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Pottery Lottery

Why an Experimental Pottery Lottery? Increasingly, my online sales have become a chaotic scramble for buyers. The last one sold out in 3 minutes. The buying

Who is Menbachi Bozu?

In the grand tradition Japanese yōkai, or monster/supernatural creature, I created Menbachi Bozu (Noodle Bowl Boy) to explain how warpage and breakage happens in the

Photography Basics: Easy, Fool-proof considerations for making the most of your photos

I’m thrilled that Design Sponge published my article on photo tips for small businesses and everyday photographers. Originally it was written for followers of my Instagram

Slow Pots

I made some slow cups. They’re objects that are impossible to understand without being held and turned. From a distance, the white image on the

Tomodachi Totes- Doubt, Quality, and Making Something Not Ceramic

Doubt From time to time, I struggle philosophically with making more material objects for a world that’s saturated with them. Doubt is part of my

A guide to using Instagram for studio artists

“Who cares?” This is the question I ask myself all the time. Who cares about the work I do or anybody does? How do we