This 6 oz cup was thrown on the wheel, then the waves were carved one at a time (seriously) and the ship illustration added before it was fired in an anagama kiln for ten days.  It is lined with a food safe glaze on the inside and the outside is decorated with natural wood ash- a beautiful product of wood firing.  The cozy warmth of the fire is visible in sweet variations of reds, grays and browns and you can see the path of the flame as is swirled around the cup in the kiln.  These ship cups invoke the sea, the voyage.