Clay Flambé
@cleanmuddauber.bsky.social
Wood-fired ceramics, mostly
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Mushroom pics, in season
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Here instead of Insta because of Ayn Randian oligarchical tech brah bull
.
Disobeying fascist conformity in advance (and during, and ever after)
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Mushroom pics, in season
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Here instead of Insta because of Ayn Randian oligarchical tech brah bull
.
Disobeying fascist conformity in advance (and during, and ever after)
Lid trimmed, flashing slip atomized, mason stain brushed, porcelain finger swiped
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Gotta stop somewhere
.
This seems like the spot
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
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Gotta stop somewhere
.
This seems like the spot
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 23, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Lid trimmed, flashing slip atomized, mason stain brushed, porcelain finger swiped
.
Gotta stop somewhere
.
This seems like the spot
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Gotta stop somewhere
.
This seems like the spot
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Looking with a critical eye
.
Realized the knob on the lid was too small
.
There, it's much better now
.
Still have to trim the lid to fit the gallery, do the deco
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Don't think I'll make more of these for the next firing
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#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
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Realized the knob on the lid was too small
.
There, it's much better now
.
Still have to trim the lid to fit the gallery, do the deco
.
Don't think I'll make more of these for the next firing
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 22, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Looking with a critical eye
.
Realized the knob on the lid was too small
.
There, it's much better now
.
Still have to trim the lid to fit the gallery, do the deco
.
Don't think I'll make more of these for the next firing
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Realized the knob on the lid was too small
.
There, it's much better now
.
Still have to trim the lid to fit the gallery, do the deco
.
Don't think I'll make more of these for the next firing
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
I'd biscuit the greenware, but it's too cold
.
Prefer not to risk freezing pieces while loading the Skutt
.
Temps should be higher tomorrow, so maybe then
.
It's getting very cold, after
.
Hope it puts a crimp in the Grab n Go Gestapo's operations
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire
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Prefer not to risk freezing pieces while loading the Skutt
.
Temps should be higher tomorrow, so maybe then
.
It's getting very cold, after
.
Hope it puts a crimp in the Grab n Go Gestapo's operations
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire
January 21, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I'd biscuit the greenware, but it's too cold
.
Prefer not to risk freezing pieces while loading the Skutt
.
Temps should be higher tomorrow, so maybe then
.
It's getting very cold, after
.
Hope it puts a crimp in the Grab n Go Gestapo's operations
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire
.
Prefer not to risk freezing pieces while loading the Skutt
.
Temps should be higher tomorrow, so maybe then
.
It's getting very cold, after
.
Hope it puts a crimp in the Grab n Go Gestapo's operations
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire
Reposted by Clay Flambé
this dance
living breathing
unfolding beauty
living breathing
unfolding beauty
January 21, 2026 at 7:00 AM
this dance
living breathing
unfolding beauty
living breathing
unfolding beauty
The cannisters still
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Lugs on Papa Bear, lid's knobbed but it still needs a trim to fit the gallery
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Momma Bear got brushed iron mason stain and finger-swiped porcelain slip
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Baby Bear got the same, plus Randy Johnston flashing slip blown over
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#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire
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Lugs on Papa Bear, lid's knobbed but it still needs a trim to fit the gallery
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Momma Bear got brushed iron mason stain and finger-swiped porcelain slip
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Baby Bear got the same, plus Randy Johnston flashing slip blown over
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#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire
January 21, 2026 at 1:51 AM
The cannisters still
.
Lugs on Papa Bear, lid's knobbed but it still needs a trim to fit the gallery
.
Momma Bear got brushed iron mason stain and finger-swiped porcelain slip
.
Baby Bear got the same, plus Randy Johnston flashing slip blown over
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire
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Lugs on Papa Bear, lid's knobbed but it still needs a trim to fit the gallery
.
Momma Bear got brushed iron mason stain and finger-swiped porcelain slip
.
Baby Bear got the same, plus Randy Johnston flashing slip blown over
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire
The big baby wrote to the Norwegian PM demanding Greenland because he feels slighted that he wasn't awarded a Nobel Peace Prize "for stopping 8 wars, PLUS." Only the very bestest peacemaker wants a civil war in Minnesota and WWIII at the same time, because the FIFA peace prize just doesn't cut it
January 19, 2026 at 12:39 PM
The big baby wrote to the Norwegian PM demanding Greenland because he feels slighted that he wasn't awarded a Nobel Peace Prize "for stopping 8 wars, PLUS." Only the very bestest peacemaker wants a civil war in Minnesota and WWIII at the same time, because the FIFA peace prize just doesn't cut it
Where it stands with the cans
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Jim Dugan mug and sponge for scale
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I now remember why I don't often make these
.
They take too long
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Lids still need to dry a little more to trim
.
Have yet to turn the big one
.
Tomorrow
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Jim Dugan mug and sponge for scale
.
I now remember why I don't often make these
.
They take too long
.
Lids still need to dry a little more to trim
.
Have yet to turn the big one
.
Tomorrow
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 18, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Where it stands with the cans
.
Jim Dugan mug and sponge for scale
.
I now remember why I don't often make these
.
They take too long
.
Lids still need to dry a little more to trim
.
Have yet to turn the big one
.
Tomorrow
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Jim Dugan mug and sponge for scale
.
I now remember why I don't often make these
.
They take too long
.
Lids still need to dry a little more to trim
.
Have yet to turn the big one
.
Tomorrow
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
He intrudes everywhere
.
The first thing you now ask on waking: "Is he dead yet?"
.
You used to wonder what's wrong with him
.
But then realized he's just the pus and corruption from Amerikan wounds never fully debrided
.
The obstacle in the way of us being free to instead of being free from--
.
US
.
The first thing you now ask on waking: "Is he dead yet?"
.
You used to wonder what's wrong with him
.
But then realized he's just the pus and corruption from Amerikan wounds never fully debrided
.
The obstacle in the way of us being free to instead of being free from--
.
US
January 18, 2026 at 1:27 PM
He intrudes everywhere
.
The first thing you now ask on waking: "Is he dead yet?"
.
You used to wonder what's wrong with him
.
But then realized he's just the pus and corruption from Amerikan wounds never fully debrided
.
The obstacle in the way of us being free to instead of being free from--
.
US
.
The first thing you now ask on waking: "Is he dead yet?"
.
You used to wonder what's wrong with him
.
But then realized he's just the pus and corruption from Amerikan wounds never fully debrided
.
The obstacle in the way of us being free to instead of being free from--
.
US
Moving along
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It's snowing here in Maine
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Ready for ICE to form
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Goggles ✅ Whistle ✅ Numbers memorized ✅
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The lugs are on
.
Like ears
.
Close, not identical, organic
.
Lid isn't yet dry enough to fit the gallery, as you can see
.
A demain donc
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#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire
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It's snowing here in Maine
.
Ready for ICE to form
.
Goggles ✅ Whistle ✅ Numbers memorized ✅
.
The lugs are on
.
Like ears
.
Close, not identical, organic
.
Lid isn't yet dry enough to fit the gallery, as you can see
.
A demain donc
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire
January 17, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Moving along
.
It's snowing here in Maine
.
Ready for ICE to form
.
Goggles ✅ Whistle ✅ Numbers memorized ✅
.
The lugs are on
.
Like ears
.
Close, not identical, organic
.
Lid isn't yet dry enough to fit the gallery, as you can see
.
A demain donc
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire
.
It's snowing here in Maine
.
Ready for ICE to form
.
Goggles ✅ Whistle ✅ Numbers memorized ✅
.
The lugs are on
.
Like ears
.
Close, not identical, organic
.
Lid isn't yet dry enough to fit the gallery, as you can see
.
A demain donc
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire
The smallest of the three cans I'm working on, midstage
.
Threw a knob after a first pass at trimming the lid
.
I trim in stages, for a nice fit (so the lid doesn't rattle around)
.
The plastic? To avoid the lid being captured by the gallery as the clay shrinks
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#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery
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Threw a knob after a first pass at trimming the lid
.
I trim in stages, for a nice fit (so the lid doesn't rattle around)
.
The plastic? To avoid the lid being captured by the gallery as the clay shrinks
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery
January 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
The smallest of the three cans I'm working on, midstage
.
Threw a knob after a first pass at trimming the lid
.
I trim in stages, for a nice fit (so the lid doesn't rattle around)
.
The plastic? To avoid the lid being captured by the gallery as the clay shrinks
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery
.
Threw a knob after a first pass at trimming the lid
.
I trim in stages, for a nice fit (so the lid doesn't rattle around)
.
The plastic? To avoid the lid being captured by the gallery as the clay shrinks
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery
Decided to throw an 8 lb can to go with the 6 and 4 lb can
.
They look better at larger scales, I think
.
Only had time to turn the bottom of the 4 lber
.
Wrap it up, tomorrow then
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
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They look better at larger scales, I think
.
Only had time to turn the bottom of the 4 lber
.
Wrap it up, tomorrow then
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 15, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Decided to throw an 8 lb can to go with the 6 and 4 lb can
.
They look better at larger scales, I think
.
Only had time to turn the bottom of the 4 lber
.
Wrap it up, tomorrow then
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
They look better at larger scales, I think
.
Only had time to turn the bottom of the 4 lber
.
Wrap it up, tomorrow then
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Couple of freshly-thrown cannisters and lids
.
The larger was thrown with a little less than a kilo more than the smaller
.
I'll leave them to set up, trim them tomorrow and add lug handles on the bodies, knobs on the lids
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
The larger was thrown with a little less than a kilo more than the smaller
.
I'll leave them to set up, trim them tomorrow and add lug handles on the bodies, knobs on the lids
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 14, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Couple of freshly-thrown cannisters and lids
.
The larger was thrown with a little less than a kilo more than the smaller
.
I'll leave them to set up, trim them tomorrow and add lug handles on the bodies, knobs on the lids
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
The larger was thrown with a little less than a kilo more than the smaller
.
I'll leave them to set up, trim them tomorrow and add lug handles on the bodies, knobs on the lids
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Future whiskey cups form up
like cavalry
.
In some imagined Hetairoi battle phalanx
.
Sometime down the line, if they survive the flame
.
They'll mow you down as you mow them down
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
like cavalry
.
In some imagined Hetairoi battle phalanx
.
Sometime down the line, if they survive the flame
.
They'll mow you down as you mow them down
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 14, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Future whiskey cups form up
like cavalry
.
In some imagined Hetairoi battle phalanx
.
Sometime down the line, if they survive the flame
.
They'll mow you down as you mow them down
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
like cavalry
.
In some imagined Hetairoi battle phalanx
.
Sometime down the line, if they survive the flame
.
They'll mow you down as you mow them down
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Friend lost a spruce in a recent wind storm
.
One thing about wood firing a kiln in Maine--there's no shortage of fuel if you have a chainsaw, pulp hook, trailer and pickup
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
One thing about wood firing a kiln in Maine--there's no shortage of fuel if you have a chainsaw, pulp hook, trailer and pickup
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Friend lost a spruce in a recent wind storm
.
One thing about wood firing a kiln in Maine--there's no shortage of fuel if you have a chainsaw, pulp hook, trailer and pickup
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
One thing about wood firing a kiln in Maine--there's no shortage of fuel if you have a chainsaw, pulp hook, trailer and pickup
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
If you desire decent healthcare,
Orange distracts with claims of lawfare
.
You note Danes are part of NATO,
Krasnov bellows, "Is potato!"
.
The Fed Chair's reno is a crime,
East Wing demo?--It's not your dime
.
If you protest the fascist state,
Pedo Preznit shoot off your face
.
#hudibrastic
Orange distracts with claims of lawfare
.
You note Danes are part of NATO,
Krasnov bellows, "Is potato!"
.
The Fed Chair's reno is a crime,
East Wing demo?--It's not your dime
.
If you protest the fascist state,
Pedo Preznit shoot off your face
.
#hudibrastic
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
If you desire decent healthcare,
Orange distracts with claims of lawfare
.
You note Danes are part of NATO,
Krasnov bellows, "Is potato!"
.
The Fed Chair's reno is a crime,
East Wing demo?--It's not your dime
.
If you protest the fascist state,
Pedo Preznit shoot off your face
.
#hudibrastic
Orange distracts with claims of lawfare
.
You note Danes are part of NATO,
Krasnov bellows, "Is potato!"
.
The Fed Chair's reno is a crime,
East Wing demo?--It's not your dime
.
If you protest the fascist state,
Pedo Preznit shoot off your face
.
#hudibrastic
If he can play Acting President of Venezuela and all the oil is his, I wanna be the Amazonian brujo in charge of all future hallucinations, thank you
January 12, 2026 at 2:13 PM
If he can play Acting President of Venezuela and all the oil is his, I wanna be the Amazonian brujo in charge of all future hallucinations, thank you
Nothing thrown by hand is identical, not really
.
Matter of degree
.
Certain forms seem harder to get close
.
Like these miniature onggi shapes
.
For liquor, not kimchi, obvi
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Matter of degree
.
Certain forms seem harder to get close
.
Like these miniature onggi shapes
.
For liquor, not kimchi, obvi
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 11, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Nothing thrown by hand is identical, not really
.
Matter of degree
.
Certain forms seem harder to get close
.
Like these miniature onggi shapes
.
For liquor, not kimchi, obvi
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Matter of degree
.
Certain forms seem harder to get close
.
Like these miniature onggi shapes
.
For liquor, not kimchi, obvi
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Four-bowl set
.
Had to re-throw the largest two because they were too short
.
Not about to cut down the rim on the largest, even though it's still a little tall
.
It should shrink some more, anyway
.
Time to slip it
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
.
Had to re-throw the largest two because they were too short
.
Not about to cut down the rim on the largest, even though it's still a little tall
.
It should shrink some more, anyway
.
Time to slip it
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
January 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Four-bowl set
.
Had to re-throw the largest two because they were too short
.
Not about to cut down the rim on the largest, even though it's still a little tall
.
It should shrink some more, anyway
.
Time to slip it
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
.
Had to re-throw the largest two because they were too short
.
Not about to cut down the rim on the largest, even though it's still a little tall
.
It should shrink some more, anyway
.
Time to slip it
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Bottles look better in groups, for some reason
.
Think I prefer the curve's apogee to be lower, as on the left
.
Yet to trim the new one on the right
.
I'll bring the curve further down, toward the base
.
Oh yeah
.
Fuck ICE
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Think I prefer the curve's apogee to be lower, as on the left
.
Yet to trim the new one on the right
.
I'll bring the curve further down, toward the base
.
Oh yeah
.
Fuck ICE
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 8, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Bottles look better in groups, for some reason
.
Think I prefer the curve's apogee to be lower, as on the left
.
Yet to trim the new one on the right
.
I'll bring the curve further down, toward the base
.
Oh yeah
.
Fuck ICE
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Think I prefer the curve's apogee to be lower, as on the left
.
Yet to trim the new one on the right
.
I'll bring the curve further down, toward the base
.
Oh yeah
.
Fuck ICE
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Reposted by Clay Flambé
Re-threw the penultimate nesting bowl yesterday, the largest today
.
Width was fine, but both needed more height to make all four rims even
.
Shrinkage in the vertical d is not directly proportional to mass, it's greater
.
Bottle/vase got slipped too
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodkiln
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Width was fine, but both needed more height to make all four rims even
.
Shrinkage in the vertical d is not directly proportional to mass, it's greater
.
Bottle/vase got slipped too
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodkiln
January 7, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Re-threw the penultimate nesting bowl yesterday, the largest today
.
Width was fine, but both needed more height to make all four rims even
.
Shrinkage in the vertical d is not directly proportional to mass, it's greater
.
Bottle/vase got slipped too
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodkiln
.
Width was fine, but both needed more height to make all four rims even
.
Shrinkage in the vertical d is not directly proportional to mass, it's greater
.
Bottle/vase got slipped too
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodkiln
Clay pillows from which one might drink something nice
.
If the kiln gods allow
.
Clinical inexactitude
.
That's exactly what it is
.
Organic forms that aim in a general direction
.
Up Down This Way That Way
.
Bottoms up
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
If the kiln gods allow
.
Clinical inexactitude
.
That's exactly what it is
.
Organic forms that aim in a general direction
.
Up Down This Way That Way
.
Bottoms up
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 6, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Clay pillows from which one might drink something nice
.
If the kiln gods allow
.
Clinical inexactitude
.
That's exactly what it is
.
Organic forms that aim in a general direction
.
Up Down This Way That Way
.
Bottoms up
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
If the kiln gods allow
.
Clinical inexactitude
.
That's exactly what it is
.
Organic forms that aim in a general direction
.
Up Down This Way That Way
.
Bottoms up
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Threw an 8 lb/3½ kg bowl to replace the second-largest one in the four-bowl nesting set
.
Also a squat 4 lb/1¾ kg bottle vase
.
Not entirely pleased with the silhouette on the top third
.
Perhaps more collaring down next time
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Also a squat 4 lb/1¾ kg bottle vase
.
Not entirely pleased with the silhouette on the top third
.
Perhaps more collaring down next time
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 5, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Threw an 8 lb/3½ kg bowl to replace the second-largest one in the four-bowl nesting set
.
Also a squat 4 lb/1¾ kg bottle vase
.
Not entirely pleased with the silhouette on the top third
.
Perhaps more collaring down next time
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Also a squat 4 lb/1¾ kg bottle vase
.
Not entirely pleased with the silhouette on the top third
.
Perhaps more collaring down next time
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
The Munroe Doctrine gave way to the Rules-Based Order
.
The Rules-Based Order gives way to the Dumtrump Doctrine?
.
Spheres of influence my ass
.
More like chaos
.
In the meantime
.
The first two and last two nest nicely
.
Not so much the middle two
.
#dumptrump #pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery
.
The Rules-Based Order gives way to the Dumtrump Doctrine?
.
Spheres of influence my ass
.
More like chaos
.
In the meantime
.
The first two and last two nest nicely
.
Not so much the middle two
.
#dumptrump #pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery
January 4, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The Munroe Doctrine gave way to the Rules-Based Order
.
The Rules-Based Order gives way to the Dumtrump Doctrine?
.
Spheres of influence my ass
.
More like chaos
.
In the meantime
.
The first two and last two nest nicely
.
Not so much the middle two
.
#dumptrump #pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery
.
The Rules-Based Order gives way to the Dumtrump Doctrine?
.
Spheres of influence my ass
.
More like chaos
.
In the meantime
.
The first two and last two nest nicely
.
Not so much the middle two
.
#dumptrump #pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery
Murderer abductor rapist pedophile pillager defiler fraudster fascist racist psychopath sadist idiot
.
I'm sure I left a few crimes out, a few derangements
.
I'm sure I left a few crimes out, a few derangements
January 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Murderer abductor rapist pedophile pillager defiler fraudster fascist racist psychopath sadist idiot
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I'm sure I left a few crimes out, a few derangements
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I'm sure I left a few crimes out, a few derangements