Here are all 11 little baby sharks ~Lance #pottery #art #clay #ceramics #shark #sharkweek #wildlife #animalart #sculpture #ocean 🦑 🐡

Been a little busy with non-pottery life, but we’re back! Made these baby sharks 🦈 as gifts for our classmates at the studio. Also got our kiln up and running. Can’t wait to start creating and sharing more! ~Lance #pottery #art #clay #ceramics #shark #wildlife #animalart #sculpture #ocean 🦑 🐡

One of my favorite parts is making the face and bringing this little (big?) guy to life 🦈 Decided to make a few jars from our reclaim. Thinking of experimenting with some fun color combos. ~Lance #pottery #art #artprocess #ceramics #shark #wildlife #animalart #sculpture #ocean 🦑 🐡

It’s happening! Made this chunky shark trio 🦈 and I’m excited to try something a little different with the glazing. If all goes well I plan to sell these and give them new homes. ~Lance #pottery #art #artprocess #ceramics #shark #wildlife #animalart #sculpture #ocean 🦑 🐡

Here’s the first piece that started my jar series 🦀 Based on Portunus sanguinolentus I’ve seen in Hawaii (kuahonu/blood-spotted swimming crab). Unlike the newer jars this one is big at a width of 11in/28cm. ~Lance #pottery #art #artprocess #ceramics #crab #wildlife #animalart #sculpture #ocean 🦑 🐡

Seabird jar. Specifically a wedge-tailed shearwater or 'ua'u kani in Hawaiian. This bird makes a loud moaning noise (Ooooeer!). I know because it scared me at night before 😱. They are monogamous and nest in burrows. ~Lance #art #pottery #ceramics #photography #bird #sculpture #animalart 🐡 🦑

Another handbuilt vase with a graphic flower on it! Except this time…the flower is tall 🤯 ~Melissa #pottery #ceramics #art #flowers #clay #pottersofbluesky #handmade #photography #vase #PNW #illustration

Bitter Melon Jar. I use to hate these when I was younger. They’ve grown on me and inspired this lumpy vessel. I mean, look at the undulating warts and the natural color gradients! How could I not want to make one? ~Lance #pottery #ceramics #art #sculpture #photography #handmade 🐡 🌿🖼️

When creating my ceramic pieces I usually start with the form first, then work the surface design within its boundaries. I love figuring out how each petal and leaf fits with the curves, it’s one of my favorite parts of the process 💖 ~Melissa #art #ceramics #pottery #design #flowers #handmade #clay

Look how buoyant she is! This beauty of a croc has been added to the tubby jar club. This green glaze kept crackling on pieces (it wasn’t suppose to) so I decided to utilize it here on a crocodile 🐊 🏺 ~Lance #pottery #ceramics #art #sculpture #photography #crocodile #animalart #sciart #handmade

One more shark and it’s a tiger shark! This is the last of the ceramic shark jars (jarks?) so far. I’ll glaze the top portion over the spots/stripes with blue and after firing it should meld together for a more natural look🤞 ~Lance #pottery #ceramics #shark #tigershark #art #wip #sculpture 🦑 🐡

I love the way speckled buff clay looks. I handbuilt this vase and let the natural raw color and texture be the back drop to some bright hand painted underglaze floral designs🌷 ~Melissa #pottery #ceramics #art #flowers #clay #pottersofbluesky #handmade

Slab built pitcher done a while back. I love how the color combo of the yellow and blue against the red clay. I’ve been wanting to make a dinnerware set and I might revisit this design as a jumping off point. What do you think? ~Lance #pottery #ceramics #art #pattern #geometric #photography #design

Scalloped hammerhead jar glazed and ready to be fired 🔥 ~Lance Shark fact: Its oddly shaped cephalofoil (winged head) may be used for sensory reception, manoeuvering, and prey manipulation. #pottery #ceramics #art #shark #hammerhead #wip #sciart #clay #sculpture #ocean #animalart #fishyfeb

We got more sharks! Scalloped hammerhead shark jar in process. ~Lance #pottery #ceramics #art #shark #hammerhead #wip #clay #pottersofbluesky #animalart #sculpture #ocean

Reef Manta Ray Jar 🪸 I layered the glazes near the patterning, hoping to create a more organic feel on this one. I think it was pretty successful! ~Lance #pottery #ceramics #art #mantaray #photography #fishyfeb #animalart #sciart #sculpture #ocean #PNW #pottersofbluesky

This vase came out a little sassy 💁‍♀️ 🌼 I got an ombré effect by dry brushing on orange underglaze from the bottom. ~Melissa #pottery #art #ceramics #vase #flowers #sassy #handmade #clay #flowerart #pottersofbluesky #PNW

Black tailed snapper/toʻau jar 🎣 If you catch a real one in Hawaii take it. They’re invasive and hurt native populations. Neat colors, though 😅 Crackle glaze used to give texture rather than making individual scales #pottery #ceramics #art #fish #ocean #animalart #handmade #sculpture #sciart

And here is the whale shark ready for final firing. The top glaze was brushed on, pattern vinyl removed, prepped with wax, then the belly got dipped in white. Good luck! See you on the other side 🫡🔥 #pottery #ceramics #whaleshark #art #process #fish #animalart #sciart #clay

Whale shark jar getting its patterns with vinyl. Next step will be glazing then removing the vinyl to reveal the white underglaze. #pottery #ceramics #whaleshark #art #vinyl #process #pattern #animalart

Underglazing the black tailed snapper/toʻau jar. This was my first time fully underglazing an animal jar. I also used a gyotaku print I’ve done as one of the color references. ~Lance #ceramics #pottery #art #fish #underglaze #wip #gyotaku #animalart #pottersofbluesky #clay #sciart

Some of my most recent ceramic trays. #ceramicart #ceramics #witchyart #witchesofbluesky

And here’s the finished vase! I underglazed the design and then painted wax on before glazing to achieve a fun contrast in texture. ~ Melissa #pottery #ceramics #flowers #vase #art #pottersofbluesky #design #clay #PNW #flowerart

My tallest handbuilt vase! Getting the clay to the perfect dry (but not too dry) level for carving can be challenging. Sometimes I overthink and end up with an overly dry piece. Luckily this one was perfect 👌 ~Melissa #ceramics #clay #pottery #art #wip #flowers #vase #handbuilt #PNW #carving

This is a jar where I played around with having the lid on the side of the fish. I’ve also been trying different ways to lock the lid in place (gill cutout). This one is based on a black tailed snapper or to’au. ~Lance #ceramics #pottery #snapper #wip #clay #pottersofbluesky #animalart #fish

Spotted Eagle Ray Jar 🌊 The way the black glaze blends into the white glazed underbelly turned out beautifully on this one. Plus, this little photoshoot was a lot of fun! Bonus anatomical correctness shot. #ceramics #pottery #art #photography #eagleray #clay #sciart #pottersofbluesky #animalart

Spotted Eagle Ray and Reef Manta Ray jars sculpted. The head/face on the Eagle Ray was challenging. I had to make sure it didn’t look too goofy. Don’t know if you’ve seen an Eagle Ray face but it’s kinda goofy. #ceramics #pottery #art #eagleray #mantaray #wip #clay #PNW #pottersofbluesky #animalart

Aʻama crab jar with barnacle handle lid. This was a mix of vinyl patterns and glaze layering. ~Lance Fun fact: You can usually find these little guys (the real crabs) on the lava rocks near shore in Hawaii hopping from rock to rock. #pottery #ceramics #crab #hawaii #pottersofbluesky

Toad bowls! These were very fun to make. Inspired by Shigaraki Ware ceramic toads my grandma had when I was younger. The large guy was the biggest bowl I had thrown at the time. Might bring these back as jars. ~ Lance #pottery #ceramics #art #toads #pottersofbluesky #clay #PNW

Here’s a set of cups we collaborated on. Lance threw each piece and Melissa designed the patterns. Vinyl stencils of the pattern were used to resist the glaze. What’s your favorite color? #pottery #ceramics #cups #art #design #pottersofbluesky #clay #PNW

Alright, Bluesky is seeing them first #ceramics Oh my god I’m so proud of myself 😭

I designed the graphic digitally over a year ago, so I’m happy it finally gets to live in the real world on this plate I made. I started with a slab, then compressed it and added a lip on the wheel. ~Melissa #pottery #ceramics #flower #PNW #pottersofbluesky #design #illustration

Tubby great white shark jar 🦈 Really loved how this one turned out. I’m making a few more now ~Lance #Pottery #Ceramic #PNW #Shark #Clay #Art

Dandelion vase 🌼✨ ~Melissa #Pottery #Ceramic #Clay #Flower #Photography #PNW

Crab Jar based off of a Grapsus tenuicrustatus / Thin-shelled rock crab / Natal lightfoot crab 🦀 Though I grew up knowing this species as Aʻama crab 🏝️ ~Lance #Pottery #Ceramic #Crab #PNW