STORYTIME. Last February, I sold a mug on Etsy. Common occurrence. Great. After it arrived at its new home, I got an email from the woman who bought it. She thanked me for the beautiful piece and remarked that the handle was perfectāshe struggles with arthritis and finds many mugs difficult to hold. I was so touched!
Fast forward to six weeks agoāI receive an email from her husband, explaining he broke the mug (lol) and asking if Iād be willing to take on a commission to replace it. He reiterates how she has arthritis but also shares she used to make pottery, herself, but can only really paint, now. I say of course! Come to find out, he wants a WHOLE SET of mugs to replace the broken one. Even better! I end up making the whole set twice (I wasnāt satisfied with the first attempt), but finally get them packed up and sent off across the country.
I just received the kindest message from the husband, saying āIt is not often in today's world that someone does 100% of what they have promised,ā thanking me profusely, and sharing that his wife is already happily using the new mugs.
Anyway, I guess the point is that making art is hard. And commissions always cause me a lot of undue stress, but things like this remind me why I love creating and connecting with people. š
Op those are GORGEOUS š. Can we please see the handles?
God that glaze is amazing. I'm so happy that they ended up buying an entire set. Best wishes to you and the customer!
Thank you so much! šš©µ
If I was a thinking woman, clearly I would've been more strategic in the picture I chose to include haha. But, of course! Happy to share more pics! I was simply too enamored by the glaze to not post that close-up...
