Hana Short Mug
by River Ceramics, Margaret River
Made in small runs: the shop restocks two or three times a year.
See current price at the maker's site.
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River Ceramics
The Hana Short Mug is a wheel-thrown mug in a warm textured clay with a wide handle. The outside is hand-painted in black underglaze, with a satin matte glaze inside and around the design and small flecks of raw clay left showing. It is about 7 cm high and 10 cm across, plus the handle, and the maker calls it a medium size for tea, coffee, cacao or green tea.
Hana is the maker's pared-back collection. She says it draws on minimalist Japanese styling and surface pattern design, with black pattern against a contrasting glaze. Hana is the Japanese word for flower, the collection's first subject.
The maker says her ceramics are food safe and dishwasher safe, though she recommends washing by hand. Her FAQ also covers a broken handle: try a two-part epoxy glue made to cope with water, or give the piece a new job as a pen holder or planter.
The Colina Large Bowl is from a different collection, with a coloured slip outside, and the Magpie Series art print is the maker's wall art on paper.
Made by River Ceramics, the Margaret River studio of Jolene, a building designer for more than a decade before her first clay class in 2018.
Seeing it in person
River Ceramics sells online and has no shopfront. The maker says free pick-up is available for website orders (FAQ page, checked 13 October 2026). In most years it joins the Margaret River Region Open Studios event (about page, same date).
Delivery
The maker's FAQ says parcels go out within 3 days by Australia Post and usually arrive in 5 to 8 days within Australia, possibly longer to regional areas. International parcels can take up to 3 weeks (checked 13 October 2026).
Questions
How big is the mug?
About 7 cm high and 10 cm across, plus the handle, the maker says.
Good to know
- Wheel-thrown mug, Hana collection
- Black underglaze painting, satin matte glaze, raw clay flecks
- About 7cm high and 10cm across, plus handle
- Made in Margaret River, Western Australia
Facts checked by Shane Simmons from River Ceramics' website on 13 October 2026. Sources: River Ceramics product page, Hana collection page, FAQ page and about page.
About River Ceramics
Margaret River
Jolene's studio in Margaret River: wheel-thrown mugs, bowls and vases, some with designs scratched through coloured slip in the sgraffito style.
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