Lauren Sumner Pottery

My insurance premiums will go up 10x. Keep fighting!

Beautiful!

Tan dog - Miley

My foster dog Miley! Please someone adopt her before i decide to keep her 😉 (I really can’t adopt right now unfortunately). But isn’t she perfect??

I have always made all my pottery from scratch…but something about these Mayco giant beer steins bisque molds pulled me in. It was fun to glaze these (fired to cone 6).

Etsy, Amazon, EBay, Facebook marketplace, Red bubble. All selling that hateful garbage.

cc: Etsy — we are seeing a lot of these messages

I’ve also been messaging Etsy sellers who list these items and told them why they should take their listing down. One just wrote me back that they removed it!

This is false info. Please delete. The balance is 5 Republicans and 2 Democrats. Where are you getting this false info and why are you spreading it?

I agree. Support artists. Instant skip when I see this AI crap.

The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds

Beautiful! My milkweed plants are growing strong. Hope a few butterflies lay some eggs again this year.

Can you ensure “no one faces unnecessary barriers to registering to vote” in all 50 states? Don’t think so….

Only someone who doesn’t want women voting would support the SAVE act. Why do you hate women?

He also likes to play dress up as a Confederate soldier. I went to same university as him (same time) and I’ll tell you, my friends and I weren’t doing this crap. I wouldn’t associate with racists like this.

Happy to be on spring break vaca and able to ignore the news for a week! Back to pottery making next week.

A lot of the people on the list are military and probably out of the country. Have to verify in person.

We are! He’s only challenging some votes in certain blue-leaning districts. It’s infuriating.

I had this idea in my head for awhile. Sponge holder!

Wow. The disrespect she has for her constituents is appalling.

Espresso…

USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...

If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same

When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state

www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...

Inside the Explosive Meeting Where Trump Officials Clashed With Elon Musk Simmering anger at the billionaire’s unchecked power spilled out in a remarkable Cabinet Room meeting. The president quickly moved to rein in Mr. Musk.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/u...

Local honey, NC sticker and a handmade bracelet

Shopping small all weekend! In addition to selling at a local pop up this weekend, picked up a few things too. @papermillcreative.bsky.social

I got lazy using Amazon. No more. Buying directly from businesses, using Costco on-line, local small businesses and my wonderful public library for books. No more Kindle. It feels good and I will continue.

Plastic-free this year. Love this Kraft paper bubble wrap from The Boxery. #pottersofbluesky

Snow dog enjoying a little North Carolina snow.

Beautiful! Love the handles.

Light blue ceramic espresso cup

I’ve been reading up on the new Bluesky photo sharing app (Flashes) that will hopefully come out soon. In the meantime here’s an espresso cup. ☺️ #pottersofbluesky

Working on new pieces for my environment collection. What’s your favorite eco-friendly charity to donate to?

a digital illustration with a traditional appearance on yellowed paper, of a reimagined banjo-kazooie. kazooie has a speech bubble saying "art share!"

ARTISTS! Let’s do an art share!

There are now nearly 31 MILLION Bluesky accounts!

In a world that feels particularly chaotic, let’s take a moment to find each other and celebrate one another.

Spread the post to reach the most! 💙