I typically don’t take commissions, but I was approached by someone on Mastodon to create mugs that were in the shape of acorns. That felt like something in my wheelhouse (pun intended!) so I said I’d give it a go.

After spending a little time sketching out some possibilities, I needed to get to the wheel and create something I could examine and interact with.

I ended up with this odd shape that I thought I could refine in the trimming stage.

I’m still not sure I like this iteration – it may be that the ‘cap’ shape will create weird liquid flow when drinking from it. Which is why I test a design. If this one doesn’t pan out, I have other ideas to try next.