If you know me personally, you know that coffee is incredibly important to me. And what’s even more important than coffee to a ceramicist, is the cup you drink out of. One of the most iconic cups is the New York City coffee cup, you know the one, blue with gorgeous Greek decorations and a loving slogan. So I made my own mug inspired by this perfect cup! Hand formed mug with a hand carved, hand drawn and hand lettered surface design done by the sgraffito technique, which makes each slightly different. Each mug is incredibly detailed and time consuming and filled with love and lore!

This is a pre-order. Your handmade, lovingly created mug will be ready sometime in mid-september! Good things are worth the wait!!

“The story starts with New York City’s wave of Greek immigrants during the early 1900s, who brought a love for coffee along with them. New York City’s Greek coffee cups are called “Anthora,” which stems from the Greco-Roman amphora, an ancient container. If you look closely at the cup, you’ll see a picture of an amphora, alongside the cup’s slogan and a Greek key (the decorative border), all in the backdrop of the Greek flag’s blue and white. This precipitated an influx in Greek-owned coffee shops and carts—over 600 of them. In 1963, the Sherri Cup Company created a standard coffee cup to appeal to these Greek food vendors and restaurant owners. The company’s Marketing Director, Leslie Buck, then came up with a warm message for the cups: “We are happy to serve you.” The Anthora soon became New York City’s “go-to” coffee cup.” - Untapped Cities