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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22h

Outdoor dinner with my mom and husband on our wedding anniversary weekend. Another celebratory garden bouquet 💐 Mismatched #pottery, as always—two cups and vase by me, one cup by David MacDonald, candle by #EastFork, mom’s manufactured dishaware.

A decorative clay vase filled with colorful flowers, including orange and purple blooms, sits on a wooden table next to a lit candle in a turquoise holder. Green foliage surrounds the flowers, and a blurred background features lush greenery.

A beautifully set outdoor table features three plates of pasta with chicken and roasted vegetables, accompanied by decorative napkins and mugs. A colorful flower arrangement and a candle add a cozy ambiance to the scene.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

My husband @joeyomahoney has been a #skateboarder since he was 12, just passed his final exam to be a licensed professional #LandscapeArchitect, has sixteen years of experience (general practice and #skatepark design/build) and wants to design in skatepark for your town. (He does residential […]

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

I often look to traditional Nigerian pottery forms for inspiration. The pot on the left is a vessel from the Nupe tribe. I’ve read as extensively as I can about how they may have been used by it never makes sense to me. First of all, the pots are quite large […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A ln earthy decorative pottery vessel with a rounded bod and narrow neck that flares upward into a bowl. The surface features intricate patterns and coloration, showcasing traditional craftsmanship.

A decorative ceramic vase with a rounded body and narrow neck that flares upward to a small spouted bowl. The vase features a reddish-brown finish with intricate geometric patterns in turquoise.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Went to see an exhibit of Fujio Yoshida’s prints at the Ringling Museum of #Art a few weeks ago. Her work reminds me to look more closely. I usually take in the entire flower instead of looking down inside of it. The one exception is dragon fruit #flowers. We […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

An abstract artwork featuring swirling shapes and vibrant shades of red and orange, along with subtle hints of blue. The composition suggests fluid movement and emotional expression. It looks like it’s be inspired by a closeup view of the interior or a flower.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

A wonderful documentary film we saw at a film fest a couple of years that is now available to rent or own. River of Grass is a present-day reimagining of Marjory Stoneman Douglas’s groundbreaking book, “The #Everglades: River of Grass,” (1947), which transformed the public’s understanding of […]

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Been watching the storm radar for days. The hurricane is passing us by, leaving us with much-needed rainfall as it heads north. I’m wishing the best for those in Mobile, Tallahassee and in between who will take a direct hit. And I’m happy that New Orleans, my old home, won’t be affected. #Isaías […]

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

I’m making a new batch of terra sigillata from #clay I collected in Ocala National Forest. I stored it in a plastic bucket with a loose fitting lid for three years and it’s still damp. An anthropology professor told me that 95% of clays in #Florida are […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A ceramic test tile and a small sample of wild clay lying side by side on a clay-splattered concrete floor, shot from above. The test tile is rounded at the top and dark orange with a fine crackled texture. It is matte and dry-looking. The wild clay sample is tan like nut butter. It is hard but still somewhat moist, broken into small chunks.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

After working with Zulu potter, Jabulile Nala from South Africa, I began to wonder why #ceramics has become an expensive hobby requiring extensive tools and equipment when originally, it was just earth and fire which are free. I created this workshop series for those who are interested in clay […]

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

I just sent this pot to a collector in Brooklyn. I'm so grateful. The form of the vessel is inspired by Gwari water pots made by Ladi Kwali (Nigeria's most renowned potter) and other women potters of that region whose names we do not know. The surface design […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A stately voluminous vessel with a tall, ringed neck. The exterior is intricately carved with geometric patterns and an abstracted roselle calyx design. It is painted in deep iron red tones with accents of light blue and olive green. The interior is glazed glossy aqua. The background is plain, dark brown.

A stately voluminous vessel with a tall, ringed neck laying on its side at a diagonal with the opening toward the front right. The exterior is intricately carved with geometric patterns. It is painted in deep iron red tones with accents of light blue and olive green. The interior is glazed glossy aqua. The background is plain, dark brown.

A stately voluminous vessel with a tall, ringed neck laying on its side at a diagonal with the bottom visible at the left of the frame. The exterior is intricately carved with geometric patterns and an abstracted roselle calyx design. It is painted in deep iron red tones with accents of light blue and olive green. The foot of the vase is also carved with a geometric pattern. The background is plain, dark brown.

A closeup of my hands holding the vessel shown in the other photos with the roselle side facing the camera. I'm standing outside in my backyard and greenery can be seen in the background. I'm wearing a beige t-shirt with the words "Acoma Pueblo Sky City" partially visible with a black geometric pottery motif above it.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

I was given the recipe for the off-white glaze I use by another potter and it was a game changer for me. Before that, I was using glossy opaque glazes that completely covered my red stoneware clay whose color I loved so much. For years, I would compensate by […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A decorative ceramic ewer with a rounded body, a slender neck, and a spout. It features intricate carvings and a mix of off-white and light blue semi-matte glaze, complemented by a round matching plate beneath it.

A decorative ceramic mug with a textured surface featuring green leaf patterns and a base with carved line patterns. The background is a neutral brown.

A decorative ceramic shallow, wide-rimmed bowl featuring a textured rim and a central pattern of triangular shapes in earthy tones with turquoise accents.

A decorative ceramic mug featuring geometric patterns in earthy tones of brown, beige, and turquoise. The mug has a textured surface and a curved handle.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

RE: mastodon.green/@PermaSolarPotter/11… My new hobby is growing. For the first decade of my clay career I had no mental space for anything but ceramics. In the last year or two, that has begun to shift. It feels like a relief, honestly. I obviously still love clay but […]

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Just switched up my website header photo. It's from a shoot I did with Ringling College of Art & Design graduate Jesse Clark in 2024. www.jesseclarkart.com #photography #StillLife #BlackArt #AddToBlackSky

Several pieces of pottery and multi-colored rocks of clay arranged on top of a table covered in gold fabric. The pottery features decorative geometric patterning and warm earth tones with light green and light blue glazes that are sheer enough to allow the undertones of red clay to come through the surface. There are peach and blue curtains in the background to the right and a small cloud from a fog machine in the background to the left. The overall look of the photo is similar to a classical French still life painting.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

What do you call people who buy entire storage units, like after someone has died and their estate is being sold? Well, that’s what one of my neighbors does and he found me this old but functioning #pottery wheel. I can use it to slow-build larger pieces […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

An old Shimpo pottery wheel sits on a wooden pallet. It has a faded label and a red handle. A yellow plastic catch basin sits on the ground at its side. A garage door is in the background.

Side view of an old Shimpo pottery wheel sitting on a wooden pallet. It has a faded label and a red handle. A garage door is in the background.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

I finished a load of #pottery yesterday, including these two lamp bases. I love the way they came out: one funky little Earth Tone lamp for a desk or nightstand and the other more subtle but still highly decorative. They’re at the lamp shop getting wired.

A collection of decorative pottery pieces displayed on a worktable. The foreground features two lamp bases: a small, round form with intricate patterns in dark orange, brown, and light green triangles, and a taller, form with a textured surface, a light blue diamond pattern and a tall light blue neck with rings.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

I did some #glaze testing in hopes of expanding my collar palette. I use these glazes as accent colors against my neutral and earth tone surface colors—pops of color (mostly cool tones) to balance the warm iron red tones of my clay body and my terra sigillata […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A row of five glazed ceramic test tiles lying on the concrete floor of my studio, shot from above. From left to right, yellow, chartreuse, bluish green, blue and lavender.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Wild garden bouquet for my husband’s birthday get-together tonight. 💐 This is the first pot I ever made that united coil building and wild clay terra sigillata. I learned this method of coil building from a Zulu potter in 2023 and I started painting pots […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A pottery vase decorated with carved geometric patterns, painted in earth tone colors with light blue accents holds a vibrant arrangement of colorful flowers, including purple beauty berries, Firebush, small yellow dune sunflower, and lots green leaves. It’s a messy and beautiful bouquet! Wild like our yard. The vase sits on a wooden table with a curtained window and a painting blurred in the background.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

I love this part of my process. I spread out all of my test tiles (both glaze and terra sigillata) on my work table and create combinations that I’ll use on my #pottery. The four tiles to the right are one of the color combos I picked out. I wrote about the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

An assortment of ceramic test tiles arranged in two groups, featuring various shades and textures. Some samples are labeled with place names and notes. The samples are lying on the light beige surface of my work table, shot from above.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

Free Online Talk: “Tradition, Innovation, and Technology: Living Legacies of Juan Quezada and the Mata Ortiz Ceramic Community” Thursday, September 10, 2026 12:00 pm (AZ time) […]

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

Free Online Talk: “Tradition, Innovation, and Technology: Living Legacies of Juan Quezada and the Mata Ortiz Ceramic Community” Thursday, September 10, 2026 12:00 pm (AZ time) […]

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

Last night, my husband took me to see "A Life Illuminated" about Dr. Edith Widder, the first marine biologist to document deep ocean #bioluminescence. To me, the #film served as a reminder to leave room in our minds for the beautiful, magical things that exist in this life that we don't often […]

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AO Smith @aosmith16.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

A late summer bouquet, with mostly asters, four-o-clocks, and globe amaranth. #BloomScrolling #FlowerFriday #pnw

A short, wildflower-like bouquet of flowers in a beautiful ceramic vase with carvings on it. On an otherwise empty countertop, the light made it difficult to photograph and there are bright spots and shadows on the tile wall behind

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

A did an interview with VoyageTampa that went live a couple of days ago. I talk about my journey with clay beginning in 2013 and included some hopeful tidbits for artists beginning their careers including how to access lessons for free and how to build a lasting base of collectors. My […]

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

I hope that showing my test tiles—including those strange, unexpected, sometimes undesirable results—gives you a window into what it takes to produce a piece like this that turns out just as intended. Each section of the surface began as a test tile that I […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

My hand holding a bowl I made in front of bright green foliage. The bowl is decorated with dark orange terra sigillata and bright chartreuse green glaze. The design features a bold diamond pattern with added raised dots of texture. The rim is stamped with texture and the interior is glazed chartreuse green. The sun shines brightly onto the bowl and background.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinem within one week is a lot.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

Black #clay from Myakka City, FL. My 18 year old mentee brought me a local #WildClay sample before she moved away to Texas with her family. What a special gift. I haven’t come across black clay in #Florida yet! After all of the testing I’ve done, you’d think […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

My hand holding an unfired test tile made of brown clay that has been painted with terra sigillata made with black wild clay collected in a nearby town called Myakka City. I polished it so there is a soft sheen to the surface. Clay splattered clear plastic is on the ground in the background.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026

[IRS audit despite staff cuts] RE: journa.host/@NatalieDavis/117203267… Meanwhile, we just got audited for 2021. Fortunately, we were expecting a refund this year which more than covered the amount we were billed. Guess they still have enough staff to come after small guys like us.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

I have a #RocketKiln that fires using scrap wood but I've never heard of a traditional wood fire kiln using scrap wood to fire. Typically, people either chop their own over the course of a year or buy cords of wood which can be very expensive. Josh DeWeese, a well-known ceramic artist, shows his […]

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

I was never a huge Kusama fan but if you pay attention to the arts, you couldn’t help but hear about her from time to time—especially during the recent infinity room installations which were selfie heaven for the art-appreciating masses. I learned new things about her from reading this article […]

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

A local collector just sent me this photo of her dinner on one of my plates. #pottery #ceramics

Linguine pasta topped with shrimp, garnished with parsley and chopped nuts, on an off-white plate with a rim decorated with stamped texture and a light blue geometric carved pattern. Served with a glass of white wine, sitting on an arty blue place mate.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

New-to-me #ceramic sculpture artist, Roxanne Jackson. Phenomenal work! Represented by The Pit Los Angeles. www.roxannejackson.com/#/candles

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

Making a few #OllasByOsa while re-listening to the “Dolly Parton’s America” podcast that came out in 2019.

A wooden shelf displays four almost identical clay pots with cylindrical shapes and rounded lids, arranged in a row. Above them, various small ceramic items (test samples) arranged. The background features a light green wall and a framed artwork.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

I have a mushroom-obsessed friend who got me growing pink oysters in plastic buckets this summer. I decided to make her a mini mushroom pot out of clay and this is how it turned out. I put my hand in the pic so you could sense the scale. You basically mix a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A handcrafted ceramic jar with a decorative lid, featuring intricate geometric patterns and light blue and off-white tones sits on a wood shelf in my studio. My hand is positioned near the jar, showcasing its size and texture. The background is a soft green, enhancing the focus on the jar.

A close-up of a large, pink oyster mushroom growing on the side of a white plastic bucket. Another bucket is in the background, partially obscured.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

There's some really talented folks on the Fedi. Right now, I'm listening to an album by @alisynthesis's old band, Voodoo Economics. I'm sharing this particular track because it strikes me as particularly beautiful and complex--and it happens to mention #clay. Check it out if you like […]

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

It’s unreal how long it takes to get around to those smaller details in life. I made a batch of lamps for an interior designer back in 2023. I kept the ones with glaze flaws for our bedroom, got them wired last year, and I finally got around to ordering lamp […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Two decorative lamps with floral-patterned shades sit on a wooden coffee table. The lamps have tall, rounded ceramic bases in muted blue tones, while the shades feature a watercolor design of gray and gold leaves on an off-white background. They sit on the coffee table in my living room with furniture, art work and a shelf of vinyl records blurred in the background.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

I had a minor medical procedure this morning and had to enlist the help of my husband to unload the kiln for the first time in my eleven year career. I’ve been a lone wolf for so long, I forget that a little bit of company makes things more fun. As usual […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

My partner is bending over a Skutt ceramic kiln in a studio setting, wearing an olive green shirt and shorts. The kiln is metallic with a red control panel, and the studio features shelves with pottery and books in the background.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

I'm circling back to Ben Carter's "Tales of a Red Clay Rambler" #podcast. I have a lot of #clay friends but most of them aren't local and are spread out across the country and overseas. It's a good feeling when I'm working alone in my studio to overhear conversations between clay artists that […]

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

I’m making a clay body out of a dried out bag of porcelain a friend gave me and some super sandy clay from a construction site that someone brought me back in 2023. It’s for a community event on Monday. I can’t wait to see what it feels like to work with. Here are photos from the source. #WildClay

A photo of my husband holding a large hunk of sandy clay. His head is cut off so you can just see his body from his shoulders to his calves. He’s wearing a light blue t-shirt and tan shorts. He’s standing on a sandy gray construction site. There is a line of trees and a cloudy sky far off in the background.

A gray-tan hunk of sandy clay dusted over with sand, partially buried in sandy terrain, illuminated by natural light.

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Eco Youths Network Uganda @econetwork.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

Hi #mastodon family and friends We are excited to share another update on our water well project. Thank you to everyone who supported our fundraiser we reached our goal, and now you can follow the progress […] [Original post on mas.to]

Piles of clay bricks and construction materials surround a well under construction, as workers continue digging and building the well lining at our project site.

Two workers operate a hand-powered winch to lift soil from a well under construction, with banana plants and farmland surrounding.

A sturdy bucket filled with rocks and soil is being lifted from deep inside the well, carrying excavated material to the surface as construction continues.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

A recent Ringling College film school graduate got in touch with me asking to take photos to fortify her portfolio. Aside from the usual headshots, she took very cool photos of random things in my studio that I thought it would be fun to share, to give an […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Two wooden shelves filled with various colored fired clay samples. The bottom shelf has little round "cookies" of clay in stacks and tiny pinch pots. The colors range from off white to orange to dark red and even dark purple. The top shelf is packed full of test tiles that have been brushed with different terra sigillata, showing various earth tones with cracked, shiny, satin and matte surfaces. The wall in the background is blue-green.

My two work tables are in the foreground showing pottery and supplies everywhere. A pedestal bowl stands on one of the tables and plastic buckets are crowded underneath. Behind the tables you can see my full-size electric kiln with a tall, unfired sculptural vase sitting on top. I am in the background toward the center standing in the area where I prepare glazes and terra sigillata. My back is to the camera as I work at a metal table. Above me are shelves filled with glaze materials organized in buckets and mason jars full of various tones of terra sigillata. There is a work sing to my right. A colorful curtain to the far right hides our washer and dryer.

A closer shot of my terra sigillata self filled with dozens of mason jars labeled with masking tape and sharpie. The colors of solution in the jars range from dark pink to orange to brown to mustard yellow and olive green. They sit on a heavy duty wooden shelf with a blue-green wall in the background.

A blue 5 gallon bucket filled with reclaimed clay. These are clay scraps from trimming and carving that are soaking in water and will be dried on a plaster slab until it becomes a plastic consistency that I can rework into new pieces of pottery. The color of the clay is orange-brown. There are other plastsic buckets and plastic bags to the left and a concrete floor in the background.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026

Super fun activity with the teen mentee today. I showed her how to turn #WildClay into a workable clay body, a slip and terra sigillata. We processed the clay, removing small rocks and root material with a sieve. We dipped a test tile into the resulting […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A lump of off-white wild clay from Tennessee, a small beige pinch pot (still wet), a test tile of brown clay dipped in off-white slip and a measuring cup filled with a watery off-white clay solution—all lined up in a row on my metal work table. You can see the clay solution in the cup already starting to settle, with a grayish layer forming at the bottom.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2026

It’s hotter than the hinges of hell out there (to quote my husband’s late grandma) but mango season makes it a bit more bearable. We planted a dwarf Malika tree when we moved here and it began bearing fruit a couple of years ago. Every year, of course, the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A decorative pedestal pottery bowl that I made, filled with green and yellow mangoes is displayed on a speckled countertop. The bowl features carved geometric patterns in warm earth tones with light aqua accents and a glossy aqua interior.

In the background, there is a glimpse of a room featuring a colorful painting and light filtering through a door.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026

A couple favorite Earth Tone pots from my last kiln load. I sent them to a gallery this week for an upcoming show. The theme is geometric patterning. I can’t wait to see the work from the other makers. It will be very cool to see everyone’s pottery grouped […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A decorative ceramic mug featuring intricate geometric patterns in brown and turquoise, with a curved handle and a wavy base design.

An intricately designed ceramic pitcher featuring a combination of brown and turquoise patterns, with decorative elements and a handle. The background is plain dark gray.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/07/2026

Funny stuff kids made during today’s clay workshop: six-seven and a snail that looks like it’s open-mouth laughing. #clay #KidsArt #sixseven

A child is engaged in sculpting with brown clay on a red plastic tablecloth. The child is shaping the clay into various forms, including the numbers 6 and 7. Other clay pieces are also present on the table.

A hand is shaping a small snail out of brown clay on a blue table surface, with additional clay pieces nearby.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

I’ve been making bedside water bottles for years but I don’t make them very often. They’re inspired by Mexican botellones—small clay water jugs with an accompanying cup which serves as a cover. Sometimes the cup has a handle. I’ve also discovered a Congolese […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A spherical, decorative ceramic bottle with a small cup on top that acts as a cover when not in use. The piece features a textured off-white surface, aqua accents, and intricate geometric patterns. The background is a plain brown color.

The same object but in this photo, the cup sits next to the bottle reveling the bottle’s tall slender neck. The cup and the bottle are decorated to match each other—with aqua triangle accents and decorative rings around the neck of the vase and the foot of the cup.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

Epic fail in the studio just now! I knew I was taking a risk with this larger statement piece. The attachment of the leaves was a challenge and something I’d never tried before. The vase had been sitting and drying for days, waiting for terra sig application […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A large unfired vase with a very tall neck, with sculpture leaves attached to it—three on each side. The neck and body of the vase feature carved geometric decorations. The entire piece is bone dry—a pale ashy tone. The lower leaf on the right side has fallen and is in pieces beside it on my work table. A small kiln, other finished pots and a window can be seen in the background.

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026

Two different terra sigillata results from the same #WildClay sample. I’ve talked a lot about how terra sig is just refined clay slip—Clay and water blended, left to settle and then you collect the silky fine layer at the top to decorate with. Well, you can […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A small mason jar of tan colored liquid labeled “Kitchener” containing terra sigillata made from clay collected in Kitchener, Ontario, sitting on a wooden shelf next to two test tiles. One has a subtle sheen and is dark red. The other js olive green with a small amount of brown variegation. Behind these items are other mason jars filled with various clay solutions of differnt tones and a light blue wall.

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