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I can see that. Trimming could achieve smoother transition your looking for. And the excess clay at the bottom could serve as a kind of foot/pedestal for the form..but then again I'm not and expert

Also once the glaze is on it'll probably change the "balance" and "look" further, no?

05.03.2026 00:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love that form! ๐Ÿ‘

04.03.2026 13:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#mugshotmonday

Really like how this glaze combo turns out.

#pottersofbluesky

#pottery
#ceramics

02.03.2026 17:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Saturday March 7, 2026
The theme is #Flowing
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Photo of a waterfall with text reading: Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday March 7, 2026 The theme is #Flowing Any art. Any interpretation. Use both tags to be included in our feed. Multiple entries welcome. Get creative!

โ€ชJoin the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday March 8, 2026
The theme is #Flowing

Streams, waterfalls, hair, but not just those. Anything that suggests flow.

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#art #artists #photgraphy #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

02.03.2026 04:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 118 ๐Ÿ” 44 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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February 28, 2026
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01.03.2026 00:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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February 28, 2026
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01.03.2026 00:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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February 28, 2026
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01.03.2026 00:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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February 28, 2026
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01.03.2026 00:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of the moon with text over it reading:
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday February 28, 2026
The theme is #Round
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Any form of art
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Photo of the moon with text over it reading: Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday February 28, 2026 The theme is #Round Any interpretation Any form of art Use both tags to be included in our feed Multiple entries welcome

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Saturday February 28, 2026
The theme is #Round

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23.02.2026 03:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 158 ๐Ÿ” 62 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
Yarn bowl featuring blue and pink swirling nebula with kitten sitting on rock looking at the shining stars.

Yarn bowl featuring blue and pink swirling nebula with kitten sitting on rock looking at the shining stars.

Yarn bowl featuring blue and pink swirling nebula with kitten sitting on rock looking at the shining stars. (Right)

Yarn bowl featuring blue and pink swirling nebula with kitten sitting on rock looking at the shining stars. (Right)

Yarn bowl featuring blue and pink swirling nebula with kitten sitting on rock looking at the shining stars. (Left)

Yarn bowl featuring blue and pink swirling nebula with kitten sitting on rock looking at the shining stars. (Left)

Yarn bowl featuring blue and pink swirling nebula with kitten sitting on rock looking at the shining stars. (Detail of kitten)

Yarn bowl featuring blue and pink swirling nebula with kitten sitting on rock looking at the shining stars. (Detail of kitten)

I look at images of the universe, inspired by the dazzling light that paints our incomprehensibly vast sky & listen to a story of someone who used to work with their kitten right beside them and my job is to put those two things together. I'm just incredibly humbled I get to capture life this way.

27.02.2026 15:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 273 ๐Ÿ” 74 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Really enjoyed talking with Bill, The Dungeon Delver, last night about all things #DnD. Catch the replay!

Bill DMs 1st & 2nd edition games while I run the new 2024 rules. But I've been playing since 2nd edition so I update a lot of monsters from that lore because they have more teeth. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

26.02.2026 17:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So cool!

28.02.2026 01:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For UK friends a must see if you can

#BlueskyArtShow
#poetry
#literature

28.02.2026 01:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! So far I've only worked with stoneware that's available in the studio. But of the two kinds that are available I prefer the the white stoneware that has less grogg and feels smoother

I guess you could say I'm porcelain-curious though

28.02.2026 01:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Let's do an #AMA

On a #train ride that feels interminable ..

Go!

Lol

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#pottery
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#photography
#art

28.02.2026 01:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Looks awesome!!

26.02.2026 21:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The #blizzard was blizzarding

Had to miss out on studio time!! #Snow day!

#nyc

24.02.2026 00:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

'Don't go that way'

22.02.2026 23:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
a close up of a man 's face with the words `` do n't defy me '' written on it . ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words `` do n't defy me '' written on it .

An evening with the great David Bowie in the Labyrinth

22.02.2026 23:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo of a snowy winter scene featuring a small natural arch of stone. The stones are coated with snow along their tops, and on their sides to the left and right. This is weathered exposure of volcanic rock at elevations around 4,000 feet (1219m). There's are very few natural arches in the Pacific Northwest. This arch appears very blocky, with the joined top of the arch looking like two stones, and the edges rising to the top looking more monolithic. The stone has a mottled appearance from weathering and various lichens on it's surface, giving grenish grey, charcoal, and even orange patches of color. 
The foreground has a lot of snow with small leafless branches poking out of the snow that have a reddish orange color.
From the left side a few green branches of a conifer jutt into the scene. There's are also two small slim conifer trees visible through the arch on it's right side, and over the top in the background. Also through the arch and near it's base in the distant background a snowy slope with tall conifers can be seen. The top of the slope disappears into clouds about halfway up the arch opening. The sky is a featureless blank of even cloudiness.
The lighting is very even due to the cloud cover, and reflected light from all the snow on the ground.

A photo of a snowy winter scene featuring a small natural arch of stone. The stones are coated with snow along their tops, and on their sides to the left and right. This is weathered exposure of volcanic rock at elevations around 4,000 feet (1219m). There's are very few natural arches in the Pacific Northwest. This arch appears very blocky, with the joined top of the arch looking like two stones, and the edges rising to the top looking more monolithic. The stone has a mottled appearance from weathering and various lichens on it's surface, giving grenish grey, charcoal, and even orange patches of color. The foreground has a lot of snow with small leafless branches poking out of the snow that have a reddish orange color. From the left side a few green branches of a conifer jutt into the scene. There's are also two small slim conifer trees visible through the arch on it's right side, and over the top in the background. Also through the arch and near it's base in the distant background a snowy slope with tall conifers can be seen. The top of the slope disappears into clouds about halfway up the arch opening. The sky is a featureless blank of even cloudiness. The lighting is very even due to the cloud cover, and reflected light from all the snow on the ground.

There's a fun theme going around today on #BlueSkyArtShow! It's #Two โœŒ๏ธ
Here's my take on it.
Two Rocks Kissing!
Locally known as "The Kissing Rocks", or "Ed's Trail Arch". I hadn't been there in Winter, and was not disappointed!
#๐Ÿ“ท #Washington #Hiking #Snow #ECK #Geology #RockinTuesday #Nature

22.02.2026 02:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 39 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just the lids, right? A happy accident then?

22.02.2026 01:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two orange Adirondack chairs sitting in the dirt beneath a canopy of tall trees shrouded in fog

Two orange Adirondack chairs sitting in the dirt beneath a canopy of tall trees shrouded in fog

take a seat

#BlueSkyArtShow #Two #photography #reclaimingorange #nature #popasquat #inthequiet

22.02.2026 00:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 365 ๐Ÿ” 38 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Gift of Philip Johnson

Gift of Philip Johnson

Robert Morris, Untitled (Tangle), 1967
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136185

21.02.2026 23:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 51 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Definitely second breakfast!

22.02.2026 00:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A pair of closely appointed Sequoia giants. They are nearly touching. To me -they've been together for decades upon decades upon decades.

A pair of closely appointed Sequoia giants. They are nearly touching. To me -they've been together for decades upon decades upon decades.

#BlueskyArtShow #two #pair #together #Sequoia #near #touching #giants #giant #tall #close #closeness #paired #decades #years #aged #togetherness #conifer #grove #GeneralGrantGrove #forest #trees #composition #perspective #photography #EastCoastKin #westcoastkin #phonephotography #smArtist #ArtYear

21.02.2026 21:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Blueskyartshow theme this week for Saturday February 21st is #two. #Art #Painting Art is in the eye of the beholder. You tell me. Two figures walking, are they coming towards or going away? Where are they walking too?

21.02.2026 21:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A small table in a pub is set with silverware on napkins, salt & pepper shakers, and two pint glasses filled with rich, dark-brown stout. The glasses have "Guiness", along with their trademark harp, printed on the side.

A small table in a pub is set with silverware on napkins, salt & pepper shakers, and two pint glasses filled with rich, dark-brown stout. The glasses have "Guiness", along with their trademark harp, printed on the side.

Here are #Two pints of Guinness, de rigeur since we were about to have lunch at The Stag's Head Pub, in Dublin, of fish & chips and shepherd's pie. Yes, they were delicious!

16 October 2025

#BlueskyArtShow

21.02.2026 21:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An abstract painting - 2 large oblong ish shapes on a blue background. Both had a tiny house atop of them.  One shape is shades of blues and purples and the other - larger and in front if it - is shades of dark red, orange and  yellow.

An abstract painting - 2 large oblong ish shapes on a blue background. Both had a tiny house atop of them. One shape is shades of blues and purples and the other - larger and in front if it - is shades of dark red, orange and yellow.

One of my oils from a little while ago for todayโ€™s #BlueSkyArtShow #Two theme.
Itโ€™s called Remote Control (for now!).

21.02.2026 22:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday February 21, 2026
The theme is #Two in the distance

Waiting for the #blizzard

#hudsonvalley

Simple assignment this week,
a pair of anything and you're in!

Use both tags to be included in the feed #art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

21.02.2026 22:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0