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Page Kelly - Zephyr Valley Ceramics
@zephyrvalley.bsky.social
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Ceramic Artist, Theatre Mom, Dog & Cat Mom, Gardener - Idyllwild, CA https://patreon.com/ZephyrValley https://www.zephyrvalleypottery.com/ https://www.tiktok.com/@zephyr_valley_ceramics
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And then sometimes it doesn't tell you that you fucked something up until after you spent hours decorating it and a day firing it.
And in spite of these narcissistic behaviors, we love it anyway.
I have a LOT of tests to run the next few weeks. 😁
He should be careful. People are going to start to notice he doesn't know what he's doing.🙄
The last few seconds of loading and firing my kiln and the first few after the kiln is cool enough to open.
#pottery #ceramics #handmadepottery #handmadegifts
I don't watch baseball but I'm rooting for the Blue Jays.
All the horizontal surface are covered in pots!
8 colors x 5 plate shapes plus 31 test tiles equals a full kiln! Can’t wait! I’ll have lovelies to share in a couple days ☺️
After bisque is sanded and rinsed it gets a day to dry and then the bottoms get waxed.
So anyway, I'm going to go work on the first step on my glazing process. I'm going to throw my faith at the universe that all will be well, people will find joy in my ceramic work, and I'll be able to heal, stay self-employed, and support myself, my teen, and our three dogs and three cats.
5/5
Creativity, Kindness, Love, Community is really the point. And when your body gives you constant pain, sometimes more than a little Grace is needed. 4/5
I know intellectually that I am deeply loved and valued just for being me, but that upbringing where worth is tied to productivity is a helluva dogma to get over. I am sick unto death of worrying about making money. We all know that is not really what this one precious life is about. 3/?
for anyone else and keep anything looking like a 40 hour work week. I'm grateful for my studio practice, I can work when I can work, and no one is giving me the side eye, except myself.
I am attempting to make reasonable goals, but that stupid American upbringing keeps ringing in my ears. . . 2/?
I have been pondering lately if I should attempt to qualify as disabled. My multiple medical issues are all mostly invisible until recently when getting out of bed has become excruciating. I have been attempting to get a J O B for over a year, but now I wonder how I could manage to work 1/?
My 20 year old @skuttkilns.bsky.social kiln has survived yet another move!🥳 Puppy lives!!! Up next- first bisque in the new place.

#ceramics #madeinaskutt #ceramicart
Finishing the edges. I’m happily making so much work. I’m expecting at least 3 glaze loads out of this one bisque. And I have high hopes that I will be able to run that 1st bisque in a week! Just waiting on ventilation.
#pottery #ceramics #handmade #dishes #pottersofbluesky
Over 100 pieces in process with more to come. This first bisque in the new studio will be EPIC!

#handmade #pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky #dishes
Abolish ICE
Demilitarize Police
Defund Israel
Equity and Justice for ALL
Humans are Humans are Humans
Bodily Autonomy is a Human Right
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness is antithetical (and the antidote!) to Capitalism
Fuck Trump and his Fascist Regime
Hey pottery peeps! What gauge kanthal wire do you recommend for hanging objects? Ornaments, necklaces, earrings, or any other ceramic item a person might want to hang?
#pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #kanthalwire
Attention to the details of the edge finish is really important for the final piece.
#handmadepottery #pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky