New vase forms in progress! I’m hoping that the functionality works out, because I’m really enjoying making these! #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #handmadevase #ceramicartist #bostonartist #uniquedecor #clay #greenware #creativeprocess

Dropping off some new work this week to Gathering Artisan Collective, a brand new boutique in Boston for their Spring Pop-Up shop, and the soft launch of their gorgeous store. 6 Milk St, Boston, MA March 29 - April 13 11 AM - 6 PM #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #popupshop

I go through periods where I post every day, and then long stretches where I basically forget social media exists. Is that what being an early 80’s baby is??? Anyway, working on a bunch of these for a local florist shop today. #vases #everydayhandmade #pottery #pottersofbluesky #ceramics

Shop drop! I just finished posting all the of my newest work, including the wild terrain vessels I’ve been sharing recently. kallisonceramics.com/shop if anyone wants to check it out. ☺️ #shopsmall #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #shopupdate #earthypottery #texturedpottery #inspiredbyiceland

What do you guys think of the smaller opening? Less moon jar, more bud vase. 🧐 I like both and may just keep doing both directions. #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #budvase #texturedpottery #volcanicash

Finally photographed more of the new orb vessels! I don’t know if I have ever been so happy with a line of work. The giant pink rock is my favorite feature on this one. #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #fromtheearth #icelandicinspirations #clayaggregates

Home sweet home! Wrapped up the show in Baltimore and stopped by the International Teabowl Show in Philly on the way home. It was like heaven. So many tea bowls in one place!!! #teabowl #matchabowl #teaceremony #pottery #pottersofbluesky #ceramics #internationalpottery #potteryexhibition #chawan

American Craft Made Baltimore day 3! I’m sad they it’s ending but I’m here til 5 if you wanna visit. Baltimore Convention Center, Otterbein Entrance. #finecraft #artshow #pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky

Meeble’s creature friends were all adopted yesterday and now she’s lonely. I keep telling her that her family is out there waiting for her. I didn’t anticipate feeling legitimately sad for a lonely animal sculpture. Wanna be her family? Adoption info in the ALT. #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics

Day 2 of American Craft Made/Baltimore starts now! Looking forward to another day of amazing art. #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #fineart #finecraft #ontheroadagain #baltimore

American Craft Made/Baltimore Day 1 is in the books! So great to be back on the show circuit with brand new work and amazing fellow artists. It’s hard to hold myself back from buying everything! #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #ontheroadagain #baltimore #finecraftshow #artistlife

I won’t have a chance to properly color correct the 500+ photos I took of my recent kiln load until I get back from American Craft Made/Baltimore, but I couldn’t wait to share this new favorite! I love love love the earthy tone! #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #vessel #artobject #fromtheearth

#pottersofbluesky, who else has textured, raw surfaces and has to sand their entire pot? Tricks for making it faster/putting less strain on your body? Diamond sanding pads for 50 pots over 2 days isn’t sustainable. Image tax of a late 2024 piece. Photographing new pots today! #pottery #ceramics

#selfie with my Phoenix friend Fil, the #kilngod. My hubs pinched him in a hurry 10 years ago for our first kiln, and he’s protected each load since. He’s guarding today’s cooling, and I like to go in and say thanks and give his little head a pat now and then. #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics

Other than the main Pottery feed and hashtags like #pottersofbluesky #pottery and #ceramics, how do you all usually find new potters to follow? The Discover tab seems to mostly show me people I already follow.

Everyone is glazed and in the kiln! If all goes to plan, I’ll have 5 days to clean, sand, photograph and pack for Baltimore… the epitome of luxury! These vases have nothing to do with this but it feels like they’re celebrating with me. #pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky #potterwins #potteryvase

The bisque kiln is loaded and I am ON TIME! This never happens with shows! I’m so proud of myself. The countdown to American Craft Made Baltimore begins now. craftcouncil.org/events/ameri... #finecraftshow #artshow #baltimore #pottery #ceramics #ceramicartist #pottersofbluesky #supportartists

Patiently waiting for their bisque firing. I can’t wait to see how much they change!!! There are probably 10 slips and 10 aggregates in these experiments, along with some oxides, underglazes, and a little magic. #artist #potteryvessel #pottery #clay #ceramics #pottersofbluesky #wip #creativejourney

After a few days of working on cups, bowls, and wares where I have to think “functional”, I have a day of vessel decoration. Which basically means an aggregate party!!! #earthypottery #naturaltextures #texture #texturedpottery #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #crushedstone #sand #mica

#potterycollection day 7 is this fantastic @stevetheberge.bsky.social bottle vase in with a matte yellow textured slip. This came from the Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail 2024 and was so high up in the rafters of his studio, I almost missed it! #pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky #artcollector

900 of you follow me? Thank you! I’m overwhelmed by the sense of community here! I figure it’s time to show my face, but in the studio I mostly look like I fell face first into a mud puddle. So here I am living my dream by meeting my new best friend, Ms. Humphrey. #meetthemaker #pottersofbluesky

Do you think anyone goes into pottery thinking “one day I’ll spend an hour in my studio sorting lava rocks individually by size so I can decorate some cups”? #lavarocks #potterysurface #laboroflove #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #lava #icelandicinspiration #potterylove #melty

@mudmeditations.com (and anyone who loves teabowls!) check out the Philadelphia International Teabowl Exhibition. I would kill to see it in person, but online is still super inspiring! #teabowls #pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky #teaceremony #matchlovers communityartscenter.org/philadelphia...

#potterycollection day 6 is one of my top 5 most-used cups, this adorable @ayumihorie.com mug. Who doesn’t want to spend their mornings with an adorably cuddly bunny? #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #potterymug #mug #collector #artcollector

#pottery PSA: two weeks before a major show is a bad time to crack open a clay you have never used before and experiment with mug forms you’re not even sure you like. Now, excuse me while I go trim these new mug forms in a clay I have never used before… #pottersofbluesky #trimming #makegoodchoices

#potterycollection day 5, Dallas Wooten cup. Dallas uses translucent porcelain that shimmers in the sun. The surface design is abstracted flower petals with hazy edges where the glaze pulls them. Who else has a collection for all of us #potterylovers to drool over? #pottersofbluesky #artcollector

#caturday is a thing here?!?!? Oh man does Zoë have you covered.

Last textured moon jar from the test batch I unloaded this week. Back to the studio today to decorate cups + bowls. The challenge is how to translate this surface to functional wares? It’s gonna take some experimenting. #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #vase #texturedpottery #creativeprocess

The Natural Textures #potterystarterpacks is up to 50 artists! It’s a collection of artists who make amazing earthy surfaces on their pots with raw clays, aggregates, textured slips and glazes, atmospheric firings, and more! #pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky #potterysurface go.bsky.app/6T1LPEx

What better way to share #potterycollection day 4 than to unbox my latest acquisition with you all?!? @clayakar.bsky.social (my favorite gallery and the source of A LOT of my purchases) delivered this Kenyon Hansen beauty tonight! 😍 #pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky #ceramiclife #ceramiclove

Back in 2018, I was lonely all day as a solo potter, so I got a pup to keep me company. Guess who absolutely hates being in the studio? The photo is from 2019 but the attitude lives on in 2025. Jealous of those with studio pets who WANT to be there. 😂 #pottersofbluesky #dogsofbluesky #studiolife

Happy Friday! Can’t stop sharing textures from the last firing. This one is a class demo where I taught two-part construction. I embedded some lava stones given to me by a student, and they started to melt in cool ways. #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #texturedpottery #bostonartist #artist

#potterycollection day 3 (strap in cuz I have about 200 more days!) Bowl by Ben Eberle. I’m a sucker for a re-fire soda piece. If you have one, I will always find it. The curves in this pot are sublime, and Ben’s work is delightfully thin. #pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky #wheelthrown

More texture from the last kiln. A small girl, big on character. She has sand, rocks and brick chunks, but all applied individually where the previous piece had them all mixed together. Loving the contrast between slip and oxide. #pottersofbluesky #pottetytexture #pottery #ceramics #fromtheearth

I almost forgot day 2 of my #potterycollection posts! Today’s piece is by @beckpots.bsky.social and is the most perfectly-sized flared teacup. It’s slightly oval, and the purple/yellow woodfire tones and feldspar inclusions are to die for. #pottersofbluesky #potterycup #pottery #ceramics

I have so much work to do, but I couldn’t help myself. I had to start taking photos of yesterday’s super cool kiln babies. This one has the kitchen sink thrown at it. Slip, sand, mica, rocks, you name it. I’m in love. Cone 6 oxidation. #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #texture #potterytexture

Mini Skutt #kilnopening! I used my teaching demos as testers for wild textured surfaces full of sand, slips, rocks, wild clay, volcanic ash/stone, oxides, you name it. I am LOVING some of these results. Will take better pics soon. #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #potterytexture #teaware

Do all potters have big pottery collections? I do, and I thought it might be fun to share some with the fellow clay lovers. So, my inaugural #potterycollection post is my newest addition, a teenie tiny Kyla Toomey. I love small cups for tea! #pottery #potterymug #ceramics#pottersofbluesky

The Ceramic Sculptors pack is up over 50 artists now, so thought I would reshare. They’re all so inspiring! #potterystarterpacks #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #sculpture go.bsky.app/BNKw9a6

Pottery peeps: have we considered starting a hashtag for #potterystarterpacks so that we can post them easily for folks who want to take a look? Maybe even make a feed out of it (someone more tech savvy than me) so that we can see when new ones are posted? #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics

I am in awe of the sculptors I’m seeing on here! I’ve been dabbling recently in entirely made up animals, so thought I’d introduce you all to Dale, a Sloth-Nosed Fennec Dragon who loves cuddles and only breaths fire on special occasions. #pottersofbluesky #potterysculpture #animalsculpture #pottery

Making a pack of Potter’s Resources. Kiln/tool makers, trade pubs, major clay centers, ceramics galleries. Let me know if any places join! (I can’t remove myself from the pack so please know I’m not being arrogant thinking I belong in it. 🤣) #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics go.bsky.app/2kgtxYM

If you’re anywhere even remotely accessible to upstate NY, go to this Andrew Sartorious workshop at the Oki Doki studio in Germantown! I took it last year, and it was soooo good. Andrew originally learned pottery in Japan and he knows his stuff on teaware. www.theokidokistudio.com/workshops-1/...

Hearing Kyla Toomey speak about how she creates movement in what would otherwise be rigid pots made me remember how much I enjoyed this experimental form from a few months back. I need to play around more with #sculpturalpottery. I also need more hours in the day. #pottersofbluesky #potterythrowing

Kyla Toomey at The Clay School today. Sharing all of her secrets, tips, and tricks. Fabulous day for our students! #pottery #ceramics #potteryworkshop #pottersofbluesky

Color tests round 1. 😍 2% stain in porcelain slip on dark clay tiles. Planning to test in 2% increments up to 8-10%. Aiming to land on 5 or 6 colors in the end. Currently loving the darker greens. Happy to share stain info. #coloredslip #masonstain #pottersofbluesky #testtiles #pottery #ceramics

One of last year’s early texture explorations. I love the subtle white on white drips, but I’ve since been exploring a more layered effect, too. I can also see this with a bit of sage green drippiness. So many ideas, so few hours. #texture #texturedpottery #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #clay

I might be biased because he’s my hubs, by Kyle’s work is worth a peek. His terra sig layers make you wanna touch. Plus his willingness to stay in corporate so I can do this thing I love full time deserves the biggest shoutout. #pottersofbluesky #terrasig #pottery #ceramics bsky.app/profile/kdce...

More pinch-formed teabowls. A rare foray into bold color for me. I tend to lean more earthy. But experiments beget experiments, and now I have about 100 colored slip tests in the works. Aiming for more layered subtlety but I do love these! #pottersofbluesky #matchabowl #teabowl #pottery #ceramics

The Clay School is where I first touched clay 13 years ago, where I decided 8.5 years ago to quit corporate life and pursue this crazy dream full time, and where I’ve taught fabulous students for 6.5 years. Follow to see fun creations by our students and teachers! @theclayschool.bsky.social