From the first pour to the last.

Two mugs carved with sweeping fern fronds, the leaves cut deep enough that the glaze pools in every line. One is soft green, like a fern in spring. The other is warm peach, like the same leaves in fall. Both have white rims, clean white interiors, and rounded handles.

Carved all the way around in tall, narrow lines, like the cables of the Bay Bridge. White glaze settles into every groove and glows against a speckled bronze surface, the way the lights run down the span at night. A white rim and clean white interior, and a rounded handle with a soft metallic sheen.

Glossy black that warms to amber where it thins near the rim, like crema riding on top of a long black. Fine white speckle drifts across the surface, and a band of white tops it off with a clean white interior. Round-bellied, with a smooth black handle and a bare clay foot. Big enough for the whole pour.

Deep cobalt blue, glossy and rich, with a band of white at the rim where the blue softens and drips down in a few short runs. Clean white inside. Round-bellied with a slight flare at the lip, a smooth handle, and a bare clay foot. Bold enough to find on a crowded shelf.

Matcha green, glossy and lightly crackled, with a band of white at the rim where the glaze stops and drips softly down. Clean white inside. Round-bellied with a slight flare at the lip, a smooth handle, and a bare clay foot. Made for the first cup of tea, or the second.

The gray-green of eucalyptus leaves, fading to white at the rim. A fine crackle runs through the glossy glaze, and the throwing rings ripple under the surface. Clean white inside, with a few dark speckles showing through. Round-bellied with a slight flare at the lip and a smooth, sturdy handle, it’s made for a slow cup of tea.

Warm sand glaze with soft patches of orange that bloom where the shino flashed in the kiln. A thin gray-blue line rings the rim like water at the edge of a sandbar, and the handle fades to cool sage. Fine speckle runs throughout. Round-bellied with a slight flare at the lip, it’s sized for a full morning coffee.

Pale and speckled on one side, browned to a crust on the other. Each mug was dipped at an angle, so a wide swath of rust-brown sweeps across the cream body, with dark iron flecks scattered through the lighter glaze. Round-bellied, with smooth brown handles, and they stack neatly. Made for hot chocolate by the fire.

Glossy red from rim to foot, bright as a fire engine, with a clean white lip and a soft gray interior. A straight, upright body with a rounded base, and a thick handle that fills the hand. A classic diner-mug shape in a color you can spot across the kitchen.

Covered in hand-carved scales, overlapping like the armor of a pangolin. Cream glaze settles into every cut and goes toasty brown where it thins over the edges. A smooth rim and a glossy white interior. Small, round, and handleless, so your fingers rest right in the texture.

Speckled like granite, in gray and brown with a glossy finish. The wide base tapers up to a flared rim banded in cream, with brown flecks bleeding through. It's low and steady on the table, made to stay put through a slow first cup.

A matched pair, glazed in glossy black over speckled sage, with brown iron flecks rising through the lighter glaze. Stack them foot to foot and they become one shape, mirrored top to bottom, joined at a thin ring of bare clay. Two mugs for two people, or one for morning and one for evening.

Speckled cream at the rim gives way to glossy blue-green drips that run down over a field of gold and olive flecks. At the base, the bare clay shows through in a band of warm rust red. It's wide and low, built to stay steady through the first cup.

Named for the red rock under Bernal Hill. Toasted terracotta and rust, freckled with dark iron speckle, with a pale cream interior and a band of burnished brown at the base. Round-bellied and compact, it's sized for a cappuccino or a short pour of tea.

Cream glaze blushed with patches of soft orange, as if the morning light caught it and stayed. A band of glossy white rings the rim and fills the inside, and a few fine speckles are scattered across the surface. Straight-sided with a rounded base, and a tan handle with plenty of room for your fingers.

Round as a peach and colored like one: oatmeal at the shoulder, deepening to an orange blush at the base. A glossy white rim and interior frame the warm tones, and a fine crackle runs through the glaze where it pooled. Small, soft, and easy to cup with both hands.

Saturated orange from shoulder to foot, glossy and lightly pitted, with pale cream patches drifting across the base like clouds. A thin white band rims the lip. Pear-shaped and wide at the bottom, with a smooth, round handle in warm tan.

Matte black outside, like charcoal after the flames die down. Inside, it's fire-engine red, bright and glossy. Every pour lands in the heat. A rounded body and a thick handle make it easy to hold while you wake up.

Rust, cream, and smoke-dark patches in no set pattern, like the cat it's named for. A pale rim and handle frame the color.

Black glaze speckled like weathered iron, a weighted base, and a handle built for a full grip. It looks ready for a workout. It's better used for coffee.

A deep blue exterior with a soft celadon interior. Made for the first coffee or the afternoon tea, with a little sea glass at the bottom of the cup.