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Knowing that I live in the Midwest, about as far f

Knowing that I live in the Midwest, about as far from either Ocean as one could get, people often ask me why octopuses and squids? Not only am I inspired be Cretan pottery from thousands of years ago, but I also love the way the tentacles can fill, define and emphasize the shape of my pot. Not to mention how cool cephalopods are! I stopped eating octopus years ago when it was found that they are at least as smart as a cat!
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#cephalopot #octopot #tentacles #octopus #cephalopod #ocean #marinelife #beach #sealife #saveouroceans #beachhouse #porcelain #ceramics #cretanpots #cone10reduction #sgraffito #keramika #ceramica #cretanceramics

Happy #mugshotmonday ! This mug went off to its fo

Happy #mugshotmonday ! This mug went off to its forever home so fast I never even got a finished shot of it. Actually, I love the way my pots look right after I’ve carved them. I wish they could stay that way and still be functional. This is the “green” stage. After they are bisk fired, they get dipped in glaze abd fired in my gas kiln to about 2350F. (Cone 10)That makes them very dense and strong. But transformed forever.
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#ceramiccup #mug #coffee #tealover #deer #magpie #venado #pajaro #ceramics #ceramica #ceramiqur #porcelain #sgraffito #cabincore #northwoods

And here it is, the last in the countdown of your

And here it is, the last in the countdown of your favorites from last year. I often try to enhance/emphasize my forms with my surface decoration and vice versa. This piece is long gone to its forever home but I will try to make some like this in the coming year. This is hand built and I’m planning an online workshop with @frankartsdotcom to show how I make it and how I think about and decorate my vertical surfaces.
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#kingfisher #birder #birds #ewer #pitcher #entertaing #cottagecore #waterbirds #porcelain #pocelano #ceramics #cerámica #sgraffito #surfacedecoration #glynnislessing

This was one of my favorite new designs this year,

This was one of my favorite new designs this year, made as the weather turned colder. A fix makes its way through a quiet wintry woods.

Nearing the end of counting down your favorites.
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#fox #winterscene #snowywoods #cabincore #cabin #northwoods #vulpine #porcelain #highfireporcelain #ceramics #pottery #ceramictray #ceramique #americancontemporaryceramics

When we moved from Chicago to the farm in Minnesot

When we moved from Chicago to the farm in Minnesota, we got a small flock of chickens, 14 chicks grew up and provided us free-range eggs. As time went by, a few fell prey to illness, opossums and foxes, and the aging flock dwindled until we didn’t have any left. But I love drawing them and I loved all their personalities and trying to express that in my depiction.

The countdown continues, perfectly timed for #mugshotmonday with this unfired chicken mug. It has since been fired successfully and gone to its forever home.
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#chickens #poulty #fowl #rooster #hen #farmhouse #countrylife #farmlife #ceramics #keramiek #ceramics #porcelain #sgraffito

Continuing my countdown , this is another Prairie

Continuing my countdown , this is another Prairie Bowl with all the views. Someone asked me to do one with bluebirds and I changed the types of plants to fit the new color palette. You will see here
#vetch
#bottlegentian and
#lupine
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#bluebirds #prairie #saladbowl #porcelain #ceramics #sgraffito #amacounderglaze #ceramique #ceramica

This 1 is among a small batch of 5 coffee por-ove

This 1 is among a small batch of 5 coffee por-overs I made for the first time. I wanted to make one for my daughter for Christmas and you never just make one! I learned a lot and it’s a fun form so I hope to make them again in the future.
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#birch #northwoods #cabin #cardinal #aspen #coffeelover #coffee #pourover #coffeepourover #porcelain #ceramics #sgraffito #caffeine #coffeeculture

Best nine countdown continues with this large Prai

Best nine countdown continues with this large Prairie Bowl. After living in Chicago for 30 years, we moved to the ancestral farm and I set up my studio in my grandfather’s old milkhouse. Minnesota has a lot of prairie in this area and I’m delighted by the wide variety of plants that I see all around me. I try to capture a little of this on these big serving bowls.
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#prairie #blackburnianwarbler #meadowlark #wheat #prairiegrass #minnesota #pottery #bigbowl #saladbowl #porcelain #ceramics #sgraffito #gasreduction #cone10 #queenanneslace #creepingcharlie

Top 9 countdown from 2021 continues with this Bird

Top 9 countdown from 2021 continues with this Birdstack Mug. Like many potters, I really enjoy the connection mugs give me with the people who use them. I collect stories of customers who have come back and told me about how the mug I made is their favorite mug that they use every day. I care a lot about my handles, that they aren’t too wide for your fingers, that the handle is just the right size so it doesn’t unbalance the mug and makes it easy to lift. I make sure the rim edge is rounded so it feels good to the lips and is not prone to chipping. It’s funny how much thought and care goes into these little personal vessels, often more than many of my larger pieces. So enjoy your cup of hot beverage as you wake up this morning!
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#coffee #tea #ceramiccup #mug #pottery #warblers #yellowandblack #bids #birder #sgraffito #keramik #keramic #ceramique #ceramica #ceramics

Hey I just found out this rooster mug is still ava

Hey I just found out this rooster mug is still available at @tracksidestudio for the Cup of Joy show. Link is in trackside’s bio.
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#rooster #mug #highfire #ceramiccup #porcelain #sgraffito #poultry #farmhouse #countrystyle #pottery

Wow you guys, for New Year’s, you all gave me 10

Wow you guys, for New Year’s, you all gave me 10k followers! Thank you and Happy New Year! I thought I’d count down my Top 8 in the next few days. The Turkey Saint was my 9th but I just posted it at Thanksgiving. This bowl was for an exhibition and it’s called “Empty Nest”.
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#emptynest #ceramicbowl #sgraffito #porcelain #blackslipsgraffitto #nest #birds #birding #keramiek #ceramista #ceramique #gratitude #10k

My top 9 posts. I want to send out a huge thank yo

My top 9 posts. I want to send out a huge thank you with gratitude to everyone out there Who bought from me, who emailed me, who took the time to comment and like my posts. It means so much. Thank you.

Because I am paranoid, this year I actually went through and looked at all my posts and figured out my top nine.

#ceramics #porcelain #sgraffito #pottery #potteryofinstagram #maker #ceramica #ceramique #keramika

Happy #mugshotmonday ! I hope everyone had a peace

Happy #mugshotmonday ! I hope everyone had a peaceful holiday weekend.
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#wren #fig #mug #coffee #tea #ceramicmug #sgraffito #porcelanato #porcelanato #porcelanafria #porcelain #porcelanosa #ceramica #ceramiche #keramika #pajarito

Believe it or not, the @finecraftcollective will b

Believe it or not, the @finecraftcollective will be open until December 24th! Here are some tentacles to celebrate the beginning of days getting longer, yay to more light in all our lives! Does this mean all my Australian friends just had their summer solstice!?😳 cheers!
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#cephalopot #cephalopod #octopus #tentacles #octopot #beachvibes #ocean #marinelife #seacreature #porcelain #sgraffito #ceramictray #ceramiche #ceramicsofinstagram #ceramique #ceramicdesign

Good morning! 2 herons for #mugshotmonday . . #gr

Good morning! 2 herons for #mugshotmonday
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#greatblueheron #snowyegret #herons #birder #sgraffito #ceramiccup #porcelain Pottery #ceramics

A wintry pour-over for you today. . . #birch #car

A wintry pour-over for you today.
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#birch #cardinal #cabinlife #northwoods #coffee #cabinecore #coffeelover #porcelain #porcelanato #sgraffito #ceramics #pottery #giftideas #giftsforcoffeelovers

Good morning it’s #mugshotmonday here is a litt

Good morning it’s #mugshotmonday
here is a little snail mug.
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#snail #mug #porcelanafria #porcelain #sgraffito #ceramics #pottery #fritillaria #ceramique

Big vase! And 2 of the pitchers I have at the @fin

Big vase! And 2 of the pitchers I have at the @finecraftcollective where I’ll be today from 11-2! This vase was thrown in two parts, it’s about 12” tall.
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#bigvase #largevase #handmadeurn #porcelainvase #sgraffitovase #pitcher #ewer #birds #figs #wasp #luster #gold #pottery #goldenharvestmoon #oats #porcelain #ceramics #keramiek

This guy... . . @finecraftcollective today 12-5

This guy...
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@finecraftcollective today 12-5 and tomorrow 11-2. #bunny #rabbit #hare #lowbowl #shoplical #giftideas #servingdish #porcelain #pottery #sgraffito #ceramics #keramik #ceramique

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