Let history remember May 27, 2026 as the date of the Zero Stinker firing! See for yourself:

Too hot to unload but I couldn’t resist briefly cracking the door for a peek and OOOOOOOH Can’t wait til tonight!

should i mix glazes y/n that's rhetorical obviously i should mix glazes all the buckets are flat empty i just don't wanna

Everyone looks cool in kiln-peepin' shades! www.patreon.com/posts/not-to...

oooo i hate waiting it's too early to even *peek!*' maybe i'll clean the studio

This one’s for the potters out there : this is the *bottom* spyhole of my downdraft. That never happens!

At this risk of jinxing it this firing is going astonishingly smoothly Or maybe I just don't know how to be anymore when nothing goes wrong

So far so good! #firingday #sodafiring #dontpissoffthekilngods

Clay, taxation, and the advent of writing or Where would we be without ceramicists? 🙂 www.patreon.com/posts/clay-t...

Ancient Vessels in Pompeii Have Baffled Scientists For Years www.popularmechanics.com/science/arch...

Ancient Vessels in Pompeii Have Baffled Scientists For Years. www.popularmechanics.com/science/arch...

Handmade travel mug, take 3 www.patreon.com/posts/travel...

A Tale of Two (or More!) Travel Mugs www.patreon.com/posts/tale-o...

Handle Texture Tool, and kiln update www.patreon.com/posts/handle...

A challenge where we made cup sets in class and then each person who participated got one of the set from each potter (including your own favorite). My favorite challenge. I like to think they're being enjoyed wherever they ended up. High fire stoneware. #ceramics #pottery #cups #handmade

Mishima in a Sling Mold www.patreon.com/posts/mishim...

That burner still does not sound right.

Kids & Clay: nothing new under the sun www.patreon.com/posts/clay-k...

Oh this is so interesting: how your brain processes uncompleted tasks www.patreon.com/posts/155332...

Mud season, the Pink Moon, and other goings-on www.patreon.com/posts/april-...

Ordered a new pilot assembly for my burner. The old one is *probably* fixable, if I had a bench vise & a long enough wrench- which I don't. I could maybe find one, but every day I can't fire is costing me $$, and I've put weeks into this already. But Armageddon didn't come on Tuesday! Perspective.

A lesson I cannot seem to learn, or at least can't seem to put to use: the price of handmade things is almost entirely dependent on context & confidence. One of my new-ish students is selling vases for high 3-figures. Nice pieces but beginnerish. But he dared to ask, & got it.

In other news, NO, my g.d. fckin burner parts from the burner supply house in Tennessee did not arrive. I ordered another one from Amazon - I'm not a fan of Amazon but they do get you your stuff fast, & this is sort of an emergency. So I guess I'll just have a spare $80 thermocouple lying around.

Lately I've been obsessed with these wonky little slab built pots, made with a spring wire for texture. New post for patrons! www.patreon.com/posts/potter...

I remember when I was so excited to be accepted on Faire.com That was very funny, in retrospect

Some potters are into equipment; I am not. Nevertheless, equipment is what I do lately. Another day trying to solve my burner problem.

Heard a rumor that NCECA is in Baltimore next year!! I hope it is true because if so I can get there.

Faceting a Mug www.patreon.com/posts/153955...

Throwback, uh, Friday! Spent the last few days helping my mom move and found this photo from maybe 2002

I do love a good mystery! www.patreon.com/posts/myster...

Off The Hump

Too wet to trim? No problem! New post for patrons www.patreon.com/posts/too-we...

Spout Tricks www.patreon.com/posts/spout-...

Pottery Found at Gobi Desert Sites Was Imported from Persia

These ancient designs may be the first evidence of humans doing math

This week’s class demo: Mishima!

Left Turn on the Journey www.patreon.com/posts/left-t...

happy new year yay hooray 😑https://finemessblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/happy-new-year-yay-hooray.html

Pottery & History: The Earliest Evidence of Mathematical Thought www.patreon.com/posts/potter...

It’s been a hard year and next isn’t likely to be any easier.

Pumpkin cheesecake with chocolate ganache topping I’ve made prettier cheesecakes but never one that smelled better!

Time to brave the elements - on foot, no less! - to obtain chocolate & heavy cream to make ganache for the cheesecake. Wish me luck!

Good morning, sunshine!

What a difference a flashing slip makes! www.patreon.com/posts/bauer-...

Moon’s up early

So, funny story... www.patreon.com/posts/so-fun...

If you have plans to adopt a pet near Gainesville, FL, the Humane Society of N Central FL has some wonderful animals in need a home, and upcoming reduced adoption fees. www.humanesocietyncfl.org/event/adopti...