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@acollins24

I'm an archaeologist mom living in Iowa and apparently I love to make pottery.

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Making a barrel mug/stein. This was a fun piece and it fortunately turned out very well!
#handmade
#wheelthrownpottery
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17.02.2026 01:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm having lots of fun with these massive mugs. The handles may be too big. Oh well. Next step is bisque firing.
#handmadepottery
#ceramics
#wheelthrownpottery

17.01.2026 20:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My snow lady is finally done. She looks very pleased with herself.
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#snowman
#handmade

30.11.2025 20:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My first porcelain build. Not my favorite clay to work with, to say the least. But, I am cautiously optimistic this one will turn out well. Image pre bisque
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#snowman
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22.10.2025 00:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here they are, ready for Halloween
#handmadepottery
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#halloween
#handmade

08.10.2025 20:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oh no! My hair is falling out!

05.10.2025 22:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mine will turn dark red when fired so I am still debating which glazes would be best. I am thinking of using Amaco Snow to make my surprised one look like a ghost pumpkin.

29.09.2025 15:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Now I need to decide which glazes to use. They look so excited!
#handmadepottery
#ceramics
#clay
#wheelthrownpottery

28.09.2025 22:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This small pitcher came out so beautiful it makes up for its small size.
Mayco green tea under Amaco emerald falls. Red stoneware, Cone 6.
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#pottery
#mug

24.09.2025 00:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 28 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I love the glaze color combination on this mug even if I lost some of the detail on the coin decal.
Ancient copper x4 lower half, obsidian x2 under Emerald falls x2 top half (w. additional layer top inch) and interior. Red stoneware, Cone 6.
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#ceramic
#wheelthrownpottery
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#pottery

15.09.2025 00:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pretty purple effect on this one.
Smokey merlot x4 under oatmeal X1 plus extra on rim. Red midfire stoneware, Cone 6.
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#wheelthrownpottery
#pottery
#handmade
#mug
#ceramic

14.09.2025 23:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New design
Penguin Pottery flowing blue over Norse Blue on warm brown midfire clay.

06.08.2025 20:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Mugs Made By ARC

Mugs Made By ARC

Love this set! Gorgeous combo of Mayco Green Tea and Black Walnut on warm brown groggy clay. Just stunning!
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#mugs

17.06.2025 23:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cheers!
Flowing blue (penguin pottery) over Norse blue on red mid-fire stoneware, cone 6.
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22.05.2025 00:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Espresso cups!
Norse blue and Flowing blue (penguin pottery) on warm brown stoneware. They turned out so cute, if a bit on the small side.
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#handmadepottery
#ceramics
#espresso
#handmade

07.05.2025 17:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gotta love spring days like today ๐Ÿ˜Š

26.04.2025 18:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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21.04.2025 22:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Mug made by ARC

Mug made by ARC

Lovely, if a tad small, mug with Mayco black walnut over green tea. I'm memorized ๐Ÿ˜
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#mug

09.04.2025 02:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lovely outcome on this.
Mayco Wrought iron x3 on exterior and One layer Mayco Black Walnut over two layers of Penguin pottery flowing blue on the inside. The form is inspired by an ancient Minoan mug style.
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#pottery
#ceramics

04.04.2025 00:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So, these two mugs have the same glazes and fired to same temp in same kiln load. I can see that the mid-fire speckled clay body really showed through the eggplant. The other mug is Bmix-C6-10 and the glazes look more opaque.
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#ceramics

01.04.2025 21:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Same glaze, different outcome

Same glaze, different outcome

So, these two mugs have the same glazes and fired to same temp in same kiln load. I can see that the mid-fire speckled really showed through the eggplant. The other mug is Bmix-C6-10.

01.04.2025 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I call this glaze recipe Fairy glaze.
Micro pearl x3 all over int and ext. Smokey merlot X2 top 2/3. Flowing blue x2 top 1/3. One band of oatmeal at rim. Cone 6, community kiln. Bmix clay.
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#ceramics
#pottery

29.03.2025 21:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 143 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Mug made by ARC

Mug made by ARC

Matching mug and pour over made by ARC

Matching mug and pour over made by ARC

Love this new mug and pour over set!
Mayco Green Tea x3 interior, Mayco Black Walnut X2 over Green Tea X2 on exterior. Amaco ancient copper X2 over maker's mark. Bmix clay, cone 6, community kiln.
#wheelthrownpottery
#handmadeceramics
#pottery

08.03.2025 19:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This was a fun project, inspired by ancient Minoan mug shape and decoration. Details were in black underglaze with clear matte glaze on top. Cone 6.
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#ceramic
#wheelthrownpottery

03.03.2025 01:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Love the way these turned out. Three coats of Amaco oatmeal over three coats of Mayco black walnut. Cone 6.
#handmadepottery
#pottery
#wheelthrownpottery
#ceramics

25.02.2025 03:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cup with shiny glaze. Made by ARC

Cup with shiny glaze. Made by ARC

Love the shine I get when layering black walnut over green tea. I've gotta focus on the good right now.
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#handmade
#ceramics

17.02.2025 21:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#pottery #wheelthrownpottery

12.02.2025 02:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Made by ARC

Made by ARC

Made by ARC

Made by ARC

Made by ARC

Made by ARC

Love this new glaze combo. Green tea over tigers eye.

09.02.2025 15:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bmix clay, fired to cone 6

31.01.2025 21:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amaco ancient copper in lower half and snow on top with an inch or so of overlap

31.01.2025 21:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0