There are so many terrible things happening in the world right now that I feel like we could write an entire set of new lyrics every week for The Rolling Stones’ Sympathy for the Devil and never repeat something from the previous week.

When your kitchen towels smell like rotting shellfish, believe them.

Frank Blacks album Frank Black is the serious rock version of a They Might Be Giants album.

I absolutely hate organized spots, both professional and collegiate. Love them or hate them they are the home team, the alma-mater, and therefore all their sins are accepted because it’s fun to watch. But really it’s billionaires exploiting blind loyalty and a sense of tradition for their gain.

You know what won’t help the airlines? When trump fires air traffic controllers and pushed for unqualified replacements. You know what else won’t help? When people can’t afford to take trips because they are drowning in medical debt. Greed and selfishness is always short sighted.

So, we’re all boycotting flying for the holidays now, right? Because I’m pretty sure I’m losing my healthcare just so people don’t have to have the sads at the airport.

Every democrat senator making a statement about voting no is just performative. It shows no courage to vote no because it comes with no real risk. Courage would be standing up and voting to oust Schumer in favor of real leadership that represents us.

My first kiln firing is done 😭😭😭I never thought I’d get to this day but here I am and it’s all so ✨✨✨

One of those days when I need equal parts coffee and nap.

I prefer to have 3 to 5 paintings going at the same time so I can work actively on some while thinking passively about the others.

Hey artist friends, after my weekend at the art book fair I think you might need to hear this: STOP worrying if your art is good or bad, just make fucking art.

Haven’t been good about keeping up on this platform but here are two current paintings in progress.

Finally updating the shop a bit including this little anarchist cat mug.

My show opening last night at Sidestreet Arts here in Portland, OR went great. The gallery did a great job arranging my work along with @joelfleminger.bsky.social and Sarah Fine’s work. The show will be up for all of May or you can view it online! sidestreet-arts-llc.square.site/may-2025-fun...

I have a show opening up this Friday, May 2nd at Sidestreet Arts in Portland alongside my husband, painter @joelfleminger.bsky.social and fellow ceramicist Sarah Fine. Here’s one of the pieces I’ll be showing. You can preview the show here: sidestreet-arts-llc.square.site/may-2025-fun...

When approaching painting from an internal place rather than directly from life, the challenge is to resolve images that function both emotionally and pictorially. My group show Funky Town will be up all of May at Sidestreet Arts in Portland.

I’m really excited about this new little ceramic sculpture I just finished, it’s called: Maybe read it again…but carefully. It will be on view in Portland, OR at Sidestreet Arts with a show opening on May 2nd!!!

Here is the smiling face of a woman who after three years of illness, surgeries, and various therapies finally finished physical therapy yesterday and is pretty much better!

I really am so proud with the level of disgust this little bud vase spider-eyed lady is expressing because it is exactly how I feel with the state of things right now. erikarier.etsy.com/listing/1888...

The world is imploding but I still make my living pinching little mugs into existence. So here’s a little redheaded number with a snake handle reminding you that YOU ARE A GENIUS OF YOUR OWN BODY. erikarier.etsy.com/listing/1888...

The start of new things for showing at the purple door in Portland this October.

Painting while rejection letters trickle in. Pause and keep painting .

Might have to title this one “I swear it’s not a turnip, or at least I didn’t mean to paint one”.

Some of the paintings I’ll have showing at Side Street galley next month in Portland.

Definitely my favorite mug from my last kiln load.

In the past putting myself out there or acknowledging to myself that painting is what I want to do would shut me down. It’s weird to feel the opposite and even more invigorated. Getting ready for the next show at Side Street Gallery with @erikarier.bsky.social.

In addition to painting on canvas, I’ve picked up painting on ceramics to help @erikarier.bsky.social build her inventory for wholesale.

Feels good to say my show is up at Exquisite Creatures.

Severance has so many details that make the show feel so rich, like all the serious coffee drinking.

Last piece for my show at Exquisite Creatures going up tomorrow.

New porcelain mug in my shop! I’m getting ready for so many shows and events that new work will be a slow trickle to the online shop for the time being. erikarier.etsy.com/listing/1882...

In the last year I haven’t felt funky but I was in a funk. So maybe funky town can be as opened ended as my friends catch phrase, “what a time to be alive”.

Find someone who loves you as much as @erikarier.bsky.social loves her fork.

The driver in this video is my @trimet.org driver and he is genuinely the nicest person I have ever met. I work hard to leave on time every day mostly so I can be on his specific bus because he just brightens my day. If you want to smile, give this a watch. youtu.be/WF8vVZV0Bmk

In spite of, and also in response to the stresses of the world, been having some very nice outings with @erikarier.bsky.social . Don’t know what the future holds but we’ll pull through together.

What’s on the easel at the moment.

Fifi is always so glamorous.

Today, I deactivated Instagram, for a working artist this was a very tricky decision. I didn’t have a huge number of followers but the 7k I had really supported my work so it’s very scary to step away from. Friends here, please help me out by liking & sharing my posts, it would mean so much to me.

So excited @erikarier.bsky.social got me the gift of gluten free hamantaschen!

Doing lots of stretching today of all kinds.

not the way I do it

I’ll be teaching a Tuesday morning introduction to Handbuilding @morningceramics.bsky.social starting late April, a great chance to take a ceramics class in Portland, Oregon if you’re a restaurant worker or other person w/a less conventional work schedule. www.morningceramics.com/events-1/ith...

Pizza night with sausage, green peppers and home made sauce. Especially proud of the sauce.

Life hack for those wandering the path of claiming unemployment in Oregon. If you log on to the state website, click on the owl and type live chat, you can be connected in minutes rather than meditating like a monk waiting for saint frances the patron saint of sitting on hold.

The vibe is Post Modern Byzantine Expressionism.

Last few months I’ve alternated between frustration that I haven’t finished more paintings and wanting to slow down and spend more time with each one. Been working these for a while and feel they are about ready to be put aside.

Last few months I’ve alternated between frustration that I haven’t finished more paintings and wanting to slow down and spend more time with each one. Been working these for a while and feel they are about ready to be put aside.

The birds are up to something. I should have listened to the cat.

There is an over abundance of strong political commentary and snark here in bsky. Contributing would serve me no purpose but gets harder each day to not give in and start yelling into the void.