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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 04/08/2026

#throwback This summer I tried raku for the first time, which is a very hot and violent firing process! 🔥🔥🔥 I attended a two-part workshop led by Portuguese artists Maria João Cravo (hand building class) and Yola Vale (raku glazing and firing). They are great! #pottery

Hot pottery in the flames from wood chips

Raku pieces (and a small flea market vase) on the wooden shelves.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 03/08/2026

I love my 10 minute walk to/from the local ceramics studio in #Aveiro #acav

A row of houses behind a canal full of moliceiro boats.

Green ceramic tiles with a red crab relief.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 17/01/2026

My most recent favorite coffee cup ♥️ I miss it so much as it sits in a storage container waiting on me to be done with travels and to complete my move to Europe. #handmade #pottery

White porcelain cup with clear, blue, and gold glaze. It sits on lush green moss.

White porcelain cup with clear, blue, and gold glaze. It sits on green moss.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 07/12/2025

One of the last items I made before closing my studio. It's the biggest thing I made, it covered the whole 12in bat and I had to fire it directly on the bottom bricks in my kiln. I was pretty lucky that it fit in, as I didn't measure the kiln beforehand and I forgot the thermocouple sticks out 🤦‍♀️

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 12/11/2025

These are the screen grabs of probably the last newsletter email I've sent for a long while. I'm moving across the ocean and I have no idea if and when I'll be able to re-establish a pottery studio. mb-pottery.com #pottery #handmade #sale #lastchance

The moving sale discount is increased to 40%! I will close down the store Thursday, Nov 13th, as I prepare to move out very soon.

"a few items you may like"+ photos of 6 pottery items from my online pottery store.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 05/11/2025

I'm becoming desperate to downsize my ceramics stockpile 😅 pls help 😅 mb-pottery.com?utm_source=b... #handmade #pottery

Text: "Moving Sale WEEK 3, everything -30%, mb-pottery.com" on top of 4 blobs with pottery images.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 29/10/2025

Week 2 of the Moving Sale! The discount is now 20%! mb-pottery.com #handmade #pottery #sale

Text "Moving Sale WEEK 2, everything -20%, mb-pottery.com" over blobs with colorful mugs.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 22/10/2025

I'm moving - please take ceramics off of my shelves! As I'm moving across the pond, I'll be closing my store indefinitely. I have no idea when I'll be able to re-establish a pottery studio. mb-pottery.com/collections/... #handmade #pottery #sale

Text "Moving Sale -10%" and "mb-pottery.com" overlayed over 12 blobs in a grid with photos of mugs.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 15/10/2025

1/ Hand-building and glaze-making 2-in-1. These two were waiting for glazing for months. I was really afraid of ruining the forms with some random glazes, and so we waited. #pottery #handbuilding #glazemaking #potteryglaze

Two vases. The closer one in focus is green with tiny protruding balls and vase top off-center, reminiscent of a cactus. The further one, slightly out of focus is blue, gold, and white and in a shape of a pitcher.

A vase that is blue, gold, and white and in a shape of a pitcher.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 17/09/2025

2/2 You can check out most of my inventory on my website and on my profile under the #pottery hashtag. mb-pottery.com

white porcelain vase with blue and gold matte glaze

white porcelain mug with colorful protruding doodles (yellow circles, blue dots, red squiggle)

white porcelain mug with wavy shape and wavy handle, with blue glaze on top and blue splotches under a clear glaze on the bottom

white porcelain mug with colorful dots (blue & pink)

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 17/09/2025

1/2 ~ my first market ~ Dear friends and Seattleites, this coming Sat I'm participating in my first market! Please, come say hi and lend some emotional support ❤️ and check out other vendors at the outdoor courtyard at Yesler & Broadway, 11am-3pm, Sep 20th. #handmade #ceramics #market #makersmarket

A poster with a simple graphic representing 2 market booths and all caps text "Yesler Makers Market, Sep 20, 11am-3pm, 862 Yesler, outdoor courtyard at Yesler + Broadway"

white ceramic mug with dark splotches and irregular shape

white porcelain mug with a winter night depiction: white clouds, dark blue sky and white snow

white porcelain mug depicting rain: dark blue cloud on top and blue outlines of drops at the bottom

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 16/09/2025

Some arts and crafts in preparation for an upcoming maker's market 🎨 #handmade #makersmarket

Wooden pedestal with "MB Pottery" painted on the front; tubes of paint, and letter stencils in a pile.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 13/09/2025

Store update coming Sunday, Sep 14th @ 2pm PT 📢 Many Squiggly Wiggly Mugs and several Doodle Mugs will be available, see examples below ~~~ #handmade #pottery

Two white porcelain mugs stacked on top of each other, with wavy handles, blue glaze on top, and blue splatters on the bottom

Two white porcelain mugs stacked on top of each other, with colorful protruding doodles (circles, squares, dots, etc)

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 05/09/2025

I'll have a couple unique doodle mugs in the next store update. They turn out really cute but recently I'm more in the mood for glaze experimentation. I think I'm kind of winding down mug making for the year and getting "back to basics" - practice & experiment. #pottery #handmade

Two white porcelain mugs with colorful protruding squiggles and circles - blue, red, and yellow.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 30/08/2025

A cute transparent green and a less cute transparent green: V.C. Transparent Green 3 and Steve's Gloss Green - both page 108 from Britt's △6 book. I like tile #614 the most where the bubbles in the glaze are locked in and cast shadows. #pottery #potteryglaze #britt6

Four glaze test tiles, from transparent glaze on the left to translucent medium green.

Three glaze test tiles, from transparent glaze on the left to translucent dark green.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 28/08/2025

I keep playing with the Robin's Egg glaze. Here is a comparison: - by itself - under a clear gloss - on top of clear gloss #pottery #potteryglaze #britt6

3 glaze test tiles with various shades and textures of blue with golden specks

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 27/08/2025

A couple more doodle mugs will be coming to a website near you 💛❤️💙 #pottery #handmade

White porcelain mug with simple colorful and protruding doodles: yellow circle, red squiggle, blue dot.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 26/08/2025

Robin's Egg - Britt's △6 book p/108 This is my bestest discovery in Britt's book so far! It motivates me to make some more bud vases, as it's definitely not food safe 🥲 glazy.org/materials/59... #potteryglaze #britt6

4 glaze test tiles, left to right: white, blue with lilac tones, blue, blue with brown undertones and gold specks. All are matte and shimmering at the same time.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 26/08/2025

Some experiments come out meh, but I think it's still worth it to make notes and publish for others to compare. glazy.org/recipes/666308 #pottery #potteryglaze

3 glaze test tiles, left to right: white matte, variegated ocean green, variegated green with brow undertones

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 01/08/2025

Phase separation study I thought I needed titanium dioxide (or rutile) to get a variegated glaze look. Not really! TiO2 facilitates phase separation but it's not strictly necessary. Details in the thread. #pottery #potteryglaze

A grid of 4x4 glaze test tiles. Bottom left is clear, bottom right is opaque white, top row is translucent light blue. Middle tiles gradually transition between these colors.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 29/07/2025

Usual glaze test results 💩 It's hard to maintain enthusiasm most days... #pottery #potteryglaze

12 glaze test tiles in various colors: clear/white, green, orange, brown

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 27/07/2025

Long time no see 👋 I'm thinking about a store update in August but who knows. I'm taking things easy. I'd rather go too slow than burnout! 🤞 #pottery #handmade

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 19/03/2025

John's Jade I - Britt's △6 book p/108 Interesting surface with a mix of glossy and matte (slow cooled) which shifts the color toward turquoise. I wouldn't use it on functional pieces due to: high R2O:RO ratio, high copper content, crazing. Details: glazy.org/recipes/592947 #potteryglaze #britt6

Four white porcelain test tiles covered in crazed glazes of various colors: transparent, turquoise, bluish green, jade green.

Two views of a white porcelain tile with crazed turquoise glaze. Text: "John's Jade I △5.5 ox 2 copper carb".

Two views of a white porcelain tile with crazed bluish green glaze. Text: "John's Jade I △5.5 ox 4 copper carb".

Two views of a white porcelain tile with crazed jade green glaze. Text: "John's Jade I △5.5 ox 4 copper carb 3 titanium diox".

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 18/03/2025

Let me add a better lighted photo 😂

white porcelain mug with green and brown glaze

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 18/03/2025

Mug Monday ☕ I wanted to write "Merry" but I looked at the news and it no longer seems fitting. 💀 It might be the mood for the foreseeable future. Anyway, look what mugs are still available in my latest store update! mb-pottery.com/collections/... #pottery #handmade #porcelain #mugs

collage of 6 white porcelain mugs decorated with various techniques: 1. stamped blue and pink dots; 2. art deco sgraffito on a green background; 3. painted green dots; 4. leafy sgraffito on a dark blue background; 5. stamped green and red dots; 6. flowy blue glaze on top and brown glaze in the middle.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 16/03/2025

Chun Green I - Britt's △6 book p/108 Classy transparent/celadon glaze. High zinc content paired with slow cooling created crystals giving the tiles a frozen look. Probably the most underwhelming test in the series but a result is a result. Details: glazy.org/recipes/592943 #potteryglaze #britt6

Two views of a white porcelain test tile with slightly frosted clear glaze. Text: "Chun Green I △5.5 ox base glaze".

Two views of a white porcelain test tile with slightly frosted green celadon glaze. Text: "Chun Green I △5.5 ox 0.6 copper carb".

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 14/03/2025

Thank you all for your support ♥️ Well, my friends, really, but you gotta start somewhere, right? 🙃 Today is a packing day 📦

A stack of colorful thank you notes written in gold.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 12/03/2025

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Four white porcelain tumblers arranged by size with various underglaze designs: blue bands, blue stripes, various leaves, green dots.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 11/03/2025

We were workshopping this cup. Do you also instantly think about existential crisis when you see it? 🫠

White porcelain cup with light blue streaks

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 11/03/2025

I'm finishing up product descriptions before my store update and I asked my friends and AI for ideas. Is this helping or sabotage? 🤔

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 10/03/2025

I'll be updating my store Thursday, March 13th, 5PM PT~~~ If you sign up for the newsletter on my website (mb-pottery.com), you'll get a reminder when new items are published. This post starts a thread with a small sample of what's coming - #pottery #handmade #porcelain

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 09/03/2025

Chun Seafoam - Britt's cone 6 book p/108 Variegated green with graphite undertones. It's always fun to see TiO₂ in action - it gives non-linear effects. My version looks a bit different than usual. Maybe I need to decrease fluxes? See more notes on glazy.org/recipes/592938 #potteryglaze #britt6

5 numbered white porcelain test tiles with various glaze colors: clear, green, green, blue, green.

Semi-transparent green glaze test tile. Text: "Chun Seafoam △5.5 ox 2.5 copper carb".

Semi-opaque variegated blue glaze test tile. Text: "Chun Seafoam △5.5 ox 5 copper carb 2.5 titanium diox".

Semi-opaque variegated green glaze test tile with gray edges. Text: "Chun Seafoam △5.5 ox 5 copper carb 5 titanium diox".

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 08/03/2025

I sense a store update in a couple of days. pst... You can sign up for a reminder (aka newsletter) on my website mb-pottery.com #pottery #handmade #porcelain

Top view of a cardboard box filled with white porcelain items: mugs, tumblers, and bowls.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 07/03/2025

Selsor Chun - Britt's cone 6 book p/128 Flowy glaze that is variegated even w/o TiO₂, creates intense copper blue (Cu is usually green). I wanted to get a variegated green, and for this purpose I'm not satisfied. But- the blue is a very happy accident glazy.org/recipes/465580 #potteryglaze #britt6

Four numbered white porcelain test tiles: white, blue, blue, green.

A collage of 2 views of white porcelain test tile with white glaze, bent Orton cone 5.5, text "Selsor Chun △5.5 ox base glaze"

A collage of 2 views of white porcelain test tile with blue glaze, bent Orton cone 5.5, text "Selsor Chun △5.5 ox 1.5 copper carb"

A collage of 2 views of white porcelain test tile with green glaze, bent Orton cone 5.5, text "Selsor Chun △5.5 ox 1.5 copper carb 3 light rutile"

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 07/03/2025

The porcelain bowl is just a pretext to enjoy the blooming croci (crocuses?) #pottery #handmade #porcelain #crocus

White porcelain bowl with streaks of light blue settled in a sea of blooming purple crocuses.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 05/03/2025

Okay, this doesn't happen to me: all test tiles came out great 🙊 I will be taking better photos and sharing notes under #britt6 tag. #pottery #potteryglaze

4 rows of glaze test tiles. Each row starts with a clear glaze and progresses through various shades of green and blue

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 05/03/2025

Some of the thrown & pinched bowls that I started experimenting with a while back. I still can't wrap my head around the porcelain shrinkage 🤯 #handmade #pottery #porcelain

White porcelain bowl with ruffled edge. Looks like a spinning skirt (upside down)

White porcelain bowl with organic, uneven edge. Decorated with sparse blue splotches.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 03/03/2025

Time to bisque the weirdos including the largest handbuild thing I made. Not gonna lie, I'm intimidated by the next step - glazing. #handmade #pottery

Top view of a kiln loaded for bisque firing. Test tiles, bowls, vases, lided box are visible on 2 shelves.

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 02/03/2025

A mug inspired by a Slavic tradition of wycinanki - folding paper, cutting abstract or floral shapes, unfolding to get a symmetrical pattern. The curved zig-zag is a popular motif for traditional paper window curtains. #handmade #pottery #porcelain #wycinanki

white porcelain mug with leafy sgraffito in dark blue (basically black)

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MB Pottery @mb-pottery.com · 24/02/2025

There is something comforting in making dots 🟢🔴 Focusing on simple repetitive things can be calming. I wish I felt this way about cleaning the house 🫠

Two white porcelain cups, one is taller and has green dots of various sizes, one is shorter and wider and has reddish dots of various sizes and a thumb dimple.

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