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Fine Mess Pottery

@finemesspottery.bsky.social
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A potter from Augusta, Maine, sharing my studio process. Come peek into the kiln with me! It sounds all porny to say "Check out my links" but, you know: check out my links! (Spoiler alert: it's all pottery😄) linktr.ee/lori.k.watts

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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 6h
Back at the wheel, throwing bowls! Bonus: at about the two-minute mark, the Old Fella - my cat Peetie - makes a background appearance.
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Back at the Wheel | Fine Mess Pottery
Classes began again this week, and I didn't know how much I missed teaching until I was back. So great to be back in my community! There's a
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"Apples" Balise @brambledragon.bsky.social · 10h
Leaf bowl with water for the birds and critters with a couple leaves in it. Shop.brambledragon.com #ceramics #pottery #art
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"Apples" Balise @brambledragon.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Jumbo stoneware ceramic tree mug in the autumn sun. Shop.brambledragon.com #ceramics #pottery #art
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Cortado Mug
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Cortado Mug Template | Fine Mess Pottery
Cortado Mug Template by Fine Mess Pottery on Patreon. Join Fine Mess Pottery's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If you're interested in clay, & have the $$ to spare - I know lots of folks don't - please consider subscribing: www.patreon.com/c/FineMessPo...
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Fine Mess Pottery — A look into the creative process at Fine Mess Pottery
Get more from Fine Mess Pottery on Patreon. A look into the creative process at Fine Mess Pottery. Support Fine Mess Pottery and get exclusive access to their work.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Groceries, gas, lost health ins subsidies; husband out of work, Mom needs care, car needs $2k work. I'm coming to an economic pinch pinch point where I will have decide if I can continue to be a full-time potter. People will pay more for me to answer phones. This sucks.
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Matt Dunlap @dunlap4congress.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Cook Political Report moved this race from Likely R to Lean R. This race is winnable, but only with your help. Chip in now and help us close it out 👇️
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Had a dream so horrible that I forced myself to know it was a dream in the middle of it. Then I woke up. So that's how my Monday is going.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It’s fascinating, in a horrifying way, or it would be, if he were harmlessly in a cage somewhere. Just not a single redeeming quality. No, not one.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
October giveaway winner! www.patreon.com/FineMessPott...
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And The Winner Is… | Fine Mess Pottery
Congratulations to the October winner of the soda-fired stoneware teapot!
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"Apples" Balise @brambledragon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Work in progress. Spoon rests. Shop.brambledragon.com #ceramics #pottery #art
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Nobody cares how special you are to know this thing that's contrary to conventional wisdom. Beginners are asking us because they want good results. Let's help them, not show off our arcane, useless knowledge.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Experienced potters, stop giving beginners crap advice on purpose. Example: technically you don't need a pinhole to fire a piece with an air pocket, but practically? Putting a pin hole DRASTICALLY reduces the chance of explosion. Give people the answer that will give them a good result.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Broken Eggs: Warning, Contains Rant! www.patreon.com/FineMessPott...
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Gotta Break Some Eggs (Warning, Contains Rant) | Fine Mess Pottery
Or so they say, to make an omelet. My omelet, in this case is the travel mug form I've been working on; the eggs were the unfortunate pieces
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Attavhed feet Two Ways - Suze Lindsey youtu.be/t-ve7ArLiKs?...
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Two Sweet Techniques for Handbuilt Feet | SUZE LINDSAY
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Lost a friend today, barely older than me. She was a force of nature, the kind of person who seems more alive than other people. Hard to believe she’s gone.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New! 20 oz travel mugs fit in a cupholder, & have an air-insulated band. The texture allows for a good grip, the top accommodates ice cubes & straw while minimizing slosh. Leadfree, dishwasher & microwave safe. Only four left! Shop at the link: fine-mess-pottery.square.site
A four panel grid shows four handmade travel mugs, tan with white and/or blue floral decoration.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ikebana have become my favorite vase form, to make and to use. They are charming little objects just sitting on a shelf; in use they create a more natural display of stems than a vertical vase allows. This one is part of the upcoming shop update.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you have a facebook business page, Meta's default is to allow AI to rewrite your posts, or to write titles for your posts. If you don't want the machine to put words in your mouth, here are the steps to turn it off - it is not intuitive.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Well that sucked. That was a boatload of work to make a hundred bucks! But you know what? If that’s the worst thing that happened to me this week I’ve got no complaints. I do have some suggestions, though
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I literally live across the street from The Store and yes
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Again, you can always detect some faint embarrassment from Democrats when they talk about the ballroom, but “the president demolished a big part of the White House to build himself a palace with bribes from enemy powers” is, by an order of magnitude, the worst corruption scandal in US history
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A Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?
Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
A tiny bit of gentle advice for the men: before you try to explain or pontificate anything about the Cornell 7 to a woman, please remember chances are she’s already an expert 🙏🏻
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What do you do while waiting for the shoppers to show up? Draw spooky Halloween potters!
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
wow this event SUCKS over an hour in & not a single visitor I'm sure this will all be *hilarious* in time: remember that time I got all set up for Maine Craft Weekend and NOBODY CAME? I thought - hoped! - it would be like the Maine Pottery Tour. That was like a feeding frenzy.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Psst, facebook users! Everybody hates batch notifications. It's the equivalent of shouting CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE in a public place, and then telling everyone it's your birthday. Stop it. It's rude.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Some faves from last week's firing! I'll be taking proper photos today to get these listed in the online shop. Patrons get first access - subscribe today to choose your fave. www.patreon.com/FineMessPott...
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Only you can prevent forest fires 🔥
A small ceramic bear stands by the burned remains of a campfire wearing a cartoon Smokey hat.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I don't experience ASMR, but if you do, this one's for you youtu.be/cR_WDEvDq4E
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Packing Pottery Crinkle Paper ASMR
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Matt Dunlap @dunlap4congress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
TONIGHT
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tested a new glaze in the last firing! Check out the results:
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Gold Shino Results | Fine Mess Pottery
A few days ago, I posted a new glaze recipe I was trying out in the last firing: Gold Shino. I had some trepidation - shinos notoriously was
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That one I would use
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Smells like a skunk got into the studio last night 😦🦨
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Remember when I was so excited to be accepted on Faire? Turns out that was hilarious
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We've sold enough to sponsor aopdtion fees for TWo cats! Going for three. fine-mess-pottery.square.site
Twenty five small bowls with various glaze colors & designs are arranged on weather wood planks.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm just saying, experienced potters: don't be so up yourself that you cause people to have failures and bad experiences, when there's a simple way to avoid those failures.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pet peeve that I see so frequently now: telling new potters they don't have to poke a pinhole in hollow pieces to avoid explosions. Technically true! It is possible to fire a hollow piece without blowing it up - but it is far LESS likely to blow up with a hole. "Poke a hole" is still good advice.
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fat bears at the falls: a dramatization Get yours at fine-mess-pottery.square.site
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Propaganda bad!
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Underglaze, or stain?
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Kiln nerds & fire potters, this one's for you!
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Mud Potters and Fire Potters | Fine Mess Pottery
It is said that there are mud potters and fire potters. Mud potters love the wet parts of pottery: the making, altering, decorating. The fir
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I hate when the only available solution is, "Well, I'll just have to work harder."
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Lesson learned: nobody opens an email with the subject line "Shop Update."
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The 2026 Cat Dish Fundraiser is on! For every 10 dishes I sell, I will sponsor a cat's adoption fee at Kennebec Valley Humane Society. I choose cats who have barriers to adoption or who have been at the shelter too long. Shop at the link & help a cat find a home: fine-mess-pottery.square.site
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If you think I'm odd, you should meet my husband. youtu.be/UCQYgBkv2hU?...
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They Did it 4 the Ragged Glory
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Fine Mess Pottery @finemesspottery.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Throwing a one piece lidded jar youtu.be/A0vAyE9MLhQ?...
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Throwing a one piece lidded jar
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