Prickly pear mug from Pasca pottery; beautiful art pottery

Pasca Pottery has been an extremely successful art pottery Studio located in Durham North Carolina. they have been open for over 30 years producing beautiful artistic yet functional tableware such as this. Their designs are usually three-dimensional, and all the dots you see on the cups actually feel prickly. The line you see near the handle in the photos is not a crack, it has been glazed over and was part of the original design. CH61925