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Wow she has some vintage pieces
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🥰 I ❤️ these pedestals you made!
Thank you :)
I love when the sunlight hits my pots when I’m set up at art fairs. It really makes them shine! #pottery #ceramics
Loving my new base crystalline recipe. It grows nice crystals and doesn’t drip too much (though it does drip a little!) #pottery #crystallineGlaze
Thanks so much! 😊😊
I’m loving teapot and teacup sets lately. I always say I need to make more teapots and when I do I’m always happy I did! #pottery #ceramics #teapot
Yes I did! And thank you :)
I need to make some more darted pitchers soon! #pottery #ceramics
I’m going to do a shop update in October or November, but before then they will only be available at art fairs.
Teacup and saucer. I made three matching saucers in this batch of teacups and they look so cute! #pottery #teacup #ceramics
Finally put this cream glaze into production. I’m loving the shape of the gold crystals! #pottery #ceramics #crystallineGlaze
This is a rare glaze combo- usually I only use one glaze. I love how my liner glaze interacts with the opal glaze to create that bright blue! #pottery #ceramics
Just unloaded the kiln and could not resist posting one of my fresh pots. My new crystalline formula is not disappointing! #pottery #teacup #crystallineGlaze
I scaled up the turquoise crystalline test and got much better results! It’s amazing how much 0.1 alumina by UMF affects crystal growth (plus some other minor differences). This was a 3hr hold. I’ll continue experimenting to get big crystals without the glaze running off the pot #crystallineGlaze
I got a pretty good test of the white/gold crystalline glaze! I’m figuring out how thick it likes to be - not too thick and not too thin, otherwise it has no crystals or way too many. It’s no joke that crystalline glazes are super picky about everything! Keeping me on my toes! #crystallineGlaze
Going to scale these tests up! I finally got a gold titanium crystalline to work (left). The one on the right has less alumina than my usual recipe and still isn’t running, but has bigger crystals. This was only a 2hr hold. #pottery #crystallineGlaze
I’m working on crystalline glaze formulas, trying to strike a balance between crystal growth and it not running. This one has 0.3 alumina by UMF, which is almost as high as you can go. I think it is a bit too stiff, as I didn’t get very big crystals even with a 3hr hold #crystallineGlaze #pottery
My opal glaze over blue stained porcelain #pottery #ceramics #vase
I’m excited to get back into the studio and work on some new vases after a trip camping in the White Mountains #pottery #ceramics #vase
A vase in amber. I love the shape of this one #pottery #ceramics
Thank you! :)
Thank you!
I think I need to make more jars! They are so fun #pottery #ceramics #jar
Yes!! Thank you, they are fun to experiment with.
Thank you! It interacts nicely with my liner glaze.
Working on some improvements to my crystalline glaze. I think I’ll take this one to production! Fired to 2220F and held at 1940F for 1 hr. #pottery #ceramics #crystallineGlaze
Yes, it is. I actually just published it on Glazy glazy.org/recipes/647695
Yes! It’s definitely reminiscent of lace
I scaled up my matte glaze test! Excited to glaze more pieces in it now that I know it looks good on this tea/cappuccino cup #pottery #ceramics
New glaze tests! Barium makes such lovely colors. I’m going to make a couple more tests with a similar base, using manganese and iron as colorants. #pottery #glaze
Product testing one of my vases 😍 #pottery #ceramics #flowers
Thank you ☺️
Thanks!!
Thank you!
I’ve been making some teacups lately, they are so cute and I love the tiny handles #pottery #ceramics #teacup
Worked on a framed flower piece today! #pottery #ceramics
Because cats
Going to work more on these framed flower designs #pottery #ceramics
Had to get a pic of this vase before it sold yesterday. It’s my new purple/yellow glaze over blue stained clay. #pottery #ceramics #crystallineGlaze
Thank you!
Thank you!
They are very satisfying to touch!
Tried a new design, not sure how I feel about it yet. #pottery #ceramics
I modified the colorants by 1% and I think this is going to become my favorite glaze. It was too peachy before; now it has lovely blue and bronze shades!
Thank you!!
Thanks!! :)
Thanks!
Aww thanks so much!
New pots fresh from the kiln! Getting into doing some florals. #pottery #ceramics
Working on another batch of pots for the Grand Haven Art Festival the end of June, but here is one from my last firing #pottery #ceramics
Still loving these tiny bowls #pottery #ceramics
Y’all I need some new glaze colors! Gotta get my test kiln up and running #pottery #ceramics #crystallineGlaze
Thank you!! 😊😊
Variation on a theme, with some banding in the middle #pottery #ceramics
Finally figuring this glaze out. I thinned it out quite a bit and am getting much better crystals now #pottery #ceramics #crystallineGlaze
Sugar jar 🧁 #pottery #ceramics
Pushed the peak temp a bit hotter and the crystalline hold a bit longer this time. Trying to find the sweet spot - it’s getting there! #pottery #ceramics #crystallineGlaze #crystallinePottery
Juicy new bowls #pottery #ceramics
I’ve been enjoying making pour over sets this year! #pottery #ceramics #pourOver
New teapot with a new glaze! I’m looking forward to tweaking this glaze recipe to bring the colors out even more #pottery #ceramics #teapot
🤤🤤🤤 #pottery #ceramics #crystallinePottery #crystallineGlaze
Thank you!!
Scaled up my crystalline glaze! I think next time I’ll hold the crystalline dwell a little longer to get bigger crystals #pottery #ceramics #crystallineGlaze #crystallinePottery
Glad my second batch of tests went much better than the first! Going to scale up the glaze on the middle test tile #pottery #ceramics #crystallineGlaze
I hope you’re right!
Trying to get some last work through and get my glazes into production before my first art fair of the year in two weeks. I can get it all done, right? Right???! 😅🙈 #pottery #ceramics
It was a successful first bisque firing in my new kiln! Now onto glaze tests.
Thank you! :)
Working on some teacups to go with my teapots this year. They are so tiny! #pottery #ceramics #teacup
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My kiln arrived yesterday! Working to get it set up and firing. I can’t wait! I have a lot of work piled up ready for a bisque firing #pottery #ceramics
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Purple jar, 2025 #pottery #ceramics #jar
Tiny handles #pottery #ceramics
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It’s a separate glaze! It has manganese and different copper and titanium levels! It’s more purple than purple haze 😆 I’m not sure if the bucket is out yet 🤔
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Thank you! :)
Thank you!
This one was for sure the prize of the last firing #pottery #ceramics
Thank you! They are so pretty and vibrant when they come out nicely. Hopefully you can find somewhere that has copper reds!
It was a great firing for the copper red glaze 😍 #pottery #ceramics
Hmm I guess it loses a little volume during the drying process but not too much 🤔 the slip has to be at the right thickness- too thin and it runs/doesn’t have volume, too thick and it won’t flow enough. Yup, I’m using a 1oz bulb from Xiem tools.
Back to making some vases. #pottery #ceramics
Yup! And the vertical lines are carved.
Working on new kitchenwear designs this year, including utensil crocks! #pottery #ceramics
Love it!
Thank you! I’m looking forward to it being glazed.
I’ve been having a ton of fun working on pouring vessels lately, especially darted forms. #pottery #ceramics #pitcher
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Oohh yes!!
I’ve been experimenting with some new slip trailed designs lately #pottery #ceramics
Thank you! :)
Love the stamps!
A darted pitcher demo from my class last week. I’ve been having a lot of fun experimenting with them lately! #pottery #ceramics #pitcher #dartedPottery
Congrats on yours too! It’s a big improvement for many reasons 😊
First week in the home studio! I’m loving it so far. I built a wedging table, and the next step is a proper work table. Now I just need my kiln 😵💫 #pottery #ceramics #potteryStudio
I do quite like them 💙