Cuckoo for Cups: April 2013

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Three Little Birds

You know that song, Three Little Birds? Here are six little birds:

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Many Cups

This blog is dedicated to cups. And here is a batch of them!

Friday, April 12, 2013

A Kiln on Fire

Ceramics require a lot of heat. Here is a shot of my kiln during a firing.

The kiln is at 2100 degrees fahrenheit!

Friday, April 5, 2013

A Dad Cup

Hey, are you thinking about a Father's Day gift? Mother's Day? Is not this cup perfect?

The tools next to the cup are for checking the measurements of the stamp.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Hey, Where Is My Cup?

For all you artists out there, be very careful when putting animals on your artwork.

Goldie gave me the coldest of cold shoulders for an hour!

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

My First Post!

A coffee mug. In my garden.

Why Cuckoo? And Why Cups?

I am a retired Swiss citizen, living in Mexico. (And soon to be an American!)
I've had ceramics on my mind for a quarter of a century. Now I'm doing it in Mexico, racing the Chinese with their low price.

When I see a cup or a tea set I have to touch it. There is no way around. At every market, I pick up cups and turn them upside down to see who made them. There is no escape: I have to make them myself! So I started to make my own plaster molds and work with slip cast. But why stay with one production technique if there are more. So I work on the wheel and do also handcrafted stuff. It all comes together in the teapots.

So, cup lovers, I'm your man! I'll make any kind of cup for you, in any style, any color, with any design. Like a Swiss watch-maker, I am. Except my cups don't tell time. But I can put a watch on them. Or a cuckoo!