Dirtartceramics
@dmccowan.bsky.social
Potter in RVA when I'm not managing technology projects
getting the studio workshop.back in order snd making a sphere
August 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
getting the studio workshop.back in order snd making a sphere
Fantastic week long workshop in Italylast week
August 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Fantastic week long workshop in Italylast week
Basement studio workspace sump pump work started
June 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Basement studio workspace sump pump work started
Great day at the school music art festival
May 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Great day at the school music art festival
Western glaze combos. Really impressed. Great fit. Standard cone 10 orange stone clay. #ceramics #pottery ##cone10oxidation
April 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Western glaze combos. Really impressed. Great fit. Standard cone 10 orange stone clay. #ceramics #pottery ##cone10oxidation
Low fire jewelery lovlies from the kiln today. I will liven them up with some gold/silver and pearl luster. #ceramics #pottery #lowfireceramics #dirtartceramics #clayinrva #handmadeinrva
April 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Low fire jewelery lovlies from the kiln today. I will liven them up with some gold/silver and pearl luster. #ceramics #pottery #lowfireceramics #dirtartceramics #clayinrva #handmadeinrva
The @westernglaze test tiles came out great! Will show my combos tomorrow. Paint "pens" and I am putting together my stand-up desk. Easy easy. #ceramics #pottery #cone10oxidation
April 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The @westernglaze test tiles came out great! Will show my combos tomorrow. Paint "pens" and I am putting together my stand-up desk. Easy easy. #ceramics #pottery #cone10oxidation
Test tubes 😏 drying. I love every stage of ceramics, even when I don't. #dirtartceramics
April 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Test tubes 😏 drying. I love every stage of ceramics, even when I don't. #dirtartceramics
Making some rough and ready test tiles with cone 10 ornage stone clay. Plan to run an electric cone 10 firing. A few low fire jewlery trinkets and trinket/insense burner dish. #ceramics #pottery #handmadeinrva #clayintva #dirtartceramics
April 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Making some rough and ready test tiles with cone 10 ornage stone clay. Plan to run an electric cone 10 firing. A few low fire jewlery trinkets and trinket/insense burner dish. #ceramics #pottery #handmadeinrva #clayintva #dirtartceramics
Leak testing the mugs pulled fresh from the kiln this morning #ceramics #pottery #handmadeinrva #clayinrva #dirtartceramics #handmadepottery
April 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Leak testing the mugs pulled fresh from the kiln this morning #ceramics #pottery #handmadeinrva #clayinrva #dirtartceramics #handmadepottery
Glazing details #cone6 #ceramics #pottery #handmadeceramics #handmaderva #clayinrva #dirtartceramics
April 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Glazing details #cone6 #ceramics #pottery #handmadeceramics #handmaderva #clayinrva #dirtartceramics
April 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Fun saggar workshop with @leehazelgrove.bsky.social today. Always a good time at Lee's workshops!
March 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Fun saggar workshop with @leehazelgrove.bsky.social today. Always a good time at Lee's workshops!
March 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Making lantern templates for Monday's hand building.class with the Wounded Warriors #ceramics #pottery #woundedwarriors #handmaderva #clayinrva #dirtartceramics
March 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Making lantern templates for Monday's hand building.class with the Wounded Warriors #ceramics #pottery #woundedwarriors #handmaderva #clayinrva #dirtartceramics
All the saggar babies. A bit of terra sig peeling. I'm not completely sure what happened, more likely it's user error. I might wind up using some underglaze or Stoke and Coat in the blank spots. #saggarfiring #terrasig #ceramics #pottery #handmaderva #clayinrva #dirtartceramics #handmadeceramics
March 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
All the saggar babies. A bit of terra sig peeling. I'm not completely sure what happened, more likely it's user error. I might wind up using some underglaze or Stoke and Coat in the blank spots. #saggarfiring #terrasig #ceramics #pottery #handmaderva #clayinrva #dirtartceramics #handmadeceramics
More terra sig application and a few pieces I fired in a trashcan. I have to experiment more with that process. #saggatfiring #ceramics #pottery #handmadeinrva #dirtartcermics #clayinrva
March 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
More terra sig application and a few pieces I fired in a trashcan. I have to experiment more with that process. #saggatfiring #ceramics #pottery #handmadeinrva #dirtartcermics #clayinrva
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A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and cost jobs. to.pbs.org/3QNtWPC
Federal judge blocks Trump administration's drastic funding cuts to medical research
Separate lawsuits filed by a group of 22 states plus organizations representing universities, hospitals and research institutions nationwide sued to stop the cuts, saying they would cause “irreparable...
to.pbs.org
March 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and cost jobs. to.pbs.org/3QNtWPC
Eeking out a few final pieces for the saggar firing #dirtartceramics #pottery #ceramics #saggarfiring #terrasig
March 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Eeking out a few final pieces for the saggar firing #dirtartceramics #pottery #ceramics #saggarfiring #terrasig
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Why are American taxpayers spending thousands of dollars detaining tourists for weeks and or months who are perfectly willing to leave?
German tourist Jessica Brösche has been held in an ICE detention facility since Jan. 25th for no reason.
www.10news.com/like-a-horro...
German tourist Jessica Brösche has been held in an ICE detention facility since Jan. 25th for no reason.
www.10news.com/like-a-horro...
‘Like a horror movie’: German tourist detained by ICE says she spent week in solitary confinement
A German tourist is fighting to get released from an immigration detention center after she was denied entry at the San Diego border and taken into custody by ICE last month.
www.10news.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Next 2 bowls for the saggar. Hopefully, these flatter shapes still turn out well under a saggar firing. I have high hopes. #ceramics #pottery ##saggarfiring #dirtartceramics #clayinrva #rvaclay #handmadeinrva
March 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Next 2 bowls for the saggar. Hopefully, these flatter shapes still turn out well under a saggar firing. I have high hopes. #ceramics #pottery ##saggarfiring #dirtartceramics #clayinrva #rvaclay #handmadeinrva
March 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Bowl for the saggar firing with terra sig #dirtartceramics #pottery #ceramics #madeinrva #clayinrva #handmadeinrva
February 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Bowl for the saggar firing with terra sig #dirtartceramics #pottery #ceramics #madeinrva #clayinrva #handmadeinrva
February 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM