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Esther Mech

@elmclay.bsky.social

Potter, instructor, cat herder

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A pair of ceramic mugs with painted illustrations of lotus leaves, flowers, ducks, and kingfisher birds. The texture is pinched and mottled, and each mug has five small, pointed feet.

A pair of ceramic mugs with painted illustrations of lotus leaves, flowers, ducks, and kingfisher birds. The texture is pinched and mottled, and each mug has five small, pointed feet.

A pair of ceramic mugs with painted illustrations of lotus leaves, flowers, ducks, and kingfisher birds. The texture is pinched and mottled, and each mug has five small, pointed feet.

A pair of ceramic mugs with painted illustrations of lotus leaves, flowers, ducks, and kingfisher birds. The texture is pinched and mottled, and each mug has five small, pointed feet.

A pair of ceramic mugs with painted illustrations of lotus leaves, flowers, ducks, and kingfisher birds. The texture is pinched and mottled, and each mug has five small, pointed feet.

A pair of ceramic mugs with painted illustrations of lotus leaves, flowers, ducks, and kingfisher birds. The texture is pinched and mottled, and each mug has five small, pointed feet.

The cone 6 firing yielded some nice mugs. Trying to keep making, everyday.

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Ceramic mug with a flying green butterfly above inlaid red waves, with red scrolling borders on the rim and the foot ring

Ceramic mug with a flying green butterfly above inlaid red waves, with red scrolling borders on the rim and the foot ring

Ceramic mug with a large red moon above inlaid red waves, with red scrolling borders on the rim and the foot ring

Ceramic mug with a large red moon above inlaid red waves, with red scrolling borders on the rim and the foot ring

Working on some personal projects between work and teaching. Mug inspired by Brandon Sanderson's "Tress of the Emerald Sea"

Will see if the colors come through at cone 10

09.02.2025 18:27 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I am slowly migrating away Meta and am looking for my clay community on bsky. This my two chambered wood kiln that I built at my studio in the Ozark National Forest in NW Arkansas.

01.02.2025 19:49 — 👍 28    🔁 2    💬 4    📌 1
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Two of our boys (Lopen and Naan) to ward off the AnXiEtY

01.02.2025 05:40 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Ceramic pitcher and two cups. Glossy brown surfaces, with low-mid relief carved peonies

Ceramic pitcher and two cups. Glossy brown surfaces, with low-mid relief carved peonies

Wood fired set from this past November. Trying to get back into a steady schedule of show applications

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Part of a recent body of work making porcelain hand forms to react to preexisting crystal glass found forms. I fell in love with the golden color of this Bavarian crystal and wanted to elevate it into a chalice.
#ceramic #ceramics #contemporaryceramics #ceramicsculpture #porcelain #ceramicart

03.01.2025 23:56 — 👍 25    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0
Two mugs made from red brown clay, white clay slip has been poured to create areas of contrast. The texture is intentionally pinched and uneven. Red flowers with bright green leaves are painted across the surface, wrapping around the cup and up the handles.

Two mugs made from red brown clay, white clay slip has been poured to create areas of contrast. The texture is intentionally pinched and uneven. Red flowers with bright green leaves are painted across the surface, wrapping around the cup and up the handles.

Two mugs made from red brown clay, white clay slip has been poured to create areas of contrast. The texture is intentionally pinched and uneven. Red and yellow flowers with bright green leaves are painted across the surface, wrapping around the cup and up the handles. One mug depicts two blue and orange birds amongst the flowers

Two mugs made from red brown clay, white clay slip has been poured to create areas of contrast. The texture is intentionally pinched and uneven. Red and yellow flowers with bright green leaves are painted across the surface, wrapping around the cup and up the handles. One mug depicts two blue and orange birds amongst the flowers

Two mugs made from red brown clay, white clay slip has been poured to create areas of contrast. The texture is intentionally pinched and uneven. Yellow flowers with bright green leaves are painted across the surface, wrapping around the cup and up the handles. One mug depicts two blue and orange birds amongst the flowers

Two mugs made from red brown clay, white clay slip has been poured to create areas of contrast. The texture is intentionally pinched and uneven. Yellow flowers with bright green leaves are painted across the surface, wrapping around the cup and up the handles. One mug depicts two blue and orange birds amongst the flowers

Two mugs made from red brown clay, white clay slip has been poured to create areas of contrast. The texture is intentionally pinched and uneven. Red and yellow flowers with bright green leaves are painted across the surface, wrapping around the cup and up the handles. One mug is shown on its side to display the bottom of the cup; it shows a raised line texture of peonies and leaves.

Two mugs made from red brown clay, white clay slip has been poured to create areas of contrast. The texture is intentionally pinched and uneven. Red and yellow flowers with bright green leaves are painted across the surface, wrapping around the cup and up the handles. One mug is shown on its side to display the bottom of the cup; it shows a raised line texture of peonies and leaves.

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I'm a potter working in Athens, Georgia. I got my MFA at UGA where I now teach (part time). My focus is making pots for the table, using a wide range of making and firing techniques.

Handbuilt mugs, cone 6 oxidation. Red clay with slip, underglaze, gold lustre.

26.01.2025 14:32 — 👍 22    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

Thanks! These are not glazed on the bottom, only underglaze which doesn't stick in the kiln.

On other pots I add little feet that juuuust raise the base of the pot so glaze doesn't come into contact with the kiln shelf

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Thank you!

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Much appreciated!

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Trying out alternate apps to stay connected to my pottery community

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