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🌟HOLIDAY SALE🌟 FRIDAY, DEC 9, 12 noon ET!

🌟HOLIDAY SALE🌟 FRIDAY, DEC 9, 12 noon ET!

At last! Our gay interracial marriage will soon be

At last! Our gay interracial marriage will soon be federally recognized and protected! Seriously, it’s not something I’ve ever taken for granted. When Clarence Thomas speculated that same sex marriages would soon be on the chopping block, a shiver went through my spine and while I don’t normally align with Maine Senator @sensusancollins, she deserves a huge thank you for her leadership on this bipartisan bill. When my parents got married more than 60 years ago, many states still had anti-miscegenation laws on the books. It’s good to know that their marriage and ours is now officially not-criminal and that we will finally have federal rights and protections!
Yes, things have changed tremendously in the US since I started bringing “friends” home, but it’s not like this everywhere. When we were in Japan a few years ago, almost everyone we met, did not understand how we could both be mothers and how there was no father in the picture. The erasure and feeling of invisibility was palpable. It was incredibly difficult because there are so many things I love about Japan.
Can anyone can put us in touch with other gay parents in Tokyo? Or people who know people? 😉 We’ll be there again this summer and want to feel less alone in having our family seen. The kids are joyful, curious and excited about the world. We want to find a community to rally around us and for us to be able to cheer them on too. It shouldn’t be this hard for anyone who simply wants to love and have a family. Thank you to @chloehorie for being an amazing wife and mother! These lovely pictures were taken by @christinawnek. #respectformarriageact #cloverisstillthecutest

Sending 8 ramen bowls to the @craftinamerica galle

Sending 8 ramen bowls to the @craftinamerica gallery in Los Angeles. Opens Dec 10th and will be up for 3 months. If you have friends in LA, please send them over to see work from all the great artists in the Inspiration episode. This ramen bowl has a campfire on the outside, mammoth on the inside and lots of snowflakes everywhere. I went all out with decals on these bowls! #ramen #ramenbowl #ラメン #craftinamerica

Thanks to @portlandpressherald for the story in th

Thanks to @portlandpressherald for the story in the paper! When I was 7, my uncle caught a big togue 🎣 in Lake Auburn and that was the first time I was in a paper- @sunjournal. That's me on the left! If you're free tonight, come out to @maine.mechanics for my Craft Artist award from @maine_crafts_association. #mainecraft #mainecraftsassociation

Thanks to @craftinamerica and @pbs for including m

Thanks to @craftinamerica and @pbs for including me in their “Inspiration” episode! It’s now streaming online and will air on Dec 16th. Honored to be with these amazing artists- the Saar family (Betye Saar, Alison Saar, and Maddy Leeser)@alison_saar, @maddy_inez, Simon Rodia, Diedrick Brackens @deedsweaves, Suzanne Thao, Mandora Young, Tousue Vang, Chef Yia Vang @yiavang70, and Mary Little @marylittlestudio. In this clip I talk about embedding learning into life. Link in bio.
Local folx- join me and the family this Friday for the @maine_crafts_association’s presentation of the 2022 Maine Craft Artist award. Dr. M. Rachael Arauz @rachaelcurator and @icaatmeca director, Juile Poitras Santos @juliepoitrassantos, will be saying a few words. Registration link in my bio.
#craftinamerica #pbs #ceramicdecals

Sifting dry stain onto pots is something I first s

Sifting dry stain onto pots is something I first saw @sam.morgan.9216778 do at @alfredceramics 20+ years ago. The way that glaze can drag down the tiny particles gives more information about the topography of the piece. This is one of the smashed bowl plates that I made during the @craftinamerica filming. #craftinamerica #rampress

I'm the recipient of the 2022 Maine Craft Artist a

I'm the recipient of the 2022 Maine Craft Artist award! Thank you for the honor @maine_crafts_association! There will be an event on Nov 18th at @maine.mechanics in Portland if anyone wants to come. Registration in my bio. I ♥️ Maine 🌲🦞❄️🔥. Photo credit: @christinawnek #mainecraft #handmademaine #mainecraftassociation

This Akio Takamori vase is our go-to daffodil vase

This Akio Takamori vase is our go-to daffodil vase! Have a good weekend everyone! #akiotakamori

THIS IS A HUGE DEAL! The Craft Archive Fellowship

THIS IS A HUGE DEAL! The Craft Archive Fellowship has launched and supports 6 grants of $5,000 each to “foster archival research on underrepresented and non-dominant craft histories in the United States, such as feminist, intersectional, queer, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and other communities and approaches that may not be specifically listed here.”
So much gratitude and admiration for @marilynzapf of @centerforcraft who took the seed of an idea that I brought to her a year ago and made it into a rigorously researched and fully funded reality.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? These fellowships will rewrite craft histories that have been forgotten, erased, mistold, misrepresented, incomplete, and unknown. It will generate CITABLE material that can be used in Wikipedia entries, papers, journals etc and can be built upon by future scholars. By revising craft history, we will also be changing the present to be more equitable and to actually tell the truth of the systems that shape craft today.
@saraclugage was instrumental in helping make this grant possible with her wisdom and support. Also a huge shoutout to @alejandroacierto, @julianabarton, @andycampy, Esther Choi @officehours.design, Sarah DeMott, Kayleigh Perkov, @namitapdx, Cassandra Smith, Felicia Bartley, Heather Bruegl, Blaire Topash-Caldwel and @jennisorkin, the John and Robyn Horn Foundation, Barbara Benisch, Jacque Allen, and Jess Parker. Thanks to all those who helped and also to @craftcouncil and @hyperallergic for partnering with us!
Register for the info session on May 31 to learn more. Deadline June 27. Link in bio. Please share this to your stories so we can get the word out!
#craftarchivefellowship

Potter Question- are you still double boxing? I ha

Potter Question- are you still double boxing? I have for years left a 2"gap all the way around the inner box for insurance purposes, but recently have gotten pots in the mail that are single boxed where the pot is floating around in peanuts. I'm always shocked when I see packing like that, but maybe there is a middle ground where I don't have to bomb-proof the box? What are all of you potters doing these days for a single cup? Thanks in advance and thanks to all of you who came to the Lottery and Sale yesterday!

SALE tomorrow at 12:30pm ET! Emailing Lottery winn

SALE tomorrow at 12:30pm ET! Emailing Lottery winners yesterday and today so check your spam, just in case your invite is in there. If you didn't get an email then, the General Sale starts at 12:30. Mostly cups but also a few jars!

Last day to sign up for Pottery Lottery before Su

Last day to sign up for Pottery Lottery before Sunday's drop. Lottery winners will be emailed tomorrow/Friday morning. On Sunday, May 2, the Lottery will start at 12 noon ET and then the General Sale will begin at 12:30 ET. I have 100+ cups and jars. Inventory will be split between Lottery and Sale. Trying hard to create more accessibility, as imperfect as this solution is. Open to other suggestions! Sign up for my mailing list to be sent a link to the form- link in bio. Thanks!

So much gratitude and admiration for @marilynzapf

So much gratitude and admiration for @marilynzapf of @centerforcraft who took the seed of an idea that I brought to her a year ago and made it into a rigorously researched and fully funded reality. The Craft Archive Fellowship launched today and supports six grants of $5,000 each to “foster archival research on underrepresented and non-dominant craft histories in the United States, such as feminist, intersectional, queer, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and other communities and approaches that may not be specifically listed here.” In this clip, Marilyn is talking about how many people were consulted about developing this grant which we hope will start to correct the record and tell a more truthful and holistic version of craft history. @saraclugage was instrumental in helping make this grant possible with her wisdom and support. Thanks to all those who helped and also to @craftcouncil and @hyperallergic for partnering with us!
Thank you also to @craftinamerica for a wonderful two days of filming. The crew was amazing! The exposure and support they are giving us is much appreciated. The episode will be out in October or November. #craftarchivefellowship #craftinamerica

RAAAAWWWRRRR! Scary bear jar for sale in a week! 🐻🔥

Opalescent is very hard to capture, but the glitte

Opalescent is very hard to capture, but the glitteriness and overlap are beautiful!

These three clowns are glad it's Friday!

These three clowns are glad it's Friday!