Coffee siphon heating up with a IR Beam heater with coffee beans and ceramic mugs in view.
Caturday has finally arrived, time to caffeinate before studio cleaning time 🧹
#art #pottersofbluesky #mugs #ceramics #coffee #Misfits #SpecialtyCoffee #Siphon
Aeropress coffee preparation spread with a mug from the last batch of stained clay before the winter arrived
Close up of stained mug in front of Misfit’s coffee bag
Celebrating the spring finally starting to turn with some coffee from a new favorite roaster, my favorite aeropress recipe, and one of the last stained mugs I fired before the winter closed the studio 🫠
#art #pottersofbluesky #mugs #ceramics #coffee #Misfits
Rich brown textured pot with an inset lid
Rich brown textured pot with an inset lid
Rich brown textured pot with an inset lid
Rich brown textured pot with an inset lid
Every time I plan on making one pot for a mockup design, I somehow wind up with 3+ because I can’t stop myself 😂
#art #pottersofbluesky #pots #ceramics
Wanted to share some of the stained pieces that came out from today’s firing; these are some of my favorites 🫠 tomorrow they shall taste coffee ☕️
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New clay body darkened with a black stain and more raw clay exposed in the final firing
New clay body darkened with a black stain and more raw clay exposed in the final firing. This one has extra 20ga copper wire added to the glaze
New clay body darkened with a black stain and more raw clay exposed in the final firing
New clay body darkened with a black stain and more raw clay exposed in the final firing. The marbling is beautiful 😍
Finally time to share some of my marbled / stained clay body I’ve been experimenting with + some copper wire added to the glaze for extra metallic melting effects 🫠
#pottersofbluesky #art #pottery #ceramics #coffeemug
A different dip method had interesting results on this mug
This glaze combo really worked well on this sake server
Extra long glaze drips with these different glaze layer’s reactivity
Talk about glaze drips! I think I’ve gotten this combo to a good place finally 🫠
#pottersofbluesky #pottery #mugs #ceramics #glazedrips
The freshly trimmed and burnished lower half of the vase while leather hard
Completed raised foot of vase
They’ll take forever to dry with all the rain, but I’m having fun with this batch of vases 🌞
#pottersofbluesky #pottery #vase #ceramics
New batch of clay, new texture tools, time to tackle this sake set!
FINALLY the spring frost has ended! Time to get into the studio with the new batch of clay 🌞
#art #pottersofbluesky #sake #texture
Speckled red mug from experimental glaze firing
Speckled red mug from experimental glaze firing
Speckled blue mug from experimental glaze firing
Speckled blue mug from experimental glaze firing
Some more glaze experiments with the the #130 Rustone clay body 🫠
#art #pottersofbluesky #mugs
Red mixed glaze garlic keeper with a taller gourd form
Red mixed glaze garlic keeper with a taller gourd form
Red mixed glaze garlic keeper with a taller gourd form
Red mixed glaze garlic keeper with a taller gourd form
Experiments with the speckled clay and taller garlic keeper forms had interesting results 🫠
#art #pottersofbluesky #jars #garlickeeper
This texture was done so well, I love these! Especially nice on that darker clay body 🫠
Pinched / modified mug form from the 2024 series
Pinched / modified mug form from the 2024 series
Pinched / modified mug form from the 2024 series
Finally got a chance to shoot some of the modified / pinched mugs from last year 🤌
#art #pottersofbluesky #mugs #modifiedforms
I haven’t used Cordovan before, I’m gonna have to give this one a try. Thank you for sharing!!
(p.s. the texture on the lower part of the form is awesome~)
A very lucky friend! Is this ironstone possibly? It works so well over the texture 🤩
A wider flared base gourd mug from the 24 mug series. (Hand holding view)
A wider flared base gourd mug from the 24 mug series. (Side view)
A wider flared base gourd mug from the 24 mug series. (Side view)
A wider flared base gourd mug from the 24 mug series. (Handle view)
I think this may be one of my favorite shapes from this last run of mugs. I might even make a rib gauge for this 🤔
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Wow, these are stunning!!! Full of detail, I really feel like I’m looking at a post apocalyptic relic. So much life and detail, your work is incredible. Thank you for sharing~
I love this rich dark brown clay body, this looks like KY Brown Bear 😍
Red gourd mug from Dec 24 firing series
Red gourd mug from Dec 24 firing series (handle view)
Red gourd mug from Dec 24 firing series
Red gourd mug from Dec 24 firing series
Another gourd mug from the last couple firings, the Rusted Iron has such a beautiful rich dark red combined with Ox Blood 🫠
#art #pottery #mugs #glazereactions
Awesome texture! Is that a terracotta clay body I see?
The pedals look so realistic!! I’ll forever be in awe of amazing realism painting like this 🙌
Herb stripper after being glaze fired @C6!
Herb stripper after glazing before being fired!
Bisque fire herb stripper before being glazed and fired!
Ahhh more herb strippers fresh out of the kiln this morning! One day I’ll get tapered silicone plugs for the holes lol
#art #pottery #kitchentools
Garlic keeper right after being thrown!
Garlic keeper after the lid was made but the air exchange holes are missing.
Garlic keeper after its foot was trimmed, burnished, and stamped.
Garlic keeper after being fully bisqued to C04 / glazed to C6!
I love looking back on WIP photos of pieces and seeing how much personality they gain through production. I loved this specific garlic keeper form so much, I made a clone so we could have one for ourselves 🫠
That stamp is an awesome touch 🤌 love the form~
The maroon in there is such a nice contrast 🤩 lovely piece!
Bone dry gourd mug~
Gourd garlic keeper foot!
Gourd garlic keeper!
The last of the 2024 pieces are finally reaching bone dry maturity after a chilly slowed drying phase. I can’t wait to see what comes to life this year 🤔
Red garlic keeper jar!
Red garlic keeper jar!
Red garlic keeper jar!
Red garlic keeper jar!
Every time I look back on these garlic keepers, I have the overpowering urge to make more. Such a fun form 🧄
#art #pottery #jars
Mug flight adventures!
Having a cup at Bar Francis!
Having a cup at Olympia Coffee!
Having a cup at Samayra Coffee!
Just got back from a fun little work adventure to Olympia, WA. This little mug got to sample some pretty awesome coffee 🤌
#coffeecrawl #art #espresso
The wood’s color contrast really works for these forms, these are awesome!
Red distorted ceramic mug with an intentional twist in the clay body.
Red distorted ceramic mug with an intentional twist in the clay body.
One of my favorites from the last series of twisted mugs I made. Was definitely the tallest of the bunch at 450ml
#art #pottery #distotedmugs
Does it have a tendency to be pretty runny? I’ll need to make sure to release the biscuits on early fires while I test 🤔
He’s a lucky man to get production priority 🫠