Mid fire stoneware clay fired to cone 6, Lizard glaze applied to exterior claws and black glaze used for exterior and interior surfaces. White gold lustre applied to claws and fired to cone 019
Monologue:We are not merely vessels!!
We are the Circle of Dragonfire, keepers of warmth, the holders of heat and fire, the guardians of the quiet rituals you call “mornings”. You lift us by our clawed handles or with dragons etched into our sides as if we are tame. Together we hold more than liquid. We hold fragments of the hoarded flame, the last embers of a forgotten dominion. Each time you pour, each time you drink, you partake in a ritual older than language. You awaken something- small, yes- but real. Do you feel it? Have you not felt it? That first sip… the surge… the clarity… the quiet roar behind your eyes? That is us! So go on… fill us, use us, and depend on us. But never mistake our purpose. We are not your mugs. You are our chosen vessel. And through you… Dragons will endure.
