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Pottery, drawing, various arts. Love the touch of the handmade. SF Bay area.
That seems like 11moku at least. Really nice depth.
Tenmoku glazes I've seen before don't have that yellow/green tint, more copppery brown/black. Is the recipe different, or it's a whole class of recipes, or it's the lighting?
Tenmoku glazes I've seen before don't have that yellow/green tint, more copppery brown/black. Is the recipe different, or it's a whole class of recipes, or it's the lighting?
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
That seems like 11moku at least. Really nice depth.
Tenmoku glazes I've seen before don't have that yellow/green tint, more copppery brown/black. Is the recipe different, or it's a whole class of recipes, or it's the lighting?
Tenmoku glazes I've seen before don't have that yellow/green tint, more copppery brown/black. Is the recipe different, or it's a whole class of recipes, or it's the lighting?
Ah ok. One of those nice touches that long use will show the benefit of. Striking back against the stripping away of small, beneficial touches of industrial scale slipware.
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Ah ok. One of those nice touches that long use will show the benefit of. Striking back against the stripping away of small, beneficial touches of industrial scale slipware.
I'm curious too. The bellybuttons seem probably ornamental? Is the foot drain so that moisture trapped within the foot can escape rather than growing moldy or something?
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I'm curious too. The bellybuttons seem probably ornamental? Is the foot drain so that moisture trapped within the foot can escape rather than growing moldy or something?
I looked around your timeline and saw you're a sculptor. No wonder the sculpted things look good! I'm so glad you're trying ceramics.
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I looked around your timeline and saw you're a sculptor. No wonder the sculpted things look good! I'm so glad you're trying ceramics.
The clay body looks lovely. I think it looks quite close to wood firing also. How do you get the wood ash to stick without just falling off?
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The clay body looks lovely. I think it looks quite close to wood firing also. How do you get the wood ash to stick without just falling off?
Especially like the gecko pot, would love to see how it looks after glazing and firing. I found ceramics difficult to learn also.
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Especially like the gecko pot, would love to see how it looks after glazing and firing. I found ceramics difficult to learn also.
I feel like the huge knife in your PFP should be involved, sometime next month when they actually thaw
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I feel like the huge knife in your PFP should be involved, sometime next month when they actually thaw
Really nice work. Also it looks like you were very lucky with that drip!
November 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Really nice work. Also it looks like you were very lucky with that drip!
I know I'm not quite black belt with trimming because mine doesn't sound like that. Something to aspire to
November 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I know I'm not quite black belt with trimming because mine doesn't sound like that. Something to aspire to
The carbon trapping and the glaze variation from kiln atmosphere is so nice with these. Such a great example of the kind of beautiful variety you get with high fire glazes. You can see how potters get so obsessed with a specific glaze that they play with it for decades!
November 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The carbon trapping and the glaze variation from kiln atmosphere is so nice with these. Such a great example of the kind of beautiful variety you get with high fire glazes. You can see how potters get so obsessed with a specific glaze that they play with it for decades!
Cone 10 reduction fired in a large shared studio gas kiln
November 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Cone 10 reduction fired in a large shared studio gas kiln
These are some slightly related experiments with shino glazed bowls that some of your experiments reminded me of
November 15, 2025 at 3:05 AM
These are some slightly related experiments with shino glazed bowls that some of your experiments reminded me of
I love the variety of color reflected in the metal. Amazing texture.
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I love the variety of color reflected in the metal. Amazing texture.
The massive conspiracy to get your kitchen projects going might have gone a little far on the targeted disengage-bait. You should see what we have in store when it's time to write again
October 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The massive conspiracy to get your kitchen projects going might have gone a little far on the targeted disengage-bait. You should see what we have in store when it's time to write again
Your handles, your shapes, the texture, the color: it all works together so well. Always glad to see your work. Thanks for sharing.
October 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Your handles, your shapes, the texture, the color: it all works together so well. Always glad to see your work. Thanks for sharing.
The mouth position at the end is what sells it to me. Beginning of a smile? Smirk? Grimace? You've really cracked the code here. The strategically unkempt hair also. Social media megastar
October 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The mouth position at the end is what sells it to me. Beginning of a smile? Smirk? Grimace? You've really cracked the code here. The strategically unkempt hair also. Social media megastar
I mean, I'm never going to desecrate your resting place, it's not in my spirit. But having come up with dickbutt, isn't that idea completely aligned with desecration? It's close to a platonic ideal of the least sacred thing. The butt has a dick. You did that.
October 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I mean, I'm never going to desecrate your resting place, it's not in my spirit. But having come up with dickbutt, isn't that idea completely aligned with desecration? It's close to a platonic ideal of the least sacred thing. The butt has a dick. You did that.
It's strange to congratulate you on feeling the zeitgeist for this and dickbutt but it's honestly amazing and well done. They are goin on your gravestone dude. That's crazy.
October 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It's strange to congratulate you on feeling the zeitgeist for this and dickbutt but it's honestly amazing and well done. They are goin on your gravestone dude. That's crazy.
Your slipwork is so amazing. All that layered texture! Thanks for sharing.
October 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Your slipwork is so amazing. All that layered texture! Thanks for sharing.
Really lovely mug. So nice that the soda adds so much variation to the surface.
October 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Really lovely mug. So nice that the soda adds so much variation to the surface.
You're knocking it out of the park with these. This is my favorite so far, I can see why you're obsessed with the palette. Thanks for sharing.
October 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
You're knocking it out of the park with these. This is my favorite so far, I can see why you're obsessed with the palette. Thanks for sharing.