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Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics

@ttanceramics.bsky.social

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Colorado potter. Also into food, skiing, biking, hiking, rafting to help keep sane. And cats. 🐈‍⬛ http://TTFunctionalCeramics.etsy.com

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Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Aug 6

No kidding!!! No wonder the name of your shop!! 😊

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Aug 5

It’s wonderful!! Thank you so much! Can’t leave a review till tomorrow but it will be done!
Thanks so much!!

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Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Aug 4

My husband is hard to buy gifts for. But he loves 🦕, & it was
so awesome to discover @tannedtrilobite.bsky.social here, who makes leather wallets with dinosaurs. The wallet just arrived & his wallet items transferred to new wallet in minutes!
Thanks Neil!! 👍
The perfect birthday gift!!!

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Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Aug 4

Oof. That’s me usually

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Aug 4

Very cool!

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Aug 1

Those look good!

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Aug 1

Was off SM for two weeks on a river trip. So nice to have been unplugged for a while.

Now I have to get caught up!
Got these 14 oz travel cups listed finally. Thinking of calling this glaze combo “moody blue”…

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jul 10

#pottery #ceramicbowls

I sold out of my hole-y bowls, which was exciting because now I can make more of them! Looking to explore some fun patterning with the cutouts.

I love the shadow play it creates.

Close up of a blue bowl that has round cut outs in various sizes at the rim, creating disparate patterns that allow light to go through and make interesting shadows.

Large bowl glazed in a seafoam green with a brown drippy rim. The interior has black brush strokes and red and yellow dot accents for contrast. The rim has round cutouts of various sizes in three parts of the bowl, creating an interesting negative space pattern.

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Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jul 8

Finally finished the commissioned teapot/mug/infuser/drip plate set.

Now I just hope it arrives safely!!! 🤞🤞

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jul 4

Yep

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jul 4

Wish we could, maybe we’ll make the next one! Thanks for the info

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jul 3

Just ordered one for the spouse who loves all things Dino!!!

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Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jul 3

Those are sooo cool!!

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Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jun 25

#birds

We have a pair of red tail hawks nesting nearby. I just saw one swoop right by our house- landed on our fence with his breakfast catch - a rabbit! I managed to get a photo out the window but also was able to get in the yard and capture more shots.
Feeling excited and lucky I got to see this

Red tail hawk with a rabbit catch, landing on our fence.

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jun 25

I’ve always said I wouldn’t do any commission work. I lied, as I agreed to make this tea set!

The tea steeper fits in the mug as well as the teapot. And the drip plate can be used over the steeper to keep things warm, either in the mug/teapot. hope the glaze firing works out. 🤞
#pottery #teaset

WIP: teapot with matching tea mug. Matching infuser and drip plate next to the tea mug. Freshly trimmed and drying.

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jun 24

Hope it turns up!

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jun 24

? Why would it have been separated?!! 🫤

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Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jun 22

#pottery #rakuware #rakufiring

I did a raku firing with my class last week. There was enough space for me to get these round vases in, a white crackle glaze. I wish I’d got darker crackle lines. The small dark spots are actually micro crackles.

Three round raku white crackle vases with a green rim. The crackles are varied in size, with some dark black spots that are actually micro crackles in the glaze.

Close up of a white crackle raku fired pot. The small dark splotches are actually micro crackles.

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jun 21

Thanks! 😊

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jun 21

Thank you!

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jun 20

#pottery #lightplay

I was using a small herb stripper one night for a whole bunch of herbs. Got sick of it filling up so quickly. So I made larger ones but also decided to play with patterns the holes make. Could also be a nice unique fruit bowl. Now to get them listed.

Like my hole-y bowls?

Teal green shallow bowl with holes cut out on three sides. Black brush strokes on the inside with red/yellow dot accents on the inside for an abstract aesthetic.

Ocean blue bowl with holes cut out on three sides. Black brush strokes on the inside with red/yellow dot accents on the inside for an abstract aesthetic.
Places on a wood table in the sunshine , letting the light go through the punched hole patterns

Bowl with holes cut out on the rim creating a fun pattern, with mandarin oranges inside, a nice contrast to the ocean blue glaze.

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Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jun 14

Yes, you’re right.
“The porosity of earthenware also means that the clay… does not hold liquids well …the addition of a properly fired glaze will make a vessel water-tight.” From ceramic.school/understandin...
Maybe the sealant will help. But wonder about the glaze you’re using?

Understanding Clay Bodies Part 1: Earthenware - The Ceramic School

In Part 1 of our Understanding Clay Bodies series, we’re taking a close look at earthenware. Join us as we explore its fascinating history and unique traits.

ceramic.school

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jun 14

? Sounds like the clay isn’t vitrified?

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Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jun 14

I’d love to see your version!!

Tina Tan, TTFunctional Ceramics @ttanceramics.bsky.social · Jun 11

😆 yeah I’m not counting on it…!!