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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 1d

I know I posted this one before, but I got a good shot in the lighting booth last night and thought I should share again.

#ceramics #pottery #canadianceramics

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 2d

Carved mug in porcelain with local celadon glaze. Wood fired to cone 10.

#ceramics #pottery #woodfiredpottery #wildglaze

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 11d

If you'd like to help me clear out my studio I'd like to help you fill your kitchen with new pots! This Saturday (one day only, 10am to 3pm) is my annual seconds sale, where you can get oddities, experiments, demo pieces, discontinued items, and imperfections for half price or better. #pottery

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 11d

Home again. And able to have a more relaxed look at these pots. Here's an ash glaze (that we call Miso Gravy) on a ship mug. Vinny's happy to have me home.

#pottery #ceramics #canadianceramics #wildglaze #woodfiredpottery

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 12d

A few pics from the gallery in Letterkenny

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 15d

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 16d

Stop number two on the gallery tour - Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny Ireland. Here's Kym Greeley putting the final touches on her installation. More pics as soon as we finish install. Opening reception is tomorrow afternoon.

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks for the info, I'll definitely check it out

Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 20d

I'm arriving in Dublin tomorrow morning. Sad to have missed this exhibition.

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 21d

Off on a little gallery tour now. They put my piece on the cover of the catalogue! The opening reception is tomorrow 2-4 at the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery. The show looks amazing!

#pottery #ceramics #canadianceramics

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks! It works about 50% of the time haha!

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 23d

Nice colour combo on this thrown and altered porcelain vase. The bare porcelain flashes orange and the glaze is the perfect complement. The glaze is 50% granite, 20% quartz, 20% limestone, and 10% clay, all sourced from nearby.

#pottery #ceramics #canadianceramics #wildglaze

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 24d

Four new mugs with 100% local glaze.

1 - Nuka wood ash glaze on local stoneware
2 - Sea salt shino on PSH 580 stoneware
3 - ??? (maybe tenmoku) on local stoneware
4 - Bone ash glaze (with actual fin whale skull bone ash!) on PSH stoneware

#pottery #ceramics #wildglaze #wildclay #canadianceramics

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 26d

Great results from the woodfiring. Porcelain with copper glaze, fired to cone 10.

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 27d

One last reminder - registration for Forage and Fire 2026 opens at 5pm today. Here's the link: www.wildcovepottery.ca/collections/...

#pottery #ceramics #canadianceramics #woodfiredpottery

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 27d

It's so nice...

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 28d

Last important thing to do is play with the pretty fire

#pottery #ceramics #woodfiredpottery #woodfirekiln

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 28d

Self portrait in soot

#kiln #pottery #ceramics #woodfirekiln

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 29d

Just about to hit 1000C.

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · 29d

Got the kiln going early this morning. Sunrise just around the corner.

#pottery #ceramics #woodfiredpottery #canadianceramics

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · Sep 16

Registration for Forage and Fire 2026 opens at 5pm on Monday! This is a foraging, glazing, and wood-firing workshop for folks with at least a little previous experience making ceramics. Full course description: www.wildcovepottery.ca/collections/...

#pottery #ceramics #woodfiring #canadianceramics

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · Sep 14

Ten rock samples ready to be analyzed for (hopefully) iron, chromium, manganese, titanium, nickel, zirconium and other glaze colourants.

#wildglaze #ceramicglaze #ceramics #pottery

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · Sep 13

Chop chop! Now that the fire ban is definitely, officially over (for real!) it's time to light the kiln. I even checked with my local volunteer fire department chief, just to be extra cautious, and he said "Have at 'er!" New pots by the end of the week!

#pottery #ceramics #woodfiredpottery

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · Sep 9

Sounds like a good reason to make MORE pots.

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Michael Flaherty @wildcovepottery.bsky.social · Sep 5

I know your struggle. I'm at 9 clays right now, and four different firing temperatures :/

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