Stick Figures Mugs & Kindness

Pottery taught me nothing truly breaks. It also taught me nothing truly holds—that's true for a simple mug, that's true for what we perceive as life

These are my stick-figure mugs. They look playful, childlike — but for me, they carry a deeper truth.

Every line is wobbly, imperfect, dual — just like life. Instead of chasing perfection, I allow kindness to guide the process. Because what really matters isn’t flawless shapes or outcomes, but how gently we treat ourselves along the way, and as a cancer survivor and disabled person I learned kindness the hard way.

Clay collapses if I push too hard. Life does too. That's why all my mugs depict kindness — first as a constant memory towards myself, especially when chronic physical limitations shape my day, then for anyone interested in adding some kindness to their daily rituals, be it coffee, matcha or simple black tea.

My aim is that when you hold one of these mugs you will see more than a coffee or a tea. You will see a practice: smile at imperfection and remember to meet yourself with acceptance, and then, maybe, also remember that nothing is ever truly broken.