A wheel thrown mug glazed with a black glaze that has copper flashing and silver sparkles

This glaze 🤩

I wish I could adequately capture the sparkle ✨

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One of my latest projects in my clay class was really fun 🤩
Not done obviously :) can’t wait to paint 🎨!
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A pitcher shaped like a heart on top, glazed in vibrant turquoise, light blues, and pink.

The inside of a heart shaped pitcher, glazed in a cream color.

A heart pitcher in power turquoise and honey flux #pottery #ceramics #wheelthrown #glazing #kilngods #clayplay

A large wall pocket hand built from the imprint of an elephant ear leaf. The glazes evoke a tropical beach scene with dune colored sand. Two shells adorn each side.

Experimenting with less literal colors on an elephant ear leaf imprinted wall pocket. It’s been a minute since I’ve done one of these—I think I was getting bored with them. #pottery #ceramics #handbuilding #clayplay #glazing #kilngods

A large sized mug glazed in vibrant greens that break in rusty reddish-browns on the rim and the handle edges.

The inside of a large sized mug glazed in vibrant greens that break in rusty reddish-browns on the rim and handle edges.

Can’t get enough of this glaze combo—it’s somewhat of a runner, but once you’ve got the application method down, it’s reliably stunning on every piece. #pottery #ceramics #wheelthrown #clayplay #mindfulness #glazing #kilngods

A lidded sugar jar and a cream pitcher with the top shaped like a heart. They’re glazed in colors that evoke the turquoise and froth of a tropical beach scene flowing over dune colored sand.

Inspired by the heart pitcher demo piece (plus I needed to work out cleaner pouring spouts), I made my mom a cream and sugar set with generally the same heart pitcher. These heart pitchers pour perfectly, no dribbling whatsoever. #pottery #ceramics #wheelthrown #glazing #clayplay #kilngods

Whew, back to glazing madness while I stew in my excitement about picking up my kiln tomorrow! Happily living the life of a creative #pottery #ceramics #clayplay #glazing #creativelife

One of my favorite things is watching people play with
clay for the first time and noticing how their bodies and faces just naturally (and usually unconsciously) fall into a relaxed and focused state. Clay is transformative as it’s being transformed 💕 #pottery #ceramics #mindfulness #clayplay

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Bathroom set glazed in soft greens and pictured with props includes a toothbrush and toothpaste holder, mouth rinse cup and a soap dish that is a little too wide for its intended purpose.

Bathroom set glazed in soft greens pictured without props.

This is the last of the three bathroom sets in my favorite greens. The soap dish on this one was thrown a bit too wide and thin and I lost the lip, but it’s still pretty and would make an excellent kitchen spoon rest. #pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky #wheelyhrown #kilngods #clayplay

Wheel thrown pitcher with four tumblers glazed in vibrant turquoise, cream, and flashes of pink here and there.

The insides and bottoms of a pitcher and four tumblers glazed in vibrant turquoise, cream, and flashes of pink here and there.

Summertime iced tea set in the power turquoise and honey flux combination I love so much. The set is a prototype thrown with reclaim and I’m pleased. Will have to tweak the spout on the pitcher though. #pottery #ceramics #wheelthrown #kilngods #pottersofbluesky #clayplay

All jokes aside about handle pulling, there’s something deeply cathartic about the process. It’s a good time to center any of your release intentions so you can pull that shit ouuuut! #pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky #claymeditation #clayplay

Eight large, wheel thrown mug bodies, each one shaped differently.

I want my large sized Pride mugs to stand tall, each in their individual shapes and am pleased with how the mug bodies turned out. I switched from Kristy Lombard clay to Pat Horsley and maaaaaan, this is defo my clay. So glad I switched. #pottery #ceramics #wheelthrowing #pottersofbluesky #clayplay

A box filled full of clay kits for 8 people. It includes clay, SlabMat table mats and all the tools participants will need while they create.

Today was for a last minute supply run to Georgie’s Ceramic Supply, and then organizing and packing up clay kits for the session at a retirement community tomorrow. We’re expecting 8 people and there’s a running wait list
😍 #pottery #ceramics #blueskypotters #teachingceramics #clayplay

A large vase fresh off the wheel. It has a curved bottom and a long neck with horizontal texture lines. The lip flares out to almost the same width as the widest part of the vase.

Today was for throwing the body of a custom ordered mug, along with a few more while I was at it—all thrown as thin as possible so they’re drying under plastic. Then I pulled out a good hunk of reclaim and threw this vase #pottery #ceramics #wheelthrowing #clayplay #reclaimclay #pottersofbluesky

The inside of a bowl made with the impression of a Big Leaf Maple. It’s glazed with a translucent bright green glaze that highlights the leaf’s vein pattern.

My first Oregon Big Leaf Maple bowl of the season came back cracked, so I get to keep it. Leaf green underglaze wiped back with 3 coats of wasabi celadon. #pottery #ceramics #handbuilt #pottersofbluesky #potterproblems #clayplay

A screen shot of the Bailey Pottery newsletter featuring a mug glazed in Laguna’s Power Turquoise and Amaco’s Honey Flux.

Bailey Pottery just featured one of my mugs in their newletter and social media. What an honor to see it there, thanks, @baileypottery.bsky.social! 🤗😍 #pottery #ceramics #wheelthrown #clayplay #pottersofbluesky

Three large, wheel thrown bowls, extremely wet and soft and sitting on their bats in the drying closet.

Today was for throwing a few large bowls with my reclaim. The clay was sooo soft, and I found leaves and a dried tree berry in the clay as I threw, so I lost some of it along the way. In the end, I and the clay still managed to pull it off. #pottery #ceramics #wheelthrowing #potterproblems #clayplay

A display of brightly glazed ceramic heart and flower bowls, all created by moms and their kiddos during Mother’s Day weekend.

I’ve got the glazed pieces back from the
Mom and Me clay play event, ready to be returned to their creators, and my cup runneth over 🥰 #pottery #ceramics #clayplay #handbuilding #kilngods

Four pinched ceramic bowls in the shape of flowers. They are all different sizes so that they will nest inside each other a create a blooming effect.

As I was pinching the last two bowls of the nested flower set in honor of Memorial Day, Erykah Badu’s APPLE TREE popped up on my playlist. I was immediately transported to lazy summers with my kids on the Russian River, 1998-2006. #pottery #ceramics #handbuilding #clayplay #music #memories

Clay never asks to be categorized or imprisoned by expectation or assumption. It absolutely resists when you try to control it too much.

It expands into beautiful art when you co-collaborate—when you recognize what the clay is contributing. #sacredart #pottery #ceramics #clayplay #arttherapy

Taking a breath and catching up on neglected chores while anticipating the Mom and Me pieces being ready so I can ooooh and ahhhhh and then present the final forms to their creators 🥰 Such joy in clay art, available to anyone willing to get their hands muddy. #pottery #ceramics #kilngods #clayplay

I just figured out that scrolling and laughing during a glaze session makes for a much less impatient time waiting for glaze layers to dry. Trouble is, the political and general outrage posts (for understandable reasons) outnumber the joke posts. #pottery #ceramics #glazing #clayplay

A ceramic pitcher with handle attached drying out before bisque fire.

Handle attached and form drying, I decided on this as my go-to pitcher shape for iced tea sets. I really like the profile and it’s nice and minimal, which makes it easier to throw as thin as possible. #pottery #ceramics #wheelthrowing #clayplay #functionalpottery

A freshly thrown iced tea set that includes a pitcher and four tumblers.

Oh yeah, I like the shape of this pitcher sooooo much better. Now the set looks more like a family.

There’s ease to be enjoyed while wheel throwing immediately after a morning at the spiritual center :-D

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Wet off the wheel, an iced tea set which contains a pitcher (handle to be attached at leather hard stage) and four tumblers.

Got a start on the first iced tea set of the summer today working with Kristy Lombard clay for the first time. It throws smooth without losing structural integrity as you go, so I suspect it has some fine grog in it, to the extent that it’s not noticeable. #pottery #ceramics #wheelthrowing #clayplay

A large ceramic heart shaped leaf with a light green celadon glaze that highlights the leaf’s veining.

Whenever my favorite houseplant (an indoor elephant ear) drops a leaf, I create something from their imprint. I have a collection of these large leaf platters that I use as plates and charcuterie. The smaller ones end up as wall pockets. #pottery #ceramics #handbuilding #glazing #clayplay

Bright blue jar with the word “joy” faintly apparent on the body of the jar.

Tried re-firing this joy jar to cover up the lettering because I wasn’t happy with my designer-liner penmanship. I like how the glazes turned out except you can still see the lettering. I dunno, I kind of like it—like the joy can’t be suppressed #pottery #ceramics #wheelthrowing #glazing #clayplay

A light green celadon platter with a darker green underglaze highlighting a Japanese Maple leaf imprint.

A light green celadon heart bowl with a darker green underglaze highlighting the Japanese Maple leaf imprint inside and a blue dragonfly.

I was playing around with an underglaze watercolor technique to highlight some subtle leaf imprints on these test pieces. I need to mix a lighter celadon combination to brush over the underglaze, but overall I like it and will do this again. #pottery #ceramics #handbuilding #glazing #clayplay

A collection of pinched flower and heart bowls created by moms and their kids the day before Mother’s Day.

It was a gorgeous day to host a Mom and Me clay play event, and I’m absolutely over the moon about these creations by moms and their kiddos the day before Mother’s Day 🤩 #pottery #ceramics #handbuilding #clayplay #mothersday