Brian Harper

Question for the academics out there. Have you ever heard of a program without a coordinator or chair? The admin at my university (IU Southeast) removed the coordinator role from all programs. Our Fine Art Program has 140 majors, 6 fulltime and 7 parttime faculty .. and nobody coordinating it.

Of course! I can send you the case study, too. It talks about your work creating the Planned Parenthood Saved Me Tumblr. The course is Strategic Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, and it's at IU's O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. What's the best way to send it?

I'm working on a paper for my nonprofit class based on a case study about when Komen tried to pull funding from Planned Parenthood years ago. An inspiring part of the story is the "Planned Parenthood Saved Me" Tumblr that @deanna.bsky.social made. I love amazing grassroots stories like this :)

We love ours too :) My daughter feeds them "snackos" everyday, so they chase her around the yard sometimes :)

My daughter made this card for her friend Rosalind. I love how she ran out of room for the words, "Happy Birthday", so she just continued it backwards so it looks like it's bouncing off the heart 😂

Too late! We only have three chickens, but they make tons of noise in the early afternoon, around 1-3pm!

The regional campuses will suffer the most. Bloomington and Indy will find a way to protect themselves. Interesting that IU President, Pamela Witten, just got a 28% salary raise and another $225,000 bonus. Curious timing, especially since there was a no-confidence vote for her earlier this year.

Looking for a place to put your thinking about craft and learning into writing? This could be the anthology.
Proposals are due by August 15. Link to the Google form for submissions and call for proposals docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You can help make the book you want to read.

I’m very proud of my student, Hailey Cruz Pereyra for a great BFA Thesis exhibition tonight. Her work is beautifully rendered, thoughtful, and poignant. It’s been very cool seeing her work build momentum throughout her undergraduate experience. Congratulations Hailey! #iusceramics

NCECA had many highlights, but this is one of my favorites. Seeing so many friends and peers come out to cheer me on when I received NCECA’s Outstanding Achievement Award was amazing. I’m honored and humbled you would come out and support me like this. Thank you!!! ❤️ #iusceramics #artaxis #nceca

My daughter drew this picture of me flying to SLC for the NCECA conference. Any of my Bluesky peeps headed there?! #nceca #nceca2025 #pottersofbluesky

My daughter (she’s 4) often makes drawings for the workers at coffee shops and restaurants when we are there. Today at a coffee shop, she made these two drawings and gave them to the two baristas. I always wonder where these end up. She does it often enough that I carry extra paper and pens with me.

So good to see Barack Obama on Bluesky! Let’s keep growing over here ❤️ #nomorecaesars

We need some help staffing the Artaxis table at NCECA! If you’re a member and headed to the conference, check your email and sign up for a spot or two. If you can’t find the email, reach out on email or DM and I’ll resend it. Join us in SLC - can’t wait to see you! #nceca #nceca2025

So good! 😍

I'm all for this ad, and it's terrible what they're doing to vets. I do think, though, the blame should be spread to Trump and the rest of the Republican party who are supporting him. It's not just Elon. Trump is to blame just as much as Elon is.

New work, headed to NCECA! If you're headed to SLC next week, don't miss the Northern Arizona University Ceramics exhibition at Urban Arts Gallery. Opening reception on Thursday, 5-7pm. Big thanks to Jason Hess and the crew at NAU for including me!

#nceca #nceca2025 #ceramics #pottersofbluesky

If you're headed to NCECA and you're an Artaxis member, help me staff our Resource Hall table! #nceca #nceca2025

Love this work. Last chance to grab one from Artaxis!

I’m giving a “Pinnacle Presentation” lecture today on the IU Southeast campus. I’ll be talking about my path to being a full professor and the things that inspire me and fill me wonderment. There’s even a photo of me from my garbage man days! All are welcome!

A perfectly appropriate and time sensitive artwork the Founding Fathers would have appreciated. I want one!

I'm super excited to be included in the Skutt Kilns ceramic collection. Thanks for the support!

What a beautiful piece!

This beautiful catalog arrived today from Form & Space 2024: International Sculptural Juried Exhibition at the Museum of Art in DeLand, Florida. Very cool to see a full page image of my work in it. Such amazing artwork in this show by incredible artists. What an honor to be included! #ceramics #clay

We’re so f@cked down here 😭

Thanks so much! That’s so cool of you to say that. Teaching is so tough sometimes, so it’s nice to take notice is the good moments :)

One of my beginning students made this dinosaur watering pitcher as her first project. The neck is hollow so the water will pour out of the dino’s mouth. Amazing, right?!

One of my former students, Max Trumpower, surprised me with this great cup they made as a thank you for writing letters of recommendation for them. Teaching can be a grind, for sure, but the rewards are so sweet. I always cherish the honor of being a small part of my students' stories.

Thanks for sharing!

I made a starter pack over on Artaxis to start gathering Artaxis members who are on Bluesky. Check it out and give these fine folks and awesome artists a follow! #artaxis #ceramics #pottersofbluesky #contemporaryceramics