Madpotters

Mixing epoxy resin & jesmonite:

When I say I make affordable art, I mean my art affords me a roof over my head and good food eat. Other than that, my payment comes in the form of happiness.

Happy that I'm not chained to a desk, or someone else's schedule, or busting my ass for someone else's bonus.

Bamboo shoots threaded through wood pallets to create walls for a compost pile that is now growing baby dragon fruit

Can we just pause for a moment to clap for the woofer from a southeast Asian country who came all the way to Vista, CA and made this compost area using crappy pallets and old bamboo?

Its stood for so long, it'll now be a grow box for dragon fruit.

#woofer #naturalresources #livingofftheland

A concrete pot with crystals in different shades of blue, sitting on a wood table with succulents in the background

Close up of crystals made of epoxy resin in shades of blue with copper and white specks

Just finished this crystal geode pot! I used alcohol inks to color the epoxy resin crystals -- what do you think?

#slowart
#geodeart
#plantobsessed

💯 thank you for talking it out with me over posts, lol. I feel better knowing I'm not the only one distancing, and its OK to do so!

Now i have an excuse to buy a passion fruit vine 😝

I can't remember a sculpture..but there's a cool bench!

That makes sense! I think my struggle comes from their not necessarily doing anything *to me* that needs forgiving, but more their way of thinking making me uncomfortable and not wanting to be around it.

Obsessed with the epoxy resin crystal I made! It has real sunflower petals inside (that I preserved myself).

If you could put any flower into a woman-made crystal, what would it be?

So many! We've done Volcan Mt a few times and I think your kiddo would be able to do it without too much carrying!

On its own, it's not that long, but if you plan on doing it with three sisters, then maybe?

Will you let them back in or does the cut last forever?

Curious as to how you navigate friends/family that have fallen to the Maga side?

Is there any space left for them in your life, do you still try to show them why they're confused or....?

Feeling lost and sad about the people I've given up on. Does it have to be this way?

Also love 3 sisters! Added eagle peak last time, and it was long but worth it. Parking lot is the worst though

Cedar creek is nice! Putting Valley of the Moon on the list, haven't been out that way much. Do you ever hike Julian?

Thank you!!

You hit 3/3 and a quick perusal of your posts say we have the same morals, too.

Whats your fave spot to hike?

In your opinion, is shopping live on streaming services a positive or a negative to the online world?

Why?

Why does it feel like it should be 2026 already and not just Feburary?

😂 I know the struggle all too well. Let me plug the drainage hole with concrete for you, and you can totally say it's just art!

...or maybe a really fancy pencil holder? Jewelry dish?

Or just treat yourself bc you deserve it for living in 2025!!

I'm a sucker for cacti blooms.

#plantlovers #pricklyblooms

😂😂

Got it!! It's like I forgot how to social media bc IG changes the rules so often 🙃

OK, wait....do we use hashtags over here, or....

How do I do this?

Hiiii!!!

Thank you!!

Naturally dried flowers are nice, but encasing them in resin keeps them from fading and crumbling over time 🫶

A customer asked if there was any functional use to my pots.

The answer is YES! Plant directly in them. They all have a drainage hole I drill myself.

He said his doesn't need a plant; it's perfect on its own.

What would you plant in these? Or are they just non-functional decor in your eyes?

ISO: a cannabis farmer in San Diego that'll let me come defol their mamas so I can restock my leaf stash for art.

I use a very specific process to preserve them to keep the color, and it has to be done right off the plant. 🫶

Gorgeous

DeepSeek is opening eyes. It shouldn't be about who has the most expensive chips, but who can use the chips better IMO

My friend saved these flowers from her brother's wedding. I gave her instructions to preserve & ship them to me safely.

This decorative block ended up being an Xmas gift for their parents, and even though I saw flaws, all they saw were memories of a perfect day. I'm so lucky to be an artist.