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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

"Predication market" = Gambling. Let's call it what it is.

Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I'd love to find out if you find something interesting. It seems like most of the curated feeds aren't amazing, but it would be really cool to see more of a clay community develop on here!

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Love this idea. I thought of doing something similar, but I didn't think of it until the end of the semester so it was too late. How did the students respond?

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Helping my students figure out how to load complicated pieces into the kiln is actually one of my favorite parts about teaching :)

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Ok great - if they want the Pope to stay out of politics, then they will stay out of religion, right?

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Right. And when the stock market wildly goes up and down, market insiders further fleece the average person.

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Guy Pradel @pradaldi.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

New product on my shop, The Longest Cat. This is a set of four stamps to create cute mutant cats. guypradel.fr/produit/the-...

The set of four stamps, with an example of a really long cat with two backsides.

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Oh, so the guy who lied about the East Wing renovation, then bulldozed it, is having his corrupt buddies at the DOJ investigate Powell for supposedly lying about a building renovation. This administration is criminal, from top to bottom.

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Get these masked goons off our streets NOW.

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Austin Peay State University caved to a Republican politician's tweet and it cost them half a million. Good for this guy for fighting back. And he's a theater professor!

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

"We got a lot of problems in America today and invading, occupying, and running Venezuela doesn't solve any of them."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Graded student projects nearly all day long, so I figured I earned a little studio time today. #wip #ceramics #ceramicart

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Imagine signing up to be a State Trooper. You work hard, pass all the tests, and you're ready to protect the people and make a difference in your community. Your assignment: guard a women's restroom.

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Indeed! Now if they would only stop attacking higher education. One can dream …

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I'm also a professor in Indiana, and I'm shocked and proud of Indiana today, too!

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Great final critiques today at IUS Ceramics! It’s such a gift working with these students 💙 #iusceramics

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Wow, I love the detail on those dragonfly wings!

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

As a father of a five-year-old, I wish that every restaurant had a bag of frozen chicken nuggets in the freezer - then there could be a secret code word that all parents and servers know. The nuggets aren't on the menu, but they're always there to subvert a meltdown.

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

If only it would tell them to slow down on small narrow residential streets with kids playing.

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

For some reason, this post from last week never posted the images. Anyway, I finally finished this new work. It's headed to the State of Clay in Indiana exhibition next week, so if you're headed to the Indiana Clay Conference, check out the exhibition! #ceramics #indianaclayconference #ceramicart

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

What a great idea! I have my students maintain a weekly blog where they chronicle their successes (and failures) in the ceramics studio (I teach ceramics at Indiana University Southeast). Often, the students write about ideas and other life happenings, but I love the idea of a commonplace book!

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Anna Meier @annameier.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Tenured folks, you may not know how to catch up on preparing, so some starting points from someone who was once faculty & is now a higher ed labor organizer: -Join your campus AAUP chapter. -If you don't have one, start one—talk to another AAUP chapter in your city/state to make connections. /cont

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Ugh, what an absolute disgrace. Hoping that professor can find a new home somewhere far away from Texas.

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Ugh, what a disgraceful set of actions from these administrators. In the video, it's very clear that the student baited the professor into this. It's so awful. I'm in Indiana, which has a political climate similar to Texas. It's a matter of time before this happens at my university.

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Question for the academics out there. Have you ever heard of a program without a coordinator or chair? The admin at my university (IU Southeast) removed the coordinator role from all programs. Our Fine Art Program has 140 majors, 6 fulltime and 7 parttime faculty .. and nobody coordinating it.

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Of course! I can send you the case study, too. It talks about your work creating the Planned Parenthood Saved Me Tumblr. The course is Strategic Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, and it's at IU's O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. What's the best way to send it?

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I'm working on a paper for my nonprofit class based on a case study about when Komen tried to pull funding from Planned Parenthood years ago. An inspiring part of the story is the "Planned Parenthood Saved Me" Tumblr that @deanna.bsky.social made. I love amazing grassroots stories like this :)

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

We love ours too :) My daughter feeds them "snackos" everyday, so they chase her around the yard sometimes :)

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

My daughter made this card for her friend Rosalind. I love how she ran out of room for the words, "Happy Birthday", so she just continued it backwards so it looks like it's bouncing off the heart 😂

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Too late! We only have three chickens, but they make tons of noise in the early afternoon, around 1-3pm!

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

The regional campuses will suffer the most. Bloomington and Indy will find a way to protect themselves. Interesting that IU President, Pamela Witten, just got a 28% salary raise and another $225,000 bonus. Curious timing, especially since there was a no-confidence vote for her earlier this year.

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Namita Gupta Wiggers @namitawiggers.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Looking for a place to put your thinking about craft and learning into writing? This could be the anthology. Proposals are due by August 15. Link to the Google form for submissions and call for proposals docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... You can help make the book you want to read.

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I’m very proud of my student, Hailey Cruz Pereyra for a great BFA Thesis exhibition tonight. Her work is beautifully rendered, thoughtful, and poignant. It’s been very cool seeing her work build momentum throughout her undergraduate experience. Congratulations Hailey! #iusceramics

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

NCECA had many highlights, but this is one of my favorites. Seeing so many friends and peers come out to cheer me on when I received NCECA’s Outstanding Achievement Award was amazing. I’m honored and humbled you would come out and support me like this. Thank you!!! ❤️ #iusceramics #artaxis #nceca

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

My daughter drew this picture of me flying to SLC for the NCECA conference. Any of my Bluesky peeps headed there?! #nceca #nceca2025 #pottersofbluesky

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

My daughter (she’s 4) often makes drawings for the workers at coffee shops and restaurants when we are there. Today at a coffee shop, she made these two drawings and gave them to the two baristas. I always wonder where these end up. She does it often enough that I carry extra paper and pens with me.

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

So good to see Barack Obama on Bluesky! Let’s keep growing over here ❤️ #nomorecaesars

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

We need some help staffing the Artaxis table at NCECA! If you’re a member and headed to the conference, check your email and sign up for a spot or two. If you can’t find the email, reach out on email or DM and I’ll resend it. Join us in SLC - can’t wait to see you! #nceca #nceca2025

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I'm all for this ad, and it's terrible what they're doing to vets. I do think, though, the blame should be spread to Trump and the rest of the Republican party who are supporting him. It's not just Elon. Trump is to blame just as much as Elon is.

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

New work, headed to NCECA! If you're headed to SLC next week, don't miss the Northern Arizona University Ceramics exhibition at Urban Arts Gallery. Opening reception on Thursday, 5-7pm. Big thanks to Jason Hess and the crew at NAU for including me! #nceca #nceca2025 #ceramics #pottersofbluesky

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

If you're headed to NCECA and you're an Artaxis member, help me staff our Resource Hall table! #nceca #nceca2025

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Love this work. Last chance to grab one from Artaxis!

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I’m giving a “Pinnacle Presentation” lecture today on the IU Southeast campus. I’ll be talking about my path to being a full professor and the things that inspire me and fill me wonderment. There’s even a photo of me from my garbage man days! All are welcome!

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

A perfectly appropriate and time sensitive artwork the Founding Fathers would have appreciated. I want one!

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Brian Harper @bharperstudio.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I'm super excited to be included in the Skutt Kilns ceramic collection. Thanks for the support!

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