Seconds Sale! Hufflepuff Hogwarts House Goblet
“What is a Seconds Sale?”
Working in clay can be a bit unpredictable at times. Things crack, warp, or develop all manner of unwanted characteristics.
Seconds Sales give these functional, if less-than-perfect, mugs a chance to find a home — at a discount.
Again, all of the mugs are 100% functional, they just have aesthetic flaws that mean you get to save a bit of money if you decide to take them home.
“Why is this piece a second?“
There is cracking along side of stamp. This is also an older design shape.
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When I made these designs, I’d been wanting to make stamps based on the Hogwarts houses for a good two years.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I was struggling to find a unique way to present the houses that wasn’t too similar to (or unrecognizably different from) the original design, and also matched my art style.
The idea to structure the design around Gothic architecture hit me somewhat out of the blue, but I spent a good 20hrs diving into it.
For Gryffindor, I liked the idea of using a square. It’s solid, dependable, and strong — those qualities we all know and love about this house.
For Hufflepuff I was drawn to the round, friendly shape. But I also liked that there were some sharp-looking sections parts that speak to Hufflepuffs’ hidden reserve of fierceness.
For Ravenclaw, I sought out something refined and elegant, alluding to Ravenclaw’s focus on the mind and intellectualism.
For Slytherin, I liked that the design suggested the curving form of a snake. The design is also one of the most complex, reminding us that there is more to this house than the dark arts.
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— Holds about 12 fl. oz.
— Food, dishwasher, and microwave safe.
— Because each mug is handmade and unique, there will be minor differences in size, shape, and glaze finish from the photo shown.
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Every mug I make starts out as a lump of clay on the pottery wheel.
Each one is made one-at-a-time, by hand, by me, in my studio in Sacramento, CA.
(No shadowy assistants mass-producing these in the background — just me, my pottery wheel, my kiln, and a lot of podcasts.)
Browse all my designs on my website, and follow the process on Instagram and Tiktok (@lindseymdillon)
