#frog mug

Oh this is beautiful! Nice find!

have a sale coming up this weekend at the studio (it's the july members sale)! if you're localish to san pedro, it would be lovely if you stopped by and said hello! Or if you have local friends, please tell them to stop by! here's the details again: WHEN: july 18 & 19th 2026 Saturday hours: 10a-6pm, Sunday hours: 11am-3pm WHERE: Blue Water Clay, 803 S Pacific Ave, San Pedro CA 90731 (BWC tends to post the most information on their ig unfortunately) payment: in general, the sale is accepting cash, venmo & zelle. i will be able to take card & tap payments personally (it's up to each member on how they handle their sales) What's Available: I'll have a full table of my handmade ceramics from this year and a few pieces from last year! Lots of new stuff from my Bird Collection and other work. There are also 12 other members who will have their stuff available, so lots of different ceramic styles to choose from! ---- Note to non local peeps: My etsy shop will be going into vacation mode TOMORROW (july 16), US pacific timezone (probably 9amish) and many of the pieces that are currently available there are going to be in this sale. If there's anything you've been eyeing, now is the time to snag it as it may sell in the sale (it may not too, just letting folks know. i got a lot of sad "where did this go??" messages after my last sale so here's all the heads up i can possibly give). it will re-open next week after i've recovered/done inventory (probably mid week if i have to guess)

the devourer

The Sandman # 32, Slaughter on Fifth Avenue (A Game of You Chapter 1), drawn by Shawn McManus

These practical joke mugs containing frogs or toads date from circa 1775 and continued to be popular until the end of the 19th century. An unsuspecting drinker would be surprised as he quaffed his beer to see a frog or toad emerging from the typically cloudy beverage of those days as it was fully consumed and the amphibian came into view, with predictable results. In some cases the creature would gurgle and spit at the drinker through a hole in its mouth as the vessel was tilted and the dregs consumed. Some larger examples had two or three handles and might contain several frogs/toads. Naval references are common on these mugs due to their common use in taverns frequented by sailors.

Also have a wee blue chicken too🥰

Frog mug’s looking kinda ominous 😅

strawberry frog 🍓