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Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 2h

Funny how the child who never allows me personal space gets a little grumpy when I return the favor

Woman in glasses aggressively cuddling a grumpy tortie cat

Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 2h

In terms of what sells well we found at the market this summer stuff like soap dispensers with pumps or bottles with oil spouts sold really well. People like something with a purpose already laid out for it 😀 And yes plant pots would likely do well also!

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Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 2h

Hrm, dunno I’ve never tried to sell one :) I think the cheese sized or butter sized options would be a bigger seller.

Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 3h

Yep! Though it’s an extra challenge if you throw a bottom plate as well - and even more if it has a channel in it for the cloche lid. This is the one I did and I like it except the top sunk a bit in firing because it was so horizontal.

A ceramic cloche lid and plate sitting in a deck railing. The lid has a hexagonal handle.

Top view of a ceramic cloche lid and plate sitting in a deck railing. The lid has a hexagonal handle. The plate has a hexagonal pattern indented into it and the lid has a matching pattern from tape resist.

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Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 4h

Yeah we made them in a class with a base plate and the handled top and it seems like there’d be many ways to alter in interesting ways.

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Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 5h

Cloches!

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They Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · 5h

Late-breaking news: we are joining our pal Susan Orleans celebrating her new book, playing a couple of songs on stage at Symphony Space this Wednesday. Star-studded line up of speakers too!
www.symphonyspace.org/events/susan...

Susan Orlean, Joyride

Symphony Space is a performing arts center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan offering theater, film, literature, music, dance and family entertainment. Our mission is to connect art, ideas, and comm...

www.symphonyspace.org

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They Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · 18h

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19h

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

When Republicans are pre-butting a pro-democracy rally like No Kings and making shit up left and right to scare people, you know they're losing and in panic mode.

Pedal to the floor.

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Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 1d

It’s the whole “I’m in a dark cave with stone walls and then there’s a ball” full scope of the image 😆

Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 1d

lol I figured :)

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Sheila Rayyan @sheilarayyanart.bsky.social · 1d

Fresh from the kiln. I’ll be bringing these little boos to Illuxcon in a little over a week.
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@ixarts.bsky.social #artshow #ceramics #spookyseason

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Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 1d

Scheming!

Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 1d

The tortietude is strong

Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 1d

The precious baby kitten/demon child in question.

A small tortie cat sitting up and looking to the right of the camera

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Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 1d

It’s funny how my precious baby kitten who has never done anything wrong looks a lot like the demon child who drives me insane.

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Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 1d

Oh hey it’s the start of another (probably) three day headache

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Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 1d

Suddenly I feel like Indiana Jones

Ravenheart Ceramics @ravenheartceramics.bsky.social · 1d

About to open this baby up and see what we've got

Photo of the interior of a Japanese-style, wood-fired anagama kiln just prior to opening

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Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like a turtle shell!

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 1d

Finally I can share this here in all its glory. Besides conveying the vibe of my book perfectly, I also resonate with this design personally more than I knew I could reasonably expect. I’m obsessed. I’m in love with it. I hope you love it, too.

Illustration by Tracy J. Lee, design by Emma Hardy.

A nonbinary character in shadow embraces a swirl of colors with a human-like shape, surrounded by ghosts with various facial expressions from scary to whimsical. Text reads: I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD, M.J. Beasi.

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M.J. Beasi @mjbeasi.com · 1d

Page Street YA & I collaborated on an Instagram post today celebrating my debut’s cover (check out my Insta to read notes from the designer!). We also included this graphic to give you an idea of some things you can expect behind the cover when the book is released in March!

I’M SORRY, NEW JERSEY.

Cover image for I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD by M.J. Beasi, featuring a young transmasc nonbinary person embracing a swirl of colors in the shape of another person, surrounded by ghosts, with a series of tropes and other elements to be found in the book, T4T Romance, Giving up the ghost (literally), Twins Take Manhattan, Loud Theater Kids, “My DNA is 50% Murder,” Friends to Lovers, Unkempt Disaster Queer, Family Secrets, New Jersey Slander, “I see dead people,” Be Gay, Do Crime, Snarky MC, Weekend Roat Trip.

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Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 2d

Coworker is sleepy

Close up of a small tortie cat sleeping with her head upside down on top of her back leg.

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Bridget @bridgetmakesthings.bsky.social · 2d

Halloween!

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Andrea @jkpolk.bsky.social · 2d

I’m just yearning for lunch

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