Fresh tea bowl setting the pace for my cup game. Very much enjoy the slight transparency / darker tone that the glossy brings to the thin slip pours and the textural contrast between glossy and uncoated areas. #Informatted #Stoneware #Studiopottery #Pottery #Mnartist #Matthewedmondsceramics

Tiny double closed forms opened box on sculptural element drying. May or may not add a bit more slip to soften the high contrast before bisque, or not. Hmmm. #Studiopottery #Pottery #Stoneware #Ceramicarts #Informatted #Matthewedmondsceramics

Art Pause: Larger lidded jar with topped with a Closed Form Opened sculpture slow drying. #Stoneware #Studiopottery #Pottery #Ceramicarts #Informatted #Matthewedmondsceramics #Mnartist

Letterpress cups with knobs came through bisque just fine, mostly, with one reverting to the oval it was for a moment. :-/ Small batches means slow movement towards desired / favorable results. Poco a poco. #Informatted #Studiopottery #Pottery #Stoneware #Mnartist #Matthewedmondsceramics

Half dozen fussy cups lined up for a bisque, these have impressed letterset type making patterns, which I like very much and I am inclined to repeat despite it being an old “hippie pot” thang as it means more than “decoration” to me. #Studiopottery #Ceramicarts #Ceramics #Pottery #Informatted

A handful of large cups in the works with letter press type patterns pressed into them, they are barbed with little finger rests for ease of use for smaller hands. #Studiopottery #Pottery #Ceramicarts #Mnartist #matthewedmondsceramics #informatted

Two Closed Forms Opened box with zogan (aka Mishima) surface (inlaid porcelain). Largest opened sculpture I’ve pulled off to date. So many ideas in this vein to chase, yet so little time. Poco a poco. #Mnartist #Studiopottery #Ceramicarts #Pottery #Sculpture #Informatted #Matthewedmondsceramics

In-process vid of a Two Closed Forms Opened box with a larger sculpture on top. #Sculpture #Studiopottery #Pottery #Clay #Mnartist #Informatted #Stoneware #Matthewedmondsceramics

Here is another “Closed Forms Opened” box, a line of work currently in stoneware made by throwing two closed forms on the wheel, opening them, then combining. #Studiopottery #Ceramicarts #Pottery #Stoneware #Sculpture #Informatted #Mnartist #Matthewedmondsceramics

Here is a large rattle rattle box drying, easily the largest form that I’ve made inspired by the tiny citrus sculpture sketches. It was made by throwing 4 closed forms, opening, and combining them. #Studiopottery #Ceramicarts #Pottery #Clay #Inspiration #Matthewedmonds #Informatted #Mnartist

A “double footed” box, a pair of closed forms opened then combined (8”). #Informatted #Mnartist #Matthewedmondsceramics #Studiopottery #Pottery #Ceramicarts #Ceramics #Sculpture #Clayart

Two closed forms opened, small flower top box, zogan surface — the first example put out there in public of the stoneware work that I’ve been exploring based on the citrus sculpture sketches. #Clay #Ceramics #Stoneware #Pottery #Sculpture #Matthewedmondsceramics #Informatted #Mnartist #Inspiration

Citrus sculpture sketch —inspiration for recent stoneware work PSA. These little sculptures that inspire me involve no fear, worry, or anger. Please do look for similar joys in your life, so you will have presence of mind to Resist. #Ceramics #Stoneware #Sculpture #Inspiration #Informatted

Here’s the little citrus sculpture sketch from a few days back, all dried up. If you compare the two you can see how they change, as we all do. I now try to breathe n follow my gut, as not to be dragged around by heart or head. #Informatted #Ceramics #Studiopottery #Stoneware ##Porcelain #Mnartist

Here’s another blood orange sculpture sketch —inspiration for work that’s happening in stoneware. This one from today, will post again in a few days when it dries all up so you can see changes:D #Inspiration #Informatted #Stoneware #Ceramics #Studiopottery #Pottery #Matthewedmondsceramics #Sculpture

Another citrus sculpture sketch mini-vacation from the from the harsh reality that we’re all immersed in. Remember to love and breathe out there folks! Hate, fear n anger (in no particular order) are not enough! Yes a citrus sculpture PSA! #Studiopottery #Pottery #Inspiration #ceramics #Informatted

A little blood orange sculpture sketch, the likes of which have been inspiration for some sculptural and functional stoneware work (poco a poco). These little sculptures have also kept me on the sunny side, serving as tiny reminders to look for and create my own simple joy. #Inspiration #Informatted

I showed a lot of these citrus peel sculpture sketches to my 92 year old grandmother today and she said this one was “frightening”. Perhaps you get the same vibe? These are inspiration for stoneware work of late. #Informatted #Inspiration #studiopottety #Matthewedmondsceramics #Ceramics #Pottery

Blood orange sculpture sketch from the past week. Inspiration for some recent work in stoneware. So enamored with these when they come out well. Have a little one foot square box with “keepers”, but they only keep for a year or two. #inspiration. #informatted #matthewedmonds #ceramics #pottery

Can you tell I never bore of these? A recent blood orange sculpture sketch to document — inspiration for some stoneware work I’m plugging away at (both functional and sculptural). #inspiration #studiopottery #informatted #sculpture #matthewedmondsceramics #mnartist #ceramics

Another citrus sculpture sketch to document — inspiration for some recent work in stoneware. They all are opened and remain one piece, it’s amazing to me how all forms seem to be representable from the sphere. #informatted #matthewedmondsceramics #ceramic #pottery #inspiration

Re-Glimpse of one of the “Arp’s Dead White Squirrel” porcelain sculptures made spring of 24’. Only a small handful made as felt I’d said enough, but kinda want to revisit, as too much fun. #toomanyideas #ceramics #studiopottery #informatted #matthewedmondsceramics #mnartist

Some recents outta the kiln with a new pin-holing mystery to resolve :/. Probs will end up giving vast majority away, as I have with everything I don’t keep (until the studio is complete at home:). <3 using the mini mugs for wine. ;) #informatted #studiopottery #mnartist #matthewedmondsceramics

Another orange peel sculpture sketch that has been recent inspiration for some new stoneware work I’ve been plugging away at. All of these are one piece, cut, opened, arranged, dried. #inspiration #studiopottery #matthewedmondsceramics #informatted #mnartist

A tiny little blood orange peel sculpture sketch to document — inspiration for work happening in stoneware at the moment, a much slower medium than citrus peels. #inspiration #studiopottery #ceramics #matthewedmondsceramics #matthewedmonds #informatted #mnartist