Husband's surprise
My husband's Christmas gift was another hard one to keep under wraps. A couple of months ago, he turned me onto ceramic potter Jessica Putnam-Phillips' @jessputnamphillips Periscope and I learned that he would love to have a large mug made by her. While watching her make some bowls and mugs, she displayed a jade green mug that she had made previously and commented that she had some others in progress. Instantly I knew what I wanted to get him. Because Jessica makes one-of-a-kind work, I emailed with a request for one of those mugs. Since my husband watches her Periscope posts, I knew it would be tricky to pull it off. I also use his Paypal account rather than creating my own so I knew paying for the mug would be even harder. Thankfully, Jessica was willing to work with me and I got the mug right before Christmas. I just realized that this picture doesn't show the carving details and he has it at work so I can't take another p...