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alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks! I used a scoring tool to rough up and then attach the fur layer onto the body. Kind of like felting.

alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · 2d

A little opossum for my first raku firing this month.

#pottery #ceramics #raku #opossum #sculpture

A sculpted clay North American opossum is sitting on a wooden work bench

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alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · 19d

This is so elegant! The color, the delicate details - every piece is lovely!

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alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · 27d

Your style captures them so beautifully! An adorable little devil!

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · Sep 10

You knowe how yn legendes someone doth fynde a cursed sworde that bringeth ruin upon them but thei do not cast it asyde by cause *part of the curse* ys that thei believe it ys a powirful magic sworde that ys helpinge ynstead of hurtinge? Anywaye, Gen AI...

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alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · Aug 30

WIP bird feeder with wizard tower vibes
#ceramics #slabpottery #handmade #birding #art

An unfired ceramic columnar bird feeder is sitting on a work table. The top is textured like a shingles roof and the body is carved to resemble a stone tower. A ceramic bird is attached to the roof.

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alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · Aug 24

Crashing-out opossum's sister mug, Trashy raccoon
#ceramics #art #handmade #mug #raccoon #pottery

A white ceramic mug with a hunter green handle and rim. A cartoon raccoon is painted on the front with "TRASHY" written above it.

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alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · Aug 23

The perfect mug for when you feel dead

#mug #ceramics #art #opossum #mood #handmade

A ceramic mug held up in front of a window. A fake-dead opossum is painted on the front with $#!* spelled out above it. The handle and rim of the mug are sage green.

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Welcome to Night Vale @nightvaleradio.bsky.social · Aug 6

One way to reduce stress is to meditate. Another way is to not live under a fascist government. This has been wellness tips!

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alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · Jul 26

Practice tiles with new mug designs turned out pretty good! I need to adjust some of the colors on the raccoon, but the opossum is perfect and I love him.
#pottery #ceramics #ceramicdesign #art #opossum #raccoon

Three ceramic tiles on a stainless steel counter. The first has a cartoon opossum playing dead with "$#!*" above it. One has a black cat arching its back with "no" written under it. The third has a cartoon raccoon with "TRASHY" written above it.

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alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · Jun 30

June reading log!
#readinglog #books

A reading log for June 2025. Small Gods by Terry Pratchett - 5 stars and favorite this month. Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett - 4.5 stars. The Walking Man by Jiro Taniguchi - 3 stars. Lore Olympus series reread - 5 stars. The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai - 4 stars.

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alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · Jun 28

The latest finished pieces from my weekly class. Can I offer you a screaming opossum in these trying times?
#ceramics #mugs #pottery #screaming

A ceramic mug with a carved and painted opossum screaming. The rim and handle are red.

A ceramic mug with a screaming opossum carved and painted in it. The rim and handle are aqua blue.

Both opossum mugs are side by side on a wooden table in a ceramics studio.

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connor clary @connorclary.bsky.social · May 8

the rapture will now be held at the Chicago Bean

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connor clary @connorclary.bsky.social · May 8

midwestern pope like p’ope let me scoot right past ya

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · May 8

I, for one, am tired of [gestures broadly]. I have grown weary of [points in all directions simultaneously].

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alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · May 7

A week late, but I'm here!

An April reading log with three books. "The Electric State" by Simon Stålenhag is ranked 5 stars and noted as the fa write this month. "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau is noted as DNF. "Unseen Academicals" by Terry Pratchett is also listed at 5 stars.

alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · Apr 26

Glazed some personal couples mugs for me and my husband today
#ceramics #themountaingoats #xkcd

Two unfired ceramic mugs are sitting on a wooden shelf. One is black with "there's a Mountain Goats song about that" in white text on the front. The other is white with "there's a relevant xkcd" in black text on the front.

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Artifact Process @artifactprocess.bsky.social · Apr 22

Ada Limón
#poetry

A poem by Ada Limon
A Name
When Eve walked among the animals and named them—nightingale, red-shouldered hawk, fiddler crab, fallow deer—I wonder if she ever wanted them to speak back, looked into their wide wonderful eyes and whispered, Name me, name me

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · Apr 21

I stopped attending Mass regularly in 1995 however I have never formally left the Church nor been excommunicated. the college of cardinals therefore has an opportunity to do something extremely funny. holler at yr boy, Rome

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alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · Apr 1

March reading wrap up!

A reading log for March 2025 that includes: Witch Hat Atelier vol.2, Burnout, Unnatural Magic, Alive at the End of the World, and Last Days. Unnatural Magic is noted as the monthly favorite. "A very cool magic-as-programming system and diverse and compelling pov characters."

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alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · Mar 29

Blue heron flower frog mark 2 was a moderate success! He still slumped a little, but he is actually usable.

#ikebana #pottery #ceramics #floralarrangement

An ikebana arrangement in a small, black ceramic bowl. The flower frog that the greenery and henbit are supported by also has a ceramic blue heron extending up from the water

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alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · Mar 22

A few pieces from the last glaze fire

A black ceramic bowl with three small feet. The front is decorated with an image of Calcifer from "Howl's Moving Castle".

A round ceramic berry bowl with flower-shaped drainage holes. The glaze is a gradient from celadon to pink to grass green

A square ceramic berry dish with flower-shaped drainage holes. The glaze is a gradient from celadon to pink to grass green

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alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · Mar 16

Obsessed with this! And the little sleeping pigeon friend on the toes!

alyssarosen.bsky.social @alyssarosen.bsky.social · Mar 14

This is beautiful!

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