"the only war that matters is the war against the imagination." --Diane DiPrima
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Handmade Ceramic Mug in Ice Blue
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“This is information that the taxpayers have already paid for,” said @relindsey.bsky.social. “This administration is trying to hide it and take it away from us. It’s an abuse of government. It’s a waste of resources. People should be indignant.”

Meet @climate.us:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"She explored ever deeper into the interior, till one day she stood under a great dome among columns, the heart of the forest, and knew: Lost. She had achieved a mysterious world where any direction would yield only surprise." --William Stafford
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"As you dissolve into love, your ego fades. You're not thinking about loving; you're just being love, radiating like the sun." --Ram Dass
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More fun things you will find at my studio sale this weekend. Mugs! Mixing bowl sets! Poetry bowls!
@northsidestudiotours

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I must have been thinking about spring when I made these a few months ago.
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Visit the Northside Open Studios Tour in Corvallis April 26th and 27th.
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I love how these translucent glazes create a dreamy feel. Dragonflies in the long grass in the late afternoon.

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"Let the soup simmer
with the lid on.
Be quiet." --Rumi
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Platter in Nassau blue and Tumeric matte.
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Correct. If the birthdate field contains corrupt or mismatched data, it defaults to 1875-05-20, which serves as a flag. May 20, 1875, is the day the international standards and metrics treaty was signed. Everything is a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works.

Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.

Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”

We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽

Glazing day. I usually try to glaze everything in one day, but it's so easy to ruin a great pot with sloppy glazing. Also, the point of creating for me is to listen better. 🍃
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Map lines are inherently political. After all, they’re representations of the places that are important to human beings — and those priorities can be delicate and contentious, even more so in a globalized world where multiple nations often share the same maps.

Watch the full episode on YouTube:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eehe...

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope" --Dr Martin Luther King Jr
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