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A small ceramic vase ready for underglaze.

A small ceramic vase painted with purple underglaze.

Underglazing with purple pansy #pottersofbluesky #pottery #underglaze

Pottery will floral imprint pattern. A wall vase and 5 circular coasters.

Off to the kiln!
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #wallvase #coasters #paperweights

@clairewillett honestly the best marketing scheme in history is men successfully getting away with calling women the "more emotional" gender for like, EONS, because they've successfully rebranded anger as Not An Emotion 6:00 PM • Aug 12, 2020

once again I must tap my own sign

A wall vase with floral imprints.

A little wall vase on the way to the kiln. #pottersofbluesky #handbuild #pottery

A chunk of white clay and two rolling pins.

Trying out some handbuilding. #pottersofbluesky #clay #pottery

I go to a local studio. I wish I had room to work on pottery at home!

Clay trinket dishes with floral stamp imprints in the center.

Trying out trinket dishes and floral stamps. #pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery

Small ceramic pitcher on a shelf with glaze, pre-final fire in the kiln.

A round little pitcher ready for a final trip to the kiln. #pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery

A doughnut vase with light blue glaze and a sprig of lavender.

The wibbly wobbly doughnut vase came out a lovely shade of ice blue. #pottersofbluesky #pottery #budvase

A doughnut vase dipped in glaze.

A wibbly wobbly doughnut vase on its way to the kiln. Hoping for springy shades of blue. #pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery

A pine tree with dat ass

“Bluesky is a place for serious discussion and an incredible tool for change”

vs

tree butt

It’s so weird how we’re all just working like this is still a normal country.

Small green vase with a bouquet of dried lavender, pink, and white flowers sitting on a wood slice. And a faux votive candle.

I didn't anticipate just how rewarding the hours of trial and error at the #pottery studio would be. Just a few weeks ago, my hands were covered in mud, and now, I have these lovely vases that complete the final touches for my wedding.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics

A small ceramic cup with pastel blue glaze

A springy blue glaze for the sunnier days in Seattle 🌷
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery

A wibbly wobbly doughnut vase. #pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery

A rabbit reclining on a bed with two big ears sticking up.

Throwback to 8-month-old Olivia in 2016. She was named Legolas and living in a noisy animal rescue. I love her so much. Even when she cannonballs into my bed to wake me up for her breakfast time. #sillyrabbit
#bunniesofbluesky #adoptdontshop

10 more reasons for modest optimism Friends,

Since I offered you 10 reasons for modest optimism last week, discontent with the Trump-Musk regime has surged even further. America appears to be waking up. Here’s the latest evidence — 10 more reasons for modest optimism.

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-reasons-for-moderate-optimism

Small ceramic pot with sage green celadon glaze.

I'm obsessed with this sage green celadon glaze 💚
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics

I love this! ❤️

Thank you! Mostly white stone clay. Occasionally porcelain.

Ceramic pot on pottery wheel

Future cup? Plant pot? We'll see!
#pottersofbluesky #pottery

Thank you! 😊

Finally got the clay to cooperate and ended up with a fairly decent bowl. #pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery

Ceramic pot with half sagebrush celadon glaze.

The result of the tilted dip glaze. #pottery #pottersofbluesky

I'm hearing from so many people who seem paralyzed by the absolute firehose of shit that's spraying right now. I feel you. But you can do one thing today. Fighting for what you believe in is a muscle, and it gets built up over time.

Make one call or take one action. I promise it will help YOU.

Trying out the tilted dip. (Super official #pottery term.)

Alert bunny sitting in bed

Olivia Cottontail: notorious blanket hog. #bunniesofbluesky #rabbit

When someone expresses genuine regret voting for Trump, the best thing we can do is welcome them into the fold. We're not gonna get anywhere with ridiculous gatekeeping and pettiness. Let's offer folks an off-ramp into the coalition of reasonable adults.

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

Vase on pottery wheel

Working on newish shapes. #pottersofbluesky