Oh my god, yes, this, please.

I’m really excited about this class I’ll be teaching in my home studio here in Portland. I get asked often from other artists how I stay focused and inspired with my work and I’m really excited about fostering a space to support others in building a sustainable art practice for themselves.

If you a Democrat Senator and you’re not actively trying to unseat Schumer from his position of minority leader, I will vote against you.

I want these 8 senators investigated relentlessly. What outside of them being blackmailed or overtly bribed would make them fold now?!?!?!?

And for the record, I weirdly think preserving health care is way more important than if someone can go home for Thanksgiving which feels like a statement that doesn’t need making.

Wow, I have been angry so many times in my life, but the rage I feel right now at this foolish compromise 8 democrats made is filling me with a rage that is actually uncomfortable. That the lives of so many Americans are meaningless to these disgusting human beings is just truly devastating to me.

If I’m going to lose my healthcare because of 8 spineless democrats and and even more spineless party leader with Schumer, I expect nothing less than the democrats ousting Schumer. This is the most disgustingly weak leadership I could imagine.

All set up for Portland Zine Symposium!!!

Portland, Oregon! Swing by Portland Zine Symposium today and say hello!

Finished cutting a fresh stack of one of my newer zines, In These Tangled Webs, just in time for vending at Portland Zine Symposium Sunday, November 9th!

Every Thursday I add a few new pieces to my shop, like this weirdo. If you follow my work you are familiar with my mugs that say “Fight Me". Well this party girl meant it and you don’t want to see the other mug. www.erikarier.com/shop/party-g...

Just a little reminder that my husband, Joel Fleminger, and myself are having an artist talk this Saturday at the @thepurpledoorpdx.bsky.social here in Portland, Oregon!

So, going to brag about my amazing daughter and hopefully inspire you all to follow in her footsteps: My 22 year old daughter who works full time as a cook, became aware of families in our neighborhood that for various reasons cannot get to the food bank but whose snap benefits have run out.

It’s official: We won’t have health insurance next year. Between the subsidies going away and the fact that the plans have gone up in price so much, there’s just no way for us to keep it. We already were going into debt to pay our insurance with the credits. We need single payer healthcare now.

I AM FUCKING RELAXED

This Saturday, November 8 th at 4pm @flemenem and I will be giving a little artist talk at @thepurpledoorpdx.bsky.social about our show CACOPHONY, our creative process, and what it’s like to be a couple creating art alongside each other for 25 years. Come out, look at art, maybe have a sip of wine.

Everything is totally normal and fine here.

Me: They laid off the political reporters at teen Vogue My husband: I fucking hate this place.

Just packed up some student pieces for pick up from a Creepy Containers Workshop. Come make cute things with me! www.erikarier.com/shop?categor...

Just unloaded a really great kiln, friends.

People seemed pretty interested in a morning session of my Put Your Hands to Work class so I just added another session! www.erikarier.com/shop/put-you...

Last day for my sale, friends!

I might have watched baseball last night but you will never actually catch me wearing a baseball cap.

My guys, I hate sports almost as much as I hate religion, and fucking hell, this baseball game is amazing.

Winter classes are now live! Make a plan to beat the winter doldrums now by being an early bird sign-up for my little classes in my cozy Portland, Oregon art studio. Classes also make excellent holiday gifts 😉 www.erikarier.com?category=Wor...

The endless capitalist hustle is crushing my soul.

Hey, Portland, Oregon! Have you had a chance to check out my show CACOPHONY at @thepurpledoorpdx.bsky.social yet? If not you should go check it out this weekend!!!!

Get yourself a spooky treat, 20% of flash sale on ceramics & zines, use code: SPOOKY20 www.erikarier.com

Yes, Fifi is eating the notebook

Finally finally finally have a new batch of A Daughter’s Name! This is one of my most labor intensive zines as it consists of single folds of paper which I glue together so that every page is a centerfold. www.erikarier.com/shop/a-daugh...

It’s Thursday which means I’ve added a few new ceramics to my site, including this giant creature. www.erikarier.com/shop/kitty-s...

I need about 10 extra hours a day right now to get everything done in my list.

One way I find myself becoming my mother as I get older is that I could snack on anchovy stuffed olives all day and this fact does not bother me.

Just discussing the importance of an Oxford comma with my husband saying they can change the meaning of the sentence and his response was, “yeah, yeah and the husband kills his wife or something.” Some of us learned very different things in English class I guess.

Come spend time with me in my cozy Foster Powell studio and learn ceramics OR come take my new 12 week class, Habit Practice Ritual about getting you to build a sustainable art practice. Spots are limited and I’ll be running a little early bird special, classes release Saturday at 10am❤️

For sure, my current mental state

Behold this cute freaking ceramic thing I’m making.

Wall plates are excellent art to put in humid spaces like kitchens and bathrooms…in case you were thinking about picking up some of these ladies from my show @thepurpledoorpdx.bsky.social the-purple-door-pdx.myshopify.com/products/eri...

NGL, it’s a pretty scary time for everyone and it feels obvious to say that it’s a terrifying time to be a full-time working artist. I’m definitely trying to stay focused on the positive and really hoping that folks come out for artists during the holiday season but 😬

What a rough time to have incarnated as a human being.

A comic about how I had no plan when I started said comic.

Little spooky season kitty ring dish. www.erikarier.com/shop/cat-rin...

Another favorite plate from my show at The Purple Door in Portland, OR on view through most of November. the-purple-door-pdx.myshopify.com/products/eri...

Looking for something cozy to do today Portland, OR? Swing by my pop-up at How Convenient!

I was born in northern Maine which has some weird liberal pockets, one being where I grew up & my family lived for many generations. My father was someone I would describe as a socialist, but he was complicated. When describing him I’d say he had the politics of Bernie but the personality of Trump.

This year for my calendar, I dug through my past year’s sketchbook which was a really satisfying process. I feel like I do so many sketchbook drawings that never see the light of day so it was fun to flesh them out more for this project. www.erikarier.com/shop/2026-il...

It’s wild to me that things are so rapidly deteriorating and not only do I have to stay focused to keep working every day but in fact I have to work even more because everything is getting so expensive so quickly.

So many bad habits to curb with so much going on, surely this habit tracker I just downloaded will fix everything.

This jerk woke me up at 5:15am this morning but damn is he cute

They’re obviously not fixing the ACA tax cuts which means I’m not going to have health insurance next year. With my health history, this is anxiety inducing. Even w/the tax cuts I almost had to pay for my health insurance with a credit card this month and cannot actually afford to go to the dr.