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Erika Rier

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Interdisciplinary artist making ceramics and zines while secretly writing science fiction novellas. https://linktr.ee/erika_rier

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Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 11d

I just finished making a batch of mini 2026 calendars!!

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Mini 2026 Illustrated Calendar — Erika Rier

My 2026 calendar is here filled with wacky illustrations inspired by pages of my sketchbook. The calendar is 5.5"x4.25" closed and 5.5"x8.5" open.. It's printed on velvety cardstock. Each month featur...

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Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 15h

I wish any of that would help, but with every accusation this administration makes, it is also a confession. Considering what they are accusing Portland of, I think this has the potential to get very bad. I’m glad you are staying positive but I cannot as long as this toxic rhetoric persists.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 15h

I don’t get terrified easily, but the unhinged level of lies and deceit being spun about our fair city of Portland at the moment has me genuinely terrified.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 15h

God bless this frog, the only thing keeping me going.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 20h

No matter how many brunch places open here it is still always impossible to get a table no matter the day of the week.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 20h

I won’t be doing a shop update today but my shop is well stocked with ceramic and art comics if you’re looking for a little treat in these dark times.

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Side view of a slab-built, handpainted mug with a woman’s face with a 3d nose, pink hair, and a happy little flower.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 20h

I think the thing that freaks me out most about everything the administration is saying about Portland is that they seem to live by the idea that every accusation is a confession. What they are accusing us of is pretty terrifying, so is that what they are planning on doing to our city?

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 20h

I feel like the media is at this point just actively aiding the administration in the mischaracterizations of Portland.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 22h

How much longer can I take this level of global and professional stress, friends? I need like a year long artist residency to Antarctica or something.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 22h

Thank you so much!

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 22h

I’ve been so busy preparing for my show that sadly I did not get to draw my husband a birthday card. He looks forward to my morning the comics with the anticipation of a 7 year old waiting for the comic section of the newspaper 50 years ago though so today’s comic is for him.

A three panel comic with two girls and a snake

Panel 1

Girl 1: Her can you 2 do me a favor?

Girl 2 & snake: sure

Panel 2:

Girl 1: <whisper whisper whisper >

Girl 2 & snake: sure we can do that

Panel 3:

All three characters: happy birthday, joel

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 22h

Thank you! These are all for an exhibit I have opening in about a week and I’ll be posting a ton of photos from it.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 22h

Please, push against this narrative whenever you come across it. If you know people who believe this send them every video you can find showing that we are a peaceful city full of Americans just trying to get by like everyone else…well regular Americans with much better coffee.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 22h

In larger cities, federal forces can’t possibly pull off massive things without the world noticing. Portland itself doesn’t even have a million residents, and my fear is that federal agents can do a lot more damage in a city with such a small population.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 22h

Portland is a peaceful beautiful city. I will not even go down the road of, “of course we have our problems,” because every city has problems. There is nothing here that warrants any level of federal intervention. We are also not a big city, and this is what makes me afraid.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 22h

Friends, the rhetoric this administration is using about Portland, OR, the city in which I live, is growing incredibly alarming. My fear that they are going to come here and start doing the things they say are happening here themselves feels like a very real threat.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 1d

The more ambitious the slower you need to dry and the more carefully you need to fire.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 1d

It happens very rarely for me. In a show like that, they are rushing the drying process which is what is going to cause most of the breakage.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 1d

Finally finished firing everything for my show opening on the 17th in Portland, OR! Here’s a video of the gold luster pieces before and after✨✨✨✨

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 1d

There are three kinds of handle users; 1)People who like a handle that fits their hand perfectly, 2)people who hold their mug without using the handle, & 3)people who like to wrap their fingers around the mug through the handle. This mug is perfect if you fall into the third category. Any Questions?

Any Questions Lidded Mug with Knuckleduster Handle and 22k Gold Luster — Erika Rier

There are three kinds of handle users; (1) People who like a handle that fits their hand perfectly, (2) people who hold their mug without using the handle, and (3) people who like to wrap their finge...

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Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 1d

New day, new characters for my daily comic.

One panel comic featuring to girls and a snake. One girl stands on the head of another who is lying in an uncomfortable position. The standing girl holds a snake in her outstretched arm

Standing girl: how much longer can you hang on down there

Snake: she’s not looking so good

Woman on ground: if I understood what we were doing, I could probably hold up longer.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you 🥰

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 2d

The transformation of these plates from bisque through glaze is ✨✨✨

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 3d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

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Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 2d

I guess ICE Barbie is coming to Portland today, how fast can we get a couple thousand frog costumes friends.

Erika Rier @erikarier.bsky.social · 2d

I’m in the home stretch of finishing work for my upcoming show CACOPHONY opening October 17th here in Portland, OR at the Purple Door Gallery. One part of the show will be a wall mounted plate installation consisting of almost 50 handpainted ceramic plates. Here are a couple that will be included.

Handpainted ceramic plate of a pink haired woman with happy flowers in her hair who is missing an eye saying: tell me more

handpainted ceramic plate of a black haired woman wearing a flower crown and a large lock around her neck saying: I’m more of a me getting into stuff for myself kind of person

Hand painted porcelain plate of a blonde woman with a flower crown saying: I still have hope and a glow

A handpainted ceramic plate of a green haired woman with spider eyes saying: at least I can sleep when I’m dead