas. The illustrated pair fit well together in terms of decoration and color and look nice in front of a full bottle of a Suntory Hibiki Whiskey and I must admit, I like the look of whiskey against the dark Oribe style glazed interior. As I mentioned the uses are as endless as one can come up with but when I sit at the wheel to throw my mind usually goes to a rather specific purpose for the pieces I am throwing and in this case I think you can guess what that function is.

"Too much of anything is bad, but too much whiskey is barely enough."  Mark Twain