the #ceramic #bananas were gifted to friends and were enthusiastically received. mission accomplished! i should make more. 🍌

@helloricecake on Instagram: "i noticed my sister’s long denim jacket becoming threadbare in some areas and developing holes. she was going throw it out at the end of summer but i told her i'd mend it... 26 likes, 5 comments - helloricecake on November 24, 2025: "i noticed my sister’s long denim jacket becoming threadbare in some areas and developing holes. she was going throw it out at the end of sum...

an exercise in #sashiko and #visible mending

my first handbuilt piece is an adorable, cheeky potato incense holder. it literally has butt cheeks.

*hindsight is always 20/20. i should have made it so that the smoke came out his butt.

some progress pics. i was obsessed with the jade crackle glaze, but i think i'm now in love with the oatmeal glaze.

the #otaniworkshop exhibit at the #vancouverartgallery is amazing. if you haven't seen it yet, i highly recommend you check it out before it leaves our city in january. #vancouver #art #monstersinmyhead

that feeling when you spent 7 hours trimming gaiwan, only to drop the entire tray after 😭🤬

a coworker came by my office to wish me a happy asian heritage month. i told him asian heritage month was last month and he was like, oh no (genuinely disappointed). told him it was okay because i'll still be asian next year.

trimming day done. no meltdowns. 🙌🏻 i anticipate multiple meltdowns on glazing day though...

since taking pottery classes, i’ve been gifting my coworkers the pieces that i made. my pieces might be a bit wonky, but my coworkers? 1000% supportive and not noticing the imperfections. making and gifting these imperfect little pieces is the best kind of happy — no perfection needed! 🪴

told a coworker that randall park is the asian ryan reynolds. he disagrees, but i stand by my claim.

everyone at the studio is making moon jars and porcelain teapots, and then there's me.

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if kendrick lamar/sza ate ramen, this would be their soundtrack 🍜

vase day in the studio. more practice needed. 🪴

current view 🌦️🌈 #vancouver

my favorite season is here... #bcspotprawn season! 🦐🦐 #vancouver #noms #spotprawns

made and glazed a small bud vase at work and, while i really hate glazing, i loved how the glaze turned out (our school's art teacher makes pretty glazes).

i'm still figuring out what shapes i like, but i notice that i generally gravitate towards more rounder ones...usually by accident. 😅🪴

omg! just discovered the leaves close up at night! 🥹🥹

my beefy breansprout bonsai fully sprouted and put out a set of super adorable leaves 🥹 #accidentalgreenthumb 🪴

ordered some plants online and this is how they arrived. 😑

i'll do the "voices" to go with it!

tell her the phone book is great, too...after narnia!

yay! justice for chiitan! 🙌🏻

tackled more clay and chonky jars. will trim off the clay boogers next week.

#vancouver 🌸

truly heartbreaking. but what an amazing and generous gesture from this young man who is going through so much pain and grief. his parents raised him well.

For anyone aware of the tragedy at Vancouver Lapu Lapu festival, here's a thread of GoFundMe's available to help support the many victims. (copy pasted from my friend 'J' in the Vancouver Filipino community)

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scenes from yesterday's district #indigenouseducation inservice. it was nice connecting & re-connecting with colleagues to learn new things together! #professionaldevelopment

pics: indigenous cuisine: 3 sister salad, bannock, wild rice pilaf, pumpkin crusted halibut, and cedar weaving

give him some grace. he is a super nerd/overachiever, afterall... 🤓

Carney dances to Down With Webster after election win YouTube video by CBC News

our prime minister! 🙌🏻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=BszU...

Not our beloved Fraser Street... My heart is broken. I feel so sick reading the horrific details of what people experienced at this evening's attack. This is a violent violation of a special safe place shared by so many, on a day to celebrate Lapu Lapu. Take care of each other.