“Lettuce talk this over” Rabbit plate (in-progress) Summer harvest series

“I’m all ears” Raccoon tray (in-progress)

“Content in your Complacency” squirrel tray (in-progress)

Duck, duck… chicken? Fabulous ducks by #riot_ceramics and awesome chicken by @px10pottery.bsky.social 🐣🐓 #ceramics #pottery #duck #chicken #hen#handmade #coffeeismyfavoritefood #riotceramics #px10pottery

“Somehow, I’m not surprised” Cow plate (in-progress)

Small batch of “Resist” mugs, fresh out of the kiln.

“Behind the mask” Raccoon mug (in-progress)

Building my menagerie of @px10pottery.bsky.social animals and so happy to have this fabulous cow mug. 🐮 #ceramics #pottery #mug #mugs #handmade #coffeeismyfavoritefood #px10pottery

“In the face of fear” Rabbit and coyote mug (in-progress)

“Fanning the Flames” Opossum mug (in-progress)

“Keeping thinks bottled up” Raccoon/ cow mug, with milk jug background (in-progress)

“About to Explode” Raccoon mug, with custom cut bomb background (in-progress)

“Sorry, did I catch you at a bad time? Raccoon bowl (in-progress)

Going to NCECA? Stop by Woodbine Food Hall on Thursday night, and say hi 👋🏻

A couple of decal mugs, bound for NCECA.

I realized that I never officially introduced myself on here, so here’s a quick bio: My name is Adam Miller. I live in Minneapolis and teach High School ceramics. Growing up on a hobby farm in central Minnesota, I use animals from the area as his inspiration for my illustrated work.

Rabbit mug, fresh out of the kiln. Anybody going to NCECA? I’ll be selling some of my cups at Only Pots Popup (Woodbine Food Hall) on Thursday night.

Little mouse bowl (In-progress)

Opossum bowl (in-progress)

Wiping back the black underglaze wash… …this is always one of my favorite steps in my process 😊 Getting my second batch of cups ready for NCECA

Tea set demo I was playing around with at school. I like the idea of the matching handles 🤔 We’ll see where it goes.

Making a few fun (slightly simplified) pieces for my school’s annual Empty Bowls event.

“Another boaring mug” Pig mug It feels like spring in Mpls today, and the snow is all melting 😎

“The kids are alright” Goat mug For some reason, whenever I make a piece with a goat on it, it ends up getting ruined in someway or another. Maybe it’s been long enough that the curse is broken, because I really love this one. 🤞🏻🙌🏻

“Spitting image” Llama mug (in-progress)

…the rest of the process. I originally thought that the decal process was going to save me so much time 😅

Working on decal cups today. I print out the image at 110% of the original, cut it out, and use it as a masking stencil for making my background. #mugs #myprocess #paperstencils

“Auk-ward” Blue jay mug #mugshot #sgraffito #darkstoneware

Explosion trifecta I have been using the comic explosion to represent a feeling of chaos and anxiety in my life…so, don’t expect me to be phasing that out anytime soon 😵‍💫

Happy Valentines Day! This raccoon and a bunch of friends just came out of the kiln and they are excited about coming with me to NCECA 😉 Catch me and my friends on Thursday March 27 at Woodbine Food Hall from 6-9 🙌🏻

“Time to Feast” Fox tumbler Who else loves the look of a dark clay body? 🙋🏼‍♂️

“What’s going on?” Opossum tumbler Especially smitten with the dark pink glaze on this one. 😊

“The time to hesitate is through” Raccoon mug New batch fresh out of the kiln. Really happy with how the turned out. I’ll share more soon.

Teaching a student how to monoprint onto his mugs. I think he did pretty well for his first attempt 😊

Whisky sippers in the works 🥃

A pile of new stickers for NCECA

Nothing to do now but keep my fingers crossed and wait🤞🏻…or I could throw a bunch more mugs😉

Another mug from my last batch. Hoping to glaze fire my next batch this weekend…what a crazy week 😵‍💫

Do you wet sand your bisqueware?

“Herd immunity” Cow mug (in-progress) Happy weekend everyone!

First batch of cups for NCECA in the kiln, and second batch started 🤞🏻 It’s really starting to hit home just how quickly it’s coming up 😬

Some “real-time” pig carving, using a Kemper wire stylus. #sgraffito

“Honk if you’re having an existential crisis” Goose tumbler (in-progress) Another quick shot of my (not so) high tech process 😁 This one will also be coming with me to NCECA.

I know I didn’t get even close to everyone, but here are just some of the amazing artists I follow on Instagram, now on Bluesky! go.bsky.app/QVRTmcw

For my Minnesota supporters of local arts and ceramics. Let me know below or DM me if you're a MN potter and want to be added to the list

“Seeds of jealousy” Cardinal tumbler (in-progress) Another bird cup I was working on recently. Really excited to see this one fired up.

“Four piece chicken dinner” Chicken plate This is my favorite plate that I made in the past year. Just got it back from a local gallery, and plan on bringing with me to NCECA.

“Tulips are better than none” Chicken tumbler (in-progress)

Paper stencils and a heat gun, for the win 😁

I should be firing up my next batch of cups soon (maybe this week🤞🏻)…but in the meantime, here’s a look a the last little batch of critters 😁