Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics

No kidding!!! No wonder the name of your shop!! 😊

It’s wonderful!! Thank you so much! Can’t leave a review till tomorrow but it will be done!
Thanks so much!!

My husband is hard to buy gifts for. But he loves 🦕, & it was
so awesome to discover @tannedtrilobite.bsky.social here, who makes leather wallets with dinosaurs. The wallet just arrived & his wallet items transferred to new wallet in minutes!
Thanks Neil!! 👍
The perfect birthday gift!!!

Oof. That’s me usually

Very cool!

Those look good!

Was off SM for two weeks on a river trip. So nice to have been unplugged for a while.

Now I have to get caught up!
Got these 14 oz travel cups listed finally. Thinking of calling this glaze combo “moody blue”…

Close up of a blue bowl that has round cut outs in various sizes at the rim, creating disparate patterns that allow light to go through and make interesting shadows.

Large bowl glazed in a seafoam green with a brown drippy rim. The interior has black brush strokes and red and yellow dot accents for contrast. The rim has round cutouts of various sizes in three parts of the bowl, creating an interesting negative space pattern.

#pottery #ceramicbowls

I sold out of my hole-y bowls, which was exciting because now I can make more of them! Looking to explore some fun patterning with the cutouts.

I love the shadow play it creates.

Finally finished the commissioned teapot/mug/infuser/drip plate set.

Now I just hope it arrives safely!!! 🤞🤞

Yep

Wish we could, maybe we’ll make the next one! Thanks for the info

Just ordered one for the spouse who loves all things Dino!!!

Those are sooo cool!!

Red tail hawk with a rabbit catch, landing on our fence.

Red tail hawk, side profile, on a fence. It has a rabbit in its talons which is out of sight.

#birds

We have a pair of red tail hawks nesting nearby. I just saw one swoop right by our house- landed on our fence with his breakfast catch - a rabbit! I managed to get a photo out the window but also was able to get in the yard and capture more shots.
Feeling excited and lucky I got to see this

WIP: teapot with matching tea mug. Matching infuser and drip plate next to the tea mug. Freshly trimmed and drying.

I’ve always said I wouldn’t do any commission work. I lied, as I agreed to make this tea set!

The tea steeper fits in the mug as well as the teapot. And the drip plate can be used over the steeper to keep things warm, either in the mug/teapot. hope the glaze firing works out. 🤞
#pottery #teaset

Hope it turns up!

? Why would it have been separated?!! 🫤

Three round raku white crackle vases with a green rim. The crackles are varied in size, with some dark black spots that are actually micro crackles in the glaze.

Close up of a white crackle raku fired pot. The small dark splotches are actually micro crackles.

#pottery #rakuware #rakufiring

I did a raku firing with my class last week. There was enough space for me to get these round vases in, a white crackle glaze. I wish I’d got darker crackle lines. The small dark spots are actually micro crackles.

Thanks! 😊

Thank you!

Teal green shallow bowl with holes cut out on three sides. Black brush strokes on the inside with red/yellow dot accents on the inside for an abstract aesthetic.

Ocean blue bowl with holes cut out on three sides. Black brush strokes on the inside with red/yellow dot accents on the inside for an abstract aesthetic. Places on a wood table in the sunshine , letting the light go through the punched hole patterns

Bowl with holes cut out on the rim creating a fun pattern, with mandarin oranges inside, a nice contrast to the ocean blue glaze.

#pottery #lightplay

I was using a small herb stripper one night for a whole bunch of herbs. Got sick of it filling up so quickly. So I made larger ones but also decided to play with patterns the holes make. Could also be a nice unique fruit bowl. Now to get them listed.

Like my hole-y bowls?

Understanding Clay Bodies Part 1: Earthenware - The Ceramic School In Part 1 of our Understanding Clay Bodies series, we’re taking a close look at earthenware. Join us as we explore its fascinating history and unique traits.

Yes, you’re right.
“The porosity of earthenware also means that the clay… does not hold liquids well …the addition of a properly fired glaze will make a vessel water-tight.” From ceramic.school/understandin...
Maybe the sealant will help. But wonder about the glaze you’re using?

? Sounds like the clay isn’t vitrified?

I’d love to see your version!!

😆 yeah I’m not counting on it…!!

Mugs with matching tea strainers sit on a drip plate. A hand holds a blue mug above matching tea strainer on a matching drip plate. Mugs and strainers are partially glazed with scalloped edges on the mugs, in blue, green and brown.

I posted this photo on my FB page. A FB friend (my hairdresser) messaged & asked if I have it in purple. Erm..not in the photo, so no. Then says she wants one. Please send pics of what I have. Done. Then she says : do you have it in purple? 🙄
???!!!!????

#pottery #teamug

Oh that is a great idea!! I’m going to have to try that! Thank you for the inspiration!

Nice! I’ve been wanting to try wood ash!

I lost my cat years ago and never got another as we travel quite a bit. I hated having to leave him, although we always had cat sitters.

Last night, we had dinner with a friend who just got these two cuties.
So nice to get a kitty fix!
This is Poppy and Oliver.

#cats #cuties

Happy pride month!
Some Ramen bowls with a rainbow colored design and mugs.
(Close outs, available at link in bio)

#pottery #soupbowls #largemugs