These photos are from last weekend. I provided a free Clay Play table for an event at the local skatepark. My husband’s a skateboarder & skatepark designer so I got linked in through his network. It was so sweet, fun and, best of all, relaxing. A few kids got hooked and stayed at the table for the entire four hours I was there. It’s incredible how #clay can captures kids’ attention in that way. #kidsart #pottery #ceramics
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The ruins of Falcon Works, located in Hanley (Stoke-on-Trent, England).
Demolition work started on this Grade II Listed building last year. Soon after, work was halted while investigations were done due to concerns the historic kiln had been damaged.
#Hanley #StokeOnTrent #History #Pottery
Osa is a Nigerian-American pottery artist using traditional Nigerian and African techniques in a modern studio. She's just started a PeerTube channel featuring her works, you can follow at:
If the videos haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them at https://makertube.net/a/potterybyosa/videos
You can also follow her general non-video account at @potterybyosa@mastodon.social
#FeaturedPeerTube #Pottery #Nigeria #Africa #AfricanArt #PeerTube #PeerTubers
An abandoned pottery factory, somewhere in #France
The small French #pottery works thrived for decades. It remained modest, while competitors expanded and modernised. While this gives the #ruins a quaint charm, it was certainly a major factor in their closure!
Inside, the upper floors have long rows of wooden racks stacked with 100s of moulds. Heavy pieces were moved on wooden carts along a rail system.
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/industrial/faiencerie-s-pottery-s-france/
#Ceramics #Photography #France #History #AbandonedPlaces #Urbex
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"These vessels represent the first moment in history when people chose to portray the botanical world as a subject worthy of artistic attention," the authors note. "It reflects a cognitive shift tied to village life and a growing awareness of symmetry and aesthetics."
“This research contributes to the growing field of #ethnomathematics, which explores how mathematical ideas are expressed through cultural practices and artistic traditions.”
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251216081937.htm
#ArtAdventCalendar 2025 Day 20: Meema's tulip bowl.
My grandmother (my Meema) painted a tulip bowl still life when she was 16; her painting now hangs in my home. I was admiring the bowl's shape and thought, "maybe I could make that!"
So here is my Meema's tulip bowl, brought to life.
#pottery #ceramics #WheelThrowing #RecursiveArt #MyWork #ArtAdventCalendarKZeta
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Still warm from the kiln, covered in warm earth tones—I’m so relieved this piece came out successfully on the other side of firing. I worked on it over the course of a month and remembered to document moments of process which I think I’ll share in a thread.
The most important thing to know is that I consider this pot a collaboration. I coordinated the colors, but I didn’t choose them. Each clay tone was a surprise and a gift, and that’s where my excitement about this piece lies. #pottery
I’ve been making bedside water bottles for years but I don’t make them very often. They’re inspired by Mexican botellones—small clay water jugs with an accompanying cup which serves as a cover. Sometimes the cup has a handle. I’ve also discovered a Congolese version of the botellón. It’s such a simple and effective idea that it’s no surprise it would appear in multiple cultures. #pottery #ceramics #beautility
In 2020 I started having mild stability problems. If I'd had a cane the first time I fell down I would have been *much* better off. I tried some commercial ones but they turned out to be expensive, not durable, and very boring looking. So I figured out how to make my own from half inch copper pipe and porcelain. The picture shows what they look like, and this thread explains how to make them.
Materials:
* Type L half inch copper pipe -- this is the thick kind.
* Clay to make a top and a kiln to fire it in -- Probably other things will work for a top but this is what I use.
* Epoxy -- I've used both liquid and paste. They both work and each has its good and bad points.
* Masking tape.
* Half inch rubber cane tips.
Tools:
* Tube cutter -- it's really hard to cut copper pipe with a hacksaw!
* Tape measure
* Hacksaw -- Even if you have a tube cutter a hacksaw is still needed.
* Pliers
Pots painted at a contest celebrating Krishna's birthday at Udupi Krishna Matha. 🎨
Pic 4 is closeup of the bottom of the pot closest to you in pic 3. It shows "Anantha Padmanaabha", Wishsnu laying on a coiled "unending" serpent, consort Lakshmee by his feet, a lotus from his navel, Brahma inside the lotus. 🐍 🪷
(shot Sep. 12, 2026 at Shirooru Matha; posting today because it is "Anantha Chathurdashi", the day celebrating Anantha Padmanaabha)
Nagoya might be most famous for being the biggest city in Japan that few tourists visit. But when overseas tourists do the "Nagoya skip," do they even know what they're skipping? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/09/26/travel/nagoya-aichi-gifu-crafts-cuisine-travel-tourism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #travel #overtourism #japanesecrafts #pottery
So, the reason I received a shipment from Ikea this morning (which led to the chatbot comedy) was this: (probably not of interest unless you're a potter and have a home studio)
Ikea has this line of square storage buckets for recycling that I figured might make a perfect clay reclaiming system. It's called Hallbar. #ceramics #pottery /1
Blanched turnip greens in a simple, slightly sweet sesame & vinegar dressing. I cheated and used pre-seasoned sushi vinegar with a dash of rice vinegar (to cut the sweetness of the sushi vinegar a bit); worked well! The bowl is handmade by yours truly. 😀
