It's hard to get enthused about this when we could be spending the money cleaning up our environment, air and water, and doing many other tasks to make Earth a better place to live. I wish the astronauts well but hope we turn our attention to more practical projects once they're home.

I can think of lots better uses for this money

Bisqueware tumbler with underglaze design applied. I'll post the fired version when it's out of the kiln.

New trays with speedball underglaze decoration beneath clear glaze from the Kilnshed in Madison WI

Most older home buyers are downsizing, and have enough equity in their previous home to buy a smaller one either with cash or a very small mortgage.

Work in progress

With all due respect, the non military public has no idea what this is all about. I certainly don't, and i'm a well informed ordinary citizen.

Thanks to all who gave this a like! I wasn't sure anybody was following the art posts on here yet

Shiny trays just out of the kiln. Speedball underglaze on b-clay, coated in clear glaze from the Kiln Shed in Madison Wi

A 7" tray with underglaze decoration, not yet fired

Underglaze design beneath studio clear from the bucket, on b-clay

Back to the wavy design in two shades of blue underglaze. It's supposed to evoke streams of steam rising from hot coffee.

From my newest edition of cups. Trying for a more geometric and less leafy appearance

My favorite house ever had a view of the garden from the toilet. I hope Trump enjoys his new toilet on a daily basis.

This is just asking for thousands of fake social media accounts full of fake material to appear and keep the surveillance team very very busy

Decorated with #speedballunderglaze but not fired yet. The colors will get much more vivid after firing.

New out of the kiln, speedball underglazes on porcelain with an over coat of clear from #kilnshed in #madisonwi

My parents worked on the Manhattan project and it was all they talked about when I was a little kid. I'm always amazed people don't know anything about it, but it's ancient history now

So the British royal family withdrew one of its primary members from public life due to some nonsensical American conspiracy? I doubt they're that easily manipulated.

People can find sea pottery, not just sea glass!

#speedballunderglaze beneath a glossy clear from #kilnshed in #madisonwi

Underglaze decoration applied to bisqueware. Next I'll coat these with a clear glaze, and I'll post the finished version once it's fired.

He was an important representative to those of us who feel protective of our friends and loved ones in the gay community

Little color test cups on the way because I bought some new underglazes. I'll post the finished version once they're fired.

#speedballunderglaze

In progress, an underglaze design on b-clay. I'll post the finished version once it's fired.

There's no good reason the National Weather Service should be relying on prayer

Trump has a ghostwriter. No way did he type all those words out by his own self.

What on earth is a "successful" war? That's an oxymoron.

w.i.p. cup with the handle in back to show off this nice panel. After the final firing this will be bright red and black