Send Me Your Mug Shot: A Contest
It has been said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There is no question that most mugs are functional: they hold the liquid which has been placed inside. There are, it seems, other factors that make a mug “work.” The size and weight of the vessel, and the size, weight and position of the handle are important to the user. And then there are other factors. How has the piece been decorated? For me a question is: has it been made by hand?
Some mugs are beyond description—- and that, my friends, is why we are having an Ugly Mug Contest. Send me a photo of your ugly mug and I will enter your name in the contest. The prize? One of our favorite mugs! Send your photo to: from skilled hands AT g mail DOT com (remove spaces).
Here are some photos:
And here is the mug and the comment that inspired this contest:
Kris stated, “I didn’t send a picture last time because I *hate my mugs! I don’t have a one that I love. I can tell by the image above that the handles of those mugs are perfect – plenty of space for more than two fingers, which I like. Want me to send you a picture of the mug I use but don’t love??”
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gerry rosser said,
May 14, 2010 @ 6:55 am
Just wanted to say I looked in.
poetikat said,
May 14, 2010 @ 10:24 am
Oh, well I can send one I use, but don’t like much, but some folks might not think it’s ugly. I’ll grab my camera.
Kat
Lana said,
May 14, 2010 @ 2:29 pm
Now THIS I could probably try. I’ll go through my mugs shortly & hopefully send you a shot by the end of the day.
diana jenner said,
May 14, 2010 @ 8:19 pm
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k302/hahamommy/Snapshot_20100514.jpg
I don’t want to call it *ugly* for goodness sakes, it takes good care of my chai and even sits on the non-stick pad on my dashboard!
I picked it up for 4$ at our studio because I really, really, REALLY want to use hand-made-with-love stuff
Your stuff? definitely fits my criteria