Michael F. McDonald, Ceramics
@m-mcd.bsky.social
I am a queer identified ceramic artist and musician (vocalist), living in Portland, Oregon. In a previous life I was a software engineer.
These will be in my stash that will be for sale at the Oregon Potters Association Summer Fair:
Dates: July 11-13
Times: 9a-5p each day
Where: Portland Nursery, 5050 SE Start Street, Portland, OR
Free admission. Look for us in the greenhouse!
I hope you can come by and say hello!
Dates: July 11-13
Times: 9a-5p each day
Where: Portland Nursery, 5050 SE Start Street, Portland, OR
Free admission. Look for us in the greenhouse!
I hope you can come by and say hello!
June 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
These will be in my stash that will be for sale at the Oregon Potters Association Summer Fair:
Dates: July 11-13
Times: 9a-5p each day
Where: Portland Nursery, 5050 SE Start Street, Portland, OR
Free admission. Look for us in the greenhouse!
I hope you can come by and say hello!
Dates: July 11-13
Times: 9a-5p each day
Where: Portland Nursery, 5050 SE Start Street, Portland, OR
Free admission. Look for us in the greenhouse!
I hope you can come by and say hello!
In a couple of weeks our studio will be hosting a critique session provided by members of the Oregon Potters Association, and I'm thinking these two pieces will be submitted for feedback. Wish me luck! 🙃
May 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
In a couple of weeks our studio will be hosting a critique session provided by members of the Oregon Potters Association, and I'm thinking these two pieces will be submitted for feedback. Wish me luck! 🙃
The second vase also has leaves on the vines - a new thing for me, creating using a cake decorating tip to pipe the slip onto the vase.
May 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The second vase also has leaves on the vines - a new thing for me, creating using a cake decorating tip to pipe the slip onto the vase.
The first: flame orange with lime green inside as well as at the center of the flowers. The second: turquoise with a white interior and an orange pop in the center of each flower.
May 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The first: flame orange with lime green inside as well as at the center of the flowers. The second: turquoise with a white interior and an orange pop in the center of each flower.
Yep, never had that happen before. Weird!
May 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Yep, never had that happen before. Weird!
Was there an imperceptible fracture in the raw clay body? I'll never know. 🤷♂️
May 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Was there an imperceptible fracture in the raw clay body? I'll never know. 🤷♂️
I was bisque firing a couple of pieces, and when I opened the kiln I discovered that the rim had blown off of this vase. Was there a bit of organic matter in the clay? Was there moisture left inside? (The latter is unlikely, since I did a 6 hour pre-heat at 180 degrees).
May 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I was bisque firing a couple of pieces, and when I opened the kiln I discovered that the rim had blown off of this vase. Was there a bit of organic matter in the clay? Was there moisture left inside? (The latter is unlikely, since I did a 6 hour pre-heat at 180 degrees).
This is a slip painted vase, about 7 inches tall, I threw it on the wheel, painted it with black engobe, then I painted uncolored (white) slip flowers on top. Finally I carved the vines/stems, cutting through the black engobe to the raw clay underneath. I hope you like it!
March 27, 2025 at 6:17 AM
This is a slip painted vase, about 7 inches tall, I threw it on the wheel, painted it with black engobe, then I painted uncolored (white) slip flowers on top. Finally I carved the vines/stems, cutting through the black engobe to the raw clay underneath. I hope you like it!