Pottery by Osa
@potterybyosa@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Wanted to show this to @archeaids but figured I’d share it with everyone. It’s an old blog post about visiting an #Indigenous midden with ancient pottery shards off the coast of #Louisiana. The site was almost lost, getting submerged by water due to sea level rise. Local tribes have intervened since then. It’s a very short post with lots of photos.

https://potterybyosa.com/blogs/clay-people/one-of-my-favorite-louisiana-memories

#archaeology #climatechange#GulfofMexico #pottery #history

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Pottery by Osa
@potterybyosa@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

This lady who has an interest in #pottery and local clay found my blog posts and got in touch with me. She’s a 3rd generation Floridian and grew up believing that there’s no #clay here, which is a very common misconception.

She came by to visit yesterday and brought a couple of clay samples she’d found. I offered to test fire them for her because she doesn’t have a kiln yet. I just placed them in the test kiln and I’m excited to see what happens. Will post results tomorrow! #WildClay#Florida

Two small circles of clay lying side by side on a broken piece of kiln shelf. The photo is shot from above with the clay samples and kiln shelf shard resting on a gray cement floor. The clay circle on the left is a tan color and the one on the right is more gray. They are marked with the codes R1 and R2 respectively so that we know which is which after they’ve been fired. They are being fired on a piece of kiln shelf just in case they melt so that they will not ruin the kiln interior.
Two small circles of clay lying side by side on a broken piece of kiln shelf. The photo is shot from above with the clay samples and kiln shelf shard resting on a gray cement floor. The clay circle on the left is a tan color and the one on the right is more gray. They are marked with the codes R1 and R2 respectively so that we know which is which after they’ve been fired. They are being fired on a piece of kiln shelf just in case they melt so that they will not ruin the kiln interior.
Two small circles of clay lying side by side on a broken piece of kiln shelf. The photo is shot from above with the clay samples and kiln shelf shard resting on a gray cement floor. The clay circle on the left is a tan color and the one on the right is more gray. They are marked with the codes R1 and R2 respectively so that we know which is which after they’ve been fired. They are being fired on a piece of kiln shelf just in case they melt so that they will not ruin the kiln interior.
Pottery by Osa
@potterybyosa@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

I was invited to make pieces for an upcoming ewer show. The concept was inspired by the gallery owner’s experience beginning to #garden with his family, enjoying the bounty daily, and using #handmade ewers to drizzle olive oil and vinegar over fresh veggies. I love making pots that pour, so the prompt was a welcome challenge, allowing me to combine multiple elements that I’ve practiced over the years. How would you use these pots?

#pottery #ceramics #beautility#FormFollowsFunction#WildClay

A decorative ceramic ewer with a long spout and an elongated handle, featuring vibrant colors of dark orange, mottled brown-green, dark yellow with bright chartreuse accents. and geometric patterns. The long neck features concentric rings and the round body of the ewer is decorated with geometric patterns, carved lines and tiny raised dots. It rests on a shallow, matching plate. The background is a warm tan color.
A decorative ceramic ewer with a long spout and an elongated handle, featuring vibrant colors of dark orange, mottled brown-green, dark yellow with bright chartreuse accents. and geometric patterns. The long neck features concentric rings and the round body of the ewer is decorated with geometric patterns, carved lines and tiny raised dots. It rests on a shallow, matching plate. The background is a warm tan color.
A decorative ceramic ewer with a long spout and an elongated handle, featuring vibrant colors of dark orange, mottled brown-green, dark yellow with bright chartreuse accents. and geometric patterns. The long neck features concentric rings and the round body of the ewer is decorated with geometric patterns, carved lines and tiny raised dots. It rests on a shallow, matching plate. The background is a warm tan color.
A decorative ceramic ewer with a spout, featuring intricate geometric patterns and vibrant colors, accompanied by a matching plate. The surface is decorated with carved lines and small raised dots. A row of aqua diamonds encircles the rotund pot like a belt through the center. The jug has a curved handle and a wide, flared opening. The colors are black and dark red with deep aqua accents.
A decorative ceramic ewer with a spout, featuring intricate geometric patterns and vibrant colors, accompanied by a matching plate. The surface is decorated with carved lines and small raised dots. A row of aqua diamonds encircles the rotund pot like a belt through the center. The jug has a curved handle and a wide, flared opening. The colors are black and dark red with deep aqua accents.
A decorative ceramic ewer with a spout, featuring intricate geometric patterns and vibrant colors, accompanied by a matching plate. The surface is decorated with carved lines and small raised dots. A row of aqua diamonds encircles the rotund pot like a belt through the center. The jug has a curved handle and a wide, flared opening. The colors are black and dark red with deep aqua accents.
ken Tucky Swinson
@kenSwinson@indieweb.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

I'm going to toot my own horn for just a moment!

These are my first teapots since taking Po Wen Liu's workshop, and I can tell my craftsmanship has leveled up. They still need to be decorated and glazed.

i'll never achieve perfection, but the fun is learning and getting better than I was the day before.
Life is like that too :)

#pottery #porcelain #teapot #tea #kentucky #handmade #craft #clay#mastoArt
ken Tucky Swinson
@kenSwinson@indieweb.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

I’ve been immersed in #pottery and #tea for a week at the ‘pouring vessels for tea and coffee workshop’ with Po Wen Liu at the Arrowmont school of arts and crafts in #Tennessee,

Po Wen is an excellent teacher and i’m grateful to have had this opportunity to learn and create and make new friends who also love pots/art/crafts.

Now I’m exhausted and inspired; ready to get home and put all i learned into action at my studio and community.

#art #coffee #craft#mastoArt #summer
tjhowse
@tj@howse.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 months ago

Any #pottery folk have some advice on fixing the plate of my old pottery wheel? The top is heavily pitted which makes it a rough on my hands sometimes.

A few years back I cleaned it thoroughly, filled the pits with epoxy, and then sanded it smooth. This worked alright but over time chunks of epoxy have come out.

Do these have standard mounting threads? These look to be 3/4" 12 TPI. Could I just get a replacement plate?

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