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Pottery Lottery deadline is Sat night! Sign up for

Pottery Lottery deadline is Sat night! Sign up for my mailing list (link in bio) to be sent a form to enter the Lottery. These cups will be in both the Lottery and General Sale on Monday, the 30th. The general sale is open to all. Read more through the Pottery Lottery link in my bio. If you've signed up for my mailing list, but have yet to receive a form, check your spam and then DM me. Have a good weekend!

Enter the lottery to get a shot at buying this bow

Enter the lottery to get a shot at buying this bowl! Sign up for my mailing list to be sent a survey to enter. In the last two days I've been astounded to learn that more than 20 people have been trying to buy my work for ten years. I should have done this ages ago! These creatures are all craft hybrids in celebration of the five traditional mediums. Ramen forever! Link in bio for more details on how this pottery lottery works and sign up for my mailing list!

SALE MONDAY✨Thanks to all of you, here is the Po

SALE MONDAY✨Thanks to all of you, here is the Pottery Lottery in a nutshell! This is an experiment in more equitable sales. ⅔ of work will be offered in a lottery and ⅓ through a general, regular sale that will follow right after. Sign up for my mailing list to be emailed the Form to enter the Pottery Lottery. The Pottery Lottery will start at 2:30pm EST on Monday, Nov 30 and the general sale will start at 5:00pm. Follow the link in the bio for more in depth details and to sign up for my mailing list. I really appreciate everyone’s input and the discussion that took place. I will circle back around to let everyone know how it went. My website is being super slow, so be patient with the links.

Dragonflies, frogs, and an alligator plate commiss

Dragonflies, frogs, and an alligator plate commission is finally done and being sent to a long time collector today! Thanks to everyone who pitched in to help solve the question of how to deal with equity in sales. I'm going ro write up a plan of action. Sign up for my mailing list for details on how to enter the lottery. Link in bio.

✨🧠Brainstorming help? The last sale sold out

✨🧠Brainstorming help? The last sale sold out in 3 minutes. Don’t get me wrong- I am thankful and very lucky! I've been doing this a while, but this last sale was particularly quick. I’m not bringing this up to humble brag, I’m asking because I am only recently accepting it as a problem. People who move slower don’t stand a chance against people who know the ropes amd have nimble fingers. It’s not altogether equitable and it would be nice for more people to have access to work if they want it. It leads to frustration and anger for many people and although people can contact me to commission something, I am often behind in the studio and sometimes the original piece is what really made their hearts go thump. I can only make so much, esp these days.
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So…has anyone ever tried a lottery system for access? For example, people could get on a mailing list and then I could give access to the sale for batches of 5 people in 10 minute increments or something. I would like to find an app or process that doesn’t create an exponential amount of work on the backend. Any thoughts/comments/discussions are welcome! Thanks in advance! Next sale is Monday, Nov 30, 12 noon EST.

Recalibrating as we wait for final results. Applyi

Recalibrating as we wait for final results. Applying decals which are pink until they get fired, after which they're gold with opalescent white.

FREE Trump Ostraka Risograph w/purchase of 9×9 Mul

FREE Trump Ostraka Risograph w/purchase of 9x9 Multiplication Table Riso. I hope that tomorrow we can say that this print and millions of voters worked to soundly defeat the Criminal in the WH. Winning by a landslide will check his courtroom circus and help save lives. I'm text banking today and am mildly hopefully after listening to the Daily today. The link to the 9x9 print is in my bio and you can read more about ancient democracy and pottery shards there. Long live our Democratic Republic and let's get rid of the electoral college and the filibuster while we are at it. #kidsposter #math #potteryispolitical #multiplicationtable #bidenharris2020

Join me tonight on Zoom for an overview lecture ab

Join me tonight on Zoom for an overview lecture about my projects, some studio work and a tour of our cupboard. 7pm through our local arts org @maine.mechanics. $8 will support them through this tough time! It's been a while since I talked shop about pots and am excited to share! Bring your questions! Link in bio.

I need your voice. This morning the @maine_crafts_

I need your voice. This morning the @maine_crafts_association published an essay I wrote about how my identity is inextricable from politics and politics is inextricable from craft. It's part of a series where Maine craftspeople write from a personal space. Please go give them some love and support for giving me a platform. Please comment on the MCA post, if you feel moved to. Read the essay in the link in my bio. Thanks!! #mainecraft #madeinmaine Also, sale today at noon EDT!

Prepping for tomorrow's mini-sale! Starts at noon

Prepping for tomorrow's mini-sale! Starts at noon eastern. When I looked outside today at the hydrangeas, sumacs, and grass, it reminded me of the palette of colors on this cup.

🧮9×9 multiplication table risograph available a

🧮9x9 multiplication table risograph available at Wednesday's mini-sale! Shio is super excited about the math fun! If you sign up for my mailing list, I'll have a discount on print combos. Link in bio. Big thanks to @directanglepress for printing them! Josh was great to work with!! #multiplicationtable #mathisfun #risograph

Sunday morning bird snuggle ahead of MINI SALE th

Sunday morning bird snuggle ahead of MINI SALE this Wednesday. Sign up for my mailing list for a discount on prints. Link in bio!

Join my mailing list to get a special discount on

Join my mailing list to get a special discount on a special combo this coming sale on Wednesday the 21st. I send out a newsletter 3-4 times a year so you won't be inundated and I try and pack them full of info. Here's a golden reindeer for you ahead of the weekend. #ayumihorie

Mini sale next Wed, Oct 21, noon EDT on my shop! A

Mini sale next Wed, Oct 21, noon EDT on my shop! Another sale to come in November. I'm on my own these days with help so moving more slowly, but regardless, this catfish, hippo, birds, and worried bear will be looking for homes!

$25 VOTE OUT risograph of ostraka now available! 5

$25 VOTE OUT risograph of ostraka now available! 50% of proceeds go to @votesaveamerica. Link in bio. They’re focusing on specific states that are crucial for electoral votes and winning back both House and Senate. Getting out the vote is one key to Biden and Harris winning. And speaking of Harris, I'm so looking forward Kamala calling out Pence's incompetence and lies in the debate tonight! In ancient Athens, citizens exercised their democratic rights by casting people out using ostraka (earthenware shards with people’s names sgraffitoed on to them) as voting ballots/tokens. People could be banished for 10 years! In this case, it’s not long enough. So here are my ostraka for the three worst actors out there in politics- Trump, McConnell, and Collins. I will take particular pleasure in voting against Susan Collins and for @saragideonme, so we can have some common sense and compassionate leadership back in Maine. Free shipping. 11” x 17”. Huge thanks to Andrew at @wingclubpress for printing these pro bono for a good cause! #votetrumpout #votehimout #ostraka #democracy #biden2020 #kamalaharris #bidenharris #susancollins #saragideon #bluewave #potteryispolitical #politicalcraft #thisiscraft #risograph #wingclubpress #ceramichistory

@thequeercreativepodcast interviewed me the other

@thequeercreativepodcast interviewed me the other day, so please check out the episode and the podcast! We talked about how @chloehorie’s and my choice to be visible as aqueer family has been important for other queer people and to normalize what is love by any other name. Our friend, Lauren @lpbull, took this picture at our last campfire and you can see how much Shio has grown since the last time I posted about her. She loves her two mothers and her family! Yesterday, Justices Thomas and Alito suggested that the same-sex marriage ruling that gave gay couples like us the right to marry was wrongly decided and that maybe it should be “fixed” aka overturned, because religious liberty has suffered since that ruling. Having another conservative on the court has profound implications for families like mine. Chloe has been calling Senator Collins every day to urge her to use her power and position to change the minds of her fellow Republican senators so they leave the next appointment up to whoever wins the election. I’m still angry about Merrick Garland and more anxious and angry than ever about the state of equity in this country. Whatever happens with Amy Coney Barrett, this election matters and has real consequences for real people. VOTE! Regardless, we had a really nice night with friends, a moonrise, and s’mores as a respite from the chaos.