📣 New website www.beartceramics.com. I'm excited to stop tip toeing around being an artist and explore why making is so important to me. Revamping my website was the first step in adding clarity to my online presence. Which is surprisingly hard to do.

Photo study, added a pigeon witch

Excited to order Positive Obsession by Dr. Susana M. Morris from @sistahscifi.bsky.social !

Personally, life has been lifing the last few months. I'm just grateful to be a part of a wonderful #pottery studio that took care of my pieces while I was figuring everything out.

Studio day: Waiting for the second fire ✨️. I can see where the underglaze will fade a little more 👏🏾. Made with reclaim ...so... we have a surprise coming in the next few weeks 🫠. #excited #ceramics #pottery #art #landscapes

Just a baby on the edge of the world

Four test vases for a new project combining clay, text/emotion, and landscapes. I'm still working out my process for including text. But I think I like imperfect inlay. Next is a bisque fire and maybe another layer of underglaze or dip glaze. Or both #experiments #pottery #ceramics #clay #art

Oh, Insta isn't showing the preview? here you gooooooo

Suggestions please 🙏🏾 I'm reading "Contemporary Black American Ceramic Artists" by donald a. clark and Chotsani Elaine Dean. It's BIG and worth the muscle I'll gain reading it. I want to go down a rabbit hole so...What books about ceramic artists do you recommend? #booksky #pottery #ceramics

i'm challenging myself to step out of my comfort zone (mugs + cups) to improve my teapot forms. not ready to commit, but am going to TRY and make a teapot every day. This is unfired porcelain. decorated and ready for the kiln! #pottery #art #kentucky #spring #horse #handmade #teapot #tea

Went to the studio and discovered most of my underglaze dried out 🤦🏾‍♂️. Had just enough to paint and start sgraffito designs on some vases. Lesson: check your underglaze. #potterylesson #pottery #ceramics #vases #art

At work wondering if someone will flag my poster for saying "Black experiences" instead of "campus experiences"? I know the oppressive nature of suggesting people speak their truths, desires, and existence in the dark. It's not hyperbole. It's just a slippery slope. #DEI #highered #deib #blackness

Share more joy Share more laughter Share more warm moments Share more good news Share more humanity There is more happening in the world than things that we are fighting against. We need more reminders of the things we are fighting for.

The special edition from @gollancz.bsky.social of DEATH OF THE AUTHOR is so beautiful. The sprayed edges are 🔥 and the circuitry on the cover make it look like a physical piece of tech (which goes right with the story).

Design ideas for the vases patiently waiting for me at the studio. They're made of reclaim, but they should only be a shade or two lighter than these vases. #excited #ceramics #joy #art #pottery #design #sgraffito

While I was writing THE REFORMATORY, I learned that it's possible to talk a project to death. (It took me seven years.) I came up with a rule that I couldn't talk about my WIP unless I had produced actual writing that day.

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

Neat idea. One piece from 2021-2024 #ceramics #pottery #art

Yesterday was all about trimming. Three of seven new pieces ready to glaze. The first two were hard to trim with loop tools. We survived 😅. #pottery #ceramics #art

Entering the weekend a little angsty, with attitude, and ready for a nap. Weekend goals: clean art table so I can keep drawing, go to the studio, keep writing, make lemonade. #rest #linedrawing #art #drawing

sharing a moment from the last @workingfamilies.org mass call i got to participate in. keep creating and learning loves.

I do this work. I know its impact on young people seeking to make a way for themselves & communities or seeking to continue legacies of achievement and social mobility. This isn't about merit. It's about restricting and hoarding the resources provided by higher ed. #education #dei #access #bfrfr

Choose 20 pots/ceramic pieces that you have made. One pot per day for 20 days, in no particular order. Day 14 Painted and carved this cup today! Excited to see how it goes post firings. #pottery #handmade #underglaze

I gotta start using my mirror when throwing. My neck 😭. #ceramics #pottery #potteryproblems

I just added so many new pots to my shop in time for Valentine’s Day 💌 throwslikeagirlceramics.com #ceramics #pottery #handmade #art

Flametree Publications call for submissions, Afrofuturism anthology blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...

Round and round we go 🎠. It's Friday, and I figured out how to mute videos. It's the little things. #ceramics #pottery #sgraffito #art #landscapes

Choose 20 pots/ceramic pieces that you have made. One pot per day for 20 days, in no particular order. Day 12 #pottery #handmade #mug

I'm excited for this new project ✨️. Something about connection, flow, and reaching. Waiting for the final fire 👀🫣.

Recommendations needed! My friend is looking for sci-fi, speculative fiction, and fantasy books for middle schoolers 🤗 ✨️. #booksky #Sci-Fi #fantasy #books #readers #booklovers #questions

Clay patches where the world tears. America has always tagged me as some...thing... that should manifest as parts for its whole. Between annihilation and aggressive affirmations, there's no space for someone like me to quietly exist. Except here🍃 #ceramics #pottery #peace #art #artists

How do you stay organized? I found an old brush roll that worked perfectly for my carving tools and, of course, brushes. The rest of my shelf is a mess 🫣. #pottery #ceramics #art

Make promises to yourself and keep them. Might take a minute, but stay persistent and listen to what you need. I needed to touch clay, and here we are. Three pieces. Nothing wired. Pure excitement to do it again 😌. #ceramics #pottery #clay #care #selfcare #art

This year, I want to fall out of love with the idea of writing and actually #write. I can imagine writing micro #fiction on lil vases. Small glimpses into the space between what we know and what we imagine. Whispy. #Whimsy. Wandering little moments 🍃 #ceramics #porcelain #pottery #practice #goals

You may have noticed, or not, that I've not posted much lately. I decided I'd only post finished pieces for a while.....BUT, 1) Its such slow work 2) I really love these tiny plates in the greenware stage. #plates #clay #ceramicart #functionalart #ceramicart #contemporaryceramics #colourfulpottery

A couple of reds Porcelain and terra sigillata #pottery #ceramics #australianceramics #contemporaryceramics #porcelain

These porcelain greenware jars are a lot of fun to make! As I create them, I often imagine how people might use them. It’s one of the things that makes functional pottery so humbling—it’s not just about me, but about connecting with others. What would you use a jar like this for? #wip #porcelain

Sippers. For when you need something strong. Like today. After this week. That felt a million days long. …but also tea. They’re great for tea. #pottery #pottersofbluesky

While you are sharing your Black History facts and stories, make sure you share Black joy. Our stories are more than hardship, trauma, and pain. We have joy. Deep, endearing joy. Impactful joy. Resonant joy. Share our joy. It's a vital part of our story too.

A new glaze - I think it needs a thicker application, but it has promise! #pottery #ceramics

One thing that's kept me focused is looking back at our history, specifically successful resistance movements. Learning from what our elders & ancestors did & how they did it has been so grounding & impactful. History is not just a reminder of where we've been but also a guide on how to fight back.

Hello to all you fantastic clay folks! I’m looking to make a starter pack focused entirely on terra sigillata. I follow a few artists, but if you know of anyone (or want to be included), give me a shout! #terrasig #terrasigillata #clay #ceramics #pottery #ceramica #ceramique #pottersofbluesky

Custom bowl: a little family on Mars. #pottery #sciart

Another work in progress. An unfired, unglazed, wall-mounted/tabletop desert altar with a teeny built-in vase for dry flowers. #desert #landscape #nature #clay #artlife #art #creativeprocess #handbuiltceramics #ceramics #cacti

I need to touch clay. And I'm not sure I care about perfection. I just need a place to make a mess with no consequences. Maybe I'll make something just to break. Something to smash, display, and remember this moment in time. Cuz y'all 🫠...🤦🏾‍♂️ #pottery #ceramics #rage #selfcare #art

The cool thing about getting into something new is that you don't know what's wrong. You don't care because you've made something, and that's good enough. My first set of vases will always be my favorite. Wonky bottoms and all! #pottery #ceramics #art

Vases out of the kiln and I think I love them all. Smallest are under 2" tall so they are really really cuuuuute! I will be hosting a pop-up Valentine's 💗sale from my Lovettsville studio this Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 8th and 9th, from 10:00-5:00. Hope to see you!

Sharing your work, whatever is it, is a breath to us all. Feel empowered to manifest real and imagined counter spaces to the total disregard to your life. Doesn't matter if your art is political or mundane. Both have a place in fighting against our erasure 💛. #art #community #beauty #care

I made a playlist for those quiet creative moments 😌. Sharing in case you need a chill soundtrack to your day. Maybe a reminder to step away from the news a little and rest your mind. #music #art #joy #selfcare #lofimusic #rest

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