Spending a lot of time this last week prepping for our annual seconds sale at West Seattle Garage Sale Day. More details to come soon.

using water that's been left in a basement studio overnight

emerging from hibernation

photo of graph paper littered in various formulas as well as a few sketches of molds and the word "Coupe"

been a bit silent on here - life has just been a lot of this

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really challenging - and I’d love to connect with you if that’s what you’re currently struggling with or have recently overcome. The iteration process can be really difficult, but I’ve found that the longer I can stick it out and keep something in the testing phase, the better the end result is.

I’m really proud of how hard I’ve worked to perfect the product and develop a unique process that works well for me consistently. So if that’s something you’re interested in learning more about please head to the bottom of my website and subscribe! Developing creative ideas into products can be

Hi folks! Emily here. I’ve been a bit hesitant to share too much behind the scenes content because it simply doesn’t seem to connect with people on social media as much as it does in person. Tomorrow I’m sharing a product deep dive on how I make my wheel thrown colanders exclusively to my email list

two cents on making things TikTok video by Dan Levy

Echoing what Dan said about the creative process:

www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2fbah2b/

in this house she is formally referred to as Paddington's Mom

photo of a 3d print with aggressive curves and very visible layer lines from a 0.4mm hotend

photo of the same model as before but printed with the 0.2mm hotend, layer lines are nearly invisible to the naked eye

working on a mug handle system and popped in the new 0.2 mm nozzle - really wowed by the difference in quality, no sanding!

#3dprinting #slipcasting #ceramics

A pink ceramic frog with blue toes. Caption reads "hi! my name is Tiramisu - I'm sweet on you! - adopt me please!"

A yellow ceramic frog with blue toes. Caption reads "hi! my name is Romeo - sweet boi. gentle boi - adopt me please!"

A purple ceramic frog with yellow toes. Caption reads "hi! my name is Maurice - my friends call me Mo! - adopt me please!"

An orange ceramic frog with yellow toes. Caption reads "hi! my name is Clem - orange you glad to see me?! - adopt me please!"

All are one of a kind and patiently waiting for their forever homes! 🐸🤍

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#frog #frogs #ceramics #clay #art #vintage #slipcasting #glaze #tadpole

a small green frog sitting inside the mouth of a rainbow splatter frog buddy with pink toes

It's great seeing what these frogs get up to. We've had friends use them as salt crocks, to kindly offering tampons in the bathroom, or as a terrarium decoration.

(the deep black eyes on the vintage ones is v ominous though)

we've since made a silicone mother mold of the original mold so that we can keep making new buddies!

it's incredibly special when people tell us stories of growing up with the same frog in their home, that its a reminder of their grandma who had one, or that they collect thrifted frogs

A close-up shot of the orange bead glaze effect on a frog buddy - lots of little gloops and globs

A close up shot of green crawl glaze on a frog buddy - a cracked surface almost like a water starved desert

This form has proven to be such a fun use of the special effects glazes - the crackles, pops, and patterns are always unique

We realized that each frog gets their personality in the kiln and therefore is individually named (which is honestly the best part)

Around that same time Sarah, the owner of Ritual, put up a barter call for bisqueware - and luckily we were planning a rip to Portland! We traded a few mugs in exchange for some pints of the first batches of her new glazes to try out.

A vintage catalogue with over a dozen different slipcast frogs in various forms and poses - whoever designed these frogs really hit the mark on "alluring lounge" poses

A few years ago, a potter who was moving gifted us an original ~70s vintage brillo sponge holder frog mold - a mold that was in incredible shape given its age.

An orange ceramic frog with yellow toes. Caption reads "hi! my name is Pimento - add a little bit of spice to your life! - adopt me please!"

A pink ceramic frog with blue toes. Caption reads "hi! my name is Bertha - I love to make new friends! - adopt me please!"

An green ceramic frog with yellow toes. Caption reads "hi! my name is Sebastian - you can call me Bash - adopt me please!"

An purple ceramic frog with yellow toes. Caption reads "hi! my name is Bubbles - I make a great bubble bath companion! - adopt me please!"

It’s froggy adoption day! Froggy Buds are colorful, tactile companions - functional porcelain sculptures made with unique special effect glazes from Ritual Glaze - a 100% woman-owned company that is local to the pnw!

(🐸 Thread 👅🪰)

Handmadeland

Seattle friends - today and tomorrow we'll be at Handmadeland!

Magnuson Park, Hangar 30, 11a-5p

www.handmadeland.club

legitimately a bit surprised this thing worked - inlaid checker from a single part mold

(ignore the air bubbles from my horrible plaster pour)
#art #ceramics #slipcasting #moldmaking #clay

four faux-vinyl records on display at an Ikea store. Labelled "Poang, Bentwood", "Flatpack", [Title Hidden], "Billy Gold" all styled to look quite similar to real albums.

i long to know what the forbidden ikea-vinyl collection sounds like

omg

A collection of tiny bowls. Some have rainbow splatter on a crisp white. Others have hand drawn illustrations of tinned fish, tomatoes on the vine and cocktail olives

these, to me, are also super bowls

Is anyone here interested in a full plaster pouring demo with calculations? I do it a bit differently than how I learned from popular online workshops.

3D printing mold walls has been working so much better than using coddleboards or sonotubes. Trying to plug attachment points with clay has resulted in so many plaster disasters. Will share how I designed my mold wall system soon!

Don’t be afraid to wear a glove. Mixing plaster with water causes an exothermic reaction while curing which can result in chemical burns. To be safe (and a bit more sanitary) we wear at least one nitrile glove while doing this part

Pour slowly into the CORNER of the mold (not onto the object directly). We have tried a lot of ways to reduce bubbles (tapping, shaking, silicone spatulas) but running a finger along every surface of the cast object (after you pour the plaster) is working best.

4. Use superglue to attach the object being cast to the mold floor and LET IT CURE!!! Floating/migrating objects are so frustrating (and easily preventable)

3. Relatedly, write the Volume measurement of each mold wall system on the outside of one of the mold walls so that you don’t have to recalc each time. The amount of times we’ve accidentally used Area instead of Volume is embarrassing. My middle school geometry teacher would be so ashamed 🙃