Exploring a new Mug Style

As I have said many times before, I am no longer making mugs but our life as a potters has come to a screeching halt since all of our art fairs have been cancelled through July. I am spending more time in the studio making smaller items and testing glazes however, I am throwing almost everything away that comes out of the kiln. Honestly, production has been very slow and as luck would have it our glazes have been misbehaving - not really sure what the actual culprit is yet. We are still working on the solution.

One of my friends (Mo Anderson) has been requesting a mug similar to what I used to make so many years ago and another crystalline artist friend (Holly McKeen) challenged me to explore the making of mugs using similar forms found in our larger pieces - interestingly enough, her suggestion takes me right back to the mug forms I was making so long ago.
So here they are -  exploring a new and yet familiar form.
Let me know what you think.

The older mug style - cone 6 oxidation.

One of our newer forms used to style the new mug

The body style of the new mugs - will trim and finish tomorrow

Slight variations on the same theme ready to be trimmed and handles added.