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J. B. Bartram
@jbbartram.bsky.social
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Illustrator, ceramicist, graphic designer, studio gnome. She/her.

Pottery shop: heywitch.bigcartel.com
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I’m away this weekend so no hobbies, BUT we’re in Prince Edward County for a family birthday & we’re right by the car ferry that only goes 1km across the Bay of Quinte, which is cute & fun!
A tiny (approx 18-21 car) ferry waits at the dock to go about1km across the Bay of Quinte
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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The two toads I finished today (ok, one of them is inspired by pacman frogs, but!), feat. the latest episode of @ifbookspod.bsky.social in the background (this might have been one of my fav episodes yet, which is saying a LOT)!
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Toad in progress.
An in-progress toad made from black clay sits on a steel banding wheel. Its future arms are lying to the right of it.
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Without downloading any new pics describe your gender
A spread from Wil Huygen’s Gnomes, showing an elderly gnome woman in an embroidered shirt, green skirt, and a tall black/brown hat
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Made a whole flock of Funky Ravens today!! Tomorrow I get to break into a new box of black clay & am soooo ready for the smoothness (it’s a really dense & smooth clay & I love to work with it)!
A pottery desk with a steel banding wheel that has some half-finished funky little sculptures on it and in front of that some lumps of clay that will be sculptures soon!
November 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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The market is done & now I need to get the remaining guys (& a few vessels) into the shop…I’m hoping to have a bunch of this up (on heywitch.bigcartel.com) within the next two weeks…stay tuned for more info soon!
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Let’s goooooooo! 613flea, 10-4, Aberdeen Pavilion (Ottawa, ON)!! Pls enjoy my setup that’s mostly scrounged from around the house (vintage crates usually hold towels, mug shelf is my bedside table 😂).
My table at my first local Ottawa market! It’s full of pottery and has a fancy banner that a local shop printed really beautifully (banner says HeyWitch! Ceramics) Table detail Table detail Table detail
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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And I’ve gotta post the Worrybirds too — the clear glaze went on a little funny, but I still love how they turned out!!
Five small ceramic birds sit on a stump. There’s a blue jay, a lady cardinal, a fella cardinal, a junco, and a chickadee
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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These rainbow swans on magic ponds trinket plates might be even more exciting than the mugs?!?! I absolutely love getting to play with my crystal glazes, especially when they turn out looking like fantastical bodies of water!!
A swan glazed with a rainbow effect (using chips of glaze) sits in the middle of a plate that looks like a magical pond with a lavender and blue mottled surface A swan glazed with a rainbow effect (using chips of glaze) sits in the middle of a plate. The surface of the plate is dark and mysterious and kind of algae-looking, in shades of dark blue, green and redbrown This plate is even more purple/lavender and has a bigger, swirlier pattern Another magic algae surface, same as the second swan’s!
November 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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I unloaded the kiln this morning & am SO THRILLED with what emerged!! Very happy I got this stuff done in time for the 613flea market tomorrow (Nov 15, 10-4, Aberdeen Pavilion, Ottawa!)
A mug illustrated with medieval beasts in shades of yellow, red, and blue. The inside and handle are light green. A mug illustrated with medieval beasts in shades of yellow, purple, and green. The inside/handle are light blue. A mug illustrated with colourful medieval mermaids and fish. The inside/handle are bright pink. A mug illustrated with colourful medieval mermaids and fish. The inside/handle are bright pink.
November 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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I don’t know if I have many Ottawa-based people here, but just in case, I’ll officially announce that I’m tabling at 613flea this Saturday (Nov 15, 10-4) at Aberdeen Pavilion!! I’ll have all kinds of critters & mugs & etc, with some sneak peeks of new stuff coming tomorrow once the kiln is cool!
Promo image for 613flea — text: 613flea Sat. November 15th 10am-4pm Aberdeen Pavilion, Lansdowne Park Always free admission. 150 vendors. Two ceramic toads with flower hats nestled in autumn leaves A bunch of ceramic raccoons creeping amongst the leaves A dainty pinchpot teacup with colourful illustrations in red, blue and yellow
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Another gently unhinged reel from my market promo, with the captions from my narration, but not the sound because apparently all audio is removed when one downloads a reel 🥲 ANYWAYS, I got all the glazing done so I can fire the stuff tomorrow?!?! I don’t know how I did it, but it happened!!!
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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I’m doing my first Ottawa market this weekend (613flea on Nov 15, 10-4 @ Aberdeen Pavilion for anyone who also lives here ) & have to promote this thing on insta…which lead to a gently unhinged video about the first chunk of mug-underglazing, brought to you by the LOTR extended editions. Enjoy!
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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I got into my first local market for next weekend (613Flea at Aberdeen Pavilion for any Ottawa folk) & am trying my darndest to get a quick batch done. Pease wish me luck as I enter THE GLAZING FRENZY (everything has to go back in the kiln by Thursday!! Eek!!!).
A wooden desk with a bunch of trinket plates being glazed. Each plate has a little swan in the middle & the glazes are various colours — reddish, lavender, and light pink. They all have chunky crystals because I’m going fancy on these!
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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This is the (possibly too adorable?!? Look at her TINY FACE) guest-pup, who I had to go get from the bedroom around 8am for her morning walk because she is the most chill animal?!
A small red-brown dog with an orange bandanna on looks pensive while lying on the couch with her little paws daintily draped off the edge. She is ridiculously cute.
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Ok, well that wasn’t the result I was hoping for (to understate it) BUT we’ll always have Ernie’s stunning and elegant slide into home (& all the other amazing moments from this series) 💕 What a team, what a season. I’m ready for next year!!
Ernie Clement slides into home plate in game 7 of the World Series, his leg elegantly raised, his expression mischievous!
November 2, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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May your weens be hallowed and your toads (& frogs) be-hatted!! I feel like these autumnal little pals needed to be showcased for Halloween — can’t you imagine them as a forest witch’s familiar?!
Two ceramic amphibians — the left is a frog and the right is a toad are nestled in autumn leaves, wearing mushroom hats. Two ceramic toads, still in autumn leaves, these ones are wearing flower hats! More flower hat frogs Yet another pair of flower hat toads!
October 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Continuing on with photos from this last batch of pottery — pls enjoy these wee Worrybirds (warbler-mode)! I got a lovely matte clear glaze for this batch & they feel like the smoothest, most pleasant river stones now 🥰
A small ceramic blackburnian warbler. It has a vibrant yellow breast that fades to lighter yellow along its side and dramatic black markings A small ceramic ovenbird. It is a lovely tawny brown with darker brown stripes on its head and sides A small ceramic northern parula warbler. Its top half is grey with some subtle white on the wing and a yellow belly Four small ceramic warblers/Worrybirds upside-down on my hand, showing that they have little feet painted under there
October 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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One more set of photos tonight as I scream at baseball — staying on the trash panda theme with a raccoon mug! I was trying to capture the feeling of looking through my patio door & seeing the rotund beasts who use our fence as a highway trundling along.
A mug with a translucent blue glaze & detailed illustration of a series of round raccoons going around the mug with a moon and stars above them. The mug also has a red-brown rim And a matching handle
October 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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I spent all day editing photos of my latest batch of pottery & took advantage of the picturesque autumn situation in my yard for some of the creatures, including these wee raccoons! 🦝 💕 Stay tuned for a load of new photos soon!
Two little ceramic raccoons, a mama and a baby, perhaps, stand on a horizontal-ish tree trunk. There are yellow/green fallen leaves behind them. One ceramic raccoon in the same setting. This one is very rotund! Two adult raccoons creeping down the tree One round raccoon peers up as if begging for food
October 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Actually took some photos of my pottery today WAY in advance of when I need them!! Please clap!!! (I will try to get some guys in the shop, hopefully by the middle of November!)
A DSLR camera taking a photo of a little fish guy (see next alt text for fish guy description) A tiny ceramic vaguely humanoid fish guy sits on a (regular person sized) wooden stool while getting its picture taken. The fish guy is yellow with reddish spots.
October 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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It’s been too gloomy for proper photos, but I am SO happy with this week’s glaze firing & had to take some quick shots yesterday despite the bad lighting!!
A ceramic frog (green with darker green & reddish spots) wearing a yellow pointy mushroom upside-down as a hat A ceramic raccoon looks at the camera with a pleading expression, pls give it a treat A hand holds three small ceramic pigeons A ceramic toad wearing a purple aster as a hat
October 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Sportsfan-Mom update: now we’re talking about baseball outside of game time, the transformation is COMPLETE (side note: the iPhone message service decided to animate the word HUGE when I typed it & it freaked my mom out 😂)
A text screenshot that reads: Mom: we WILL have the pleasure of seeing the Japanese whizkid Shohei Ohtani. Me: Ohtani? Oops sorry, missed his name at the end Yeah, I'm scared of him, but also so interested to see him at bat!! Mom: scared? Me: Did you see footage of his massive home run in the last Dodgers vs. Brewers game??? He's incredibly good at hitting the ball!!! It's scary for our Jays Mom: i mean a home run is a home run. What's a massive one? Me: It went up to the top of the stadium!! Much higher up in the stands than usual More texts… Mom: omg! really! Me: It was HUGE Mom: i don't know anything about him. Is he a batter but also a pitcher? Now.....oh my gawd is that PULSATING "HUGE" going to haunt me forever Me: I do NOT know why that happened??? Weird He's just a batter, I think? Nope, according to lan he does both?!?!?!? Wow It seems rude to be very good at both batting & pitching???????? Delivered Mom: totally
October 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Uhhhh they should have put this up BEFORE they interviewed Schneider right after the game & he dropped multiple f-bombs 😂
Photo of a TV showing the Blue Jays celebrating after winning the ALCS with the banner “The following may contain coarse language. Viewer discretion is advised.” in the bottom left corner of the screen
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Tfw you get your mom into October baseball & it’s adorable 😂💕
Texts that read: My mom: so it's Springer who may have saved the day....whoopeee Me: SPRINGER DINGER!!!!!!!!!! My mom: did a FLINGER NOTHIN' wrong with Springer's leg and joyous run around the bases!!! Text from my mom: god...no hits into the stands. Don't know how they can stand the ruckus in the stands More texts: My mom: So...here we go!! Geeeeez! Those silly hits that roll along the ground seem to be the best...the ones up in the air just get quickly caught. are there two!!! mariners on third? Me: No, one is a base coach
October 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM