My husband @omarrayyanart.bsky.social saw all the fun I’ve been having with ceramics and he just couldn’t resist the siren call of clay. Here’s his first creation! I’m sure there will be more to follow. 😁

Just finished painting this one. #pottery #starcat #cosmos #bubbleglaze #tothemoon #workinprogress

Working on these two today. #wip #ceramics #art #monsters #stash #inthestudio

This dude is almost ready to go in the kiln. #ceramics #sillymonsters #art #sculpture

Spent some time hanging out with trolls yesterday.

Some of my favorite meeps from the upcoming batch. I can’t wait to see the final results. #ceramics #inprogress #sculpture #monsters

Little monsters, as far as the eye can see…

This dude is just rockin’ that loincloth. #slay

I love this glittery glaze... it's so perfect for ghost kitties! 😸 #ceramics #boo 👻 #meow

There’s a story here, just not quite sure what.

These three little sprouts made me very happy as I was working on them this winter. Now they're all off to new homes where I hope they'll make others happy, too. 🌸 #ceramics #sculpture #deskpets #sillymonsters

New mugs and meeps in my shop! 😸 www.sheilarayyan.com 👻🌸 🌿 #pottery #ceramics #sillymonsters #coffeemug #buyhandmade #art #scarymonsters

BatCat is here to help me say: Hey, are you on my mailing list? A shop update is coming soon and subscribers get early notice when the new stuff posts! See newsletter link in my profile. Meow. 😸 #ceramics #art #cats

This mob of silly monsters came out of my kiln this morning. That means a shop update is coming soon! Want to get early notice of when new stuff goes live? See link in my profile for newsletter signup. 😜

I’ve been watching bits of the Artemis moon flyby, and seriously wondering where I’d be today if I had pursued my childhood passion for science. I have no regrets becoming an artist, it’s been an interesting ride. But I’m really curious about what my life would have been if I chose that other path.

Painting some chonky bat cats today.

Painting a bunch of teeny tiny itty bitty cuppas. #ceramics #pottery #miniature #art #mugshot

My kiln seems to be infested with something…

Work in progress #ceramics #sillymonsters

The goodest boi 😊

Some little dudes I made today. #ceramics #wip #inprogress #art #sculpture #sillymonsters

Shhhhh… be very quiet so as to not spook him off… the hubs is playing with clay. 🤭

Happiness in the palm of my hand.

Okay y’all… what’s a good offering for office/studio elves? The amount of weird stuff going on today (items suddenly missing that were just RIGHT THERE, for example), we must have ticked them off somehow. We need to appease them ASAP. It’s taking forever to get the simplest tasks done!!! 🤪

Thinking of spring. 🌸 #wip #ceramics #sillymonsters #art

I had a wee bit of clay left at the end of my work session, so I made a hap-pea. 😊 #ceramics #sculpture #art #tinyart #behappy

Sculpturing.

Making some teeeeny tiny teacups.

Last week I took a cyanotype workshop by my friend @daniellemulcahy.bsky.social It was loads of fun, and hey look at the cool bandana I made! I have sooooo many ideas now. Like I need another hobby. 🤪

Have a happy and safe New Year’s Eve, everyone! 😁🥳🎊🎉

Merry Christmas

Hi. I just wanted to take a moment and talk to you about your car’s extended warranty. 😄

Glaaaaaarrrrrrr 🤪

✨LAST DAY!✨ We're closing up shop tonight for our year-end break, and will re-open in January. See my profile for link. #ceramics #buyhandmade #art #jinglebells #sillymonsters

My shop will be closing this Friday, December 5th for our year-end break. Re-opening in January. Last chance to get some cute little stocking stuffers for your boo. 👻 #ghost #ceramics #shopsmall #handmade #dapper

Happy Thanksgiving

One lone bubble glazed bowl left in my shop! www.sheilarayyan.com 🫧 😊 #bubbleglaze #ceramics #handmade #pottery

Really enjoyed seeing the aurora last night!

Here I was all excited to show off my new fuzz bubble bowls and ⚡️BAM⚡️ they've all sold out already. Don't worry, I'll be making more. 😁

Illuxcon opens this Wednesday! Looking forward to seeing everyone there. 😊

Fresh from the kiln. I’ll be bringing these little boos to Illuxcon in a little over a week. 👻 @ixarts.bsky.social #artshow #ceramics #spookyseason

Today’s mood.

Did my first “turn and burn” this morning: bisque load out, glaze load in. Keeping that kiln chugging. Here’s the fresh batch of bisque ready for me to paint and glaze. Building inventory for Illuxcon that’s coming up way too fast! 😬🤪🙀 #pottery #ceramics #workinprogress

Another fine mess… #bubbleglaze #ceramics

A happy little monster to help cheer up your day. 🌼

Any time I try to take a picture of the horses… 😊

I paid a visit to the Martha’s Vineyard Museum today and was surprised to find a piece of my personal history on display. I designed and painted this sign close to thirty(!) years ago. The Luce House Gallery is long gone, but it’s nice to see that someone held on to the sign. 😊 #fromthearchives #art