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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My new obsession is with making butter bells, which keep your butter safe and spreadable on the counter. These will make their debut this Saturday (Sept. 19) at the St. Ann Artisan Market on Yuma Street NW. I hope other people like them too! #pottery #functionalpottery #ceramics #art

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Some new dispensers, fresh out of the kiln. #pottery #ceramics #art

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

One of the many wonderful things about living in DC is the proximity to the natural world. This #barredowl was hanging out at the end of my street, as curious about me as I was about him. I kept my distance, of course, but never so happy my phone has a zoom lens! #dcwildlife #dcnature #owls

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

You can’t imagine how excited and honored I am to be part of a pottery market at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, particularly to support an exhibit by extraordinarily talented Pueblo Potters who have inspired and awed me for decades. #pottery #womenartists #pueblopotters #nmwa

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

One of my favorite glaze combos — 3x Mayco Amber Quartz all over then 2x Mayco Cenote on the inside and outer rim (it’s runny so only an inch down outside). I call is my Star Trek design because it looks like entering warp speed. #pottery #art #ceramics #funglazing

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

One of my favorite techniques is to paint the honey flux and then do alternating splotches or lines of different glazes on top of it. The HF will blend them together beautifully.

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I had this bowl for a hot minute — took it out of the kiln one day and sold it the next. Barely got to photograph it before wrapping it up. Glazes are Amaco’s River Birch River Birch and Seaweed. #pottery #ceramics #art

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I'm honored to have my pottery sold at the Smithsonian Folklife Marketplace starting this week. And I'll be teaching four workshops: June 30, July 1 and July 2 (two that day) to make a pendant, trinket tray, or whatever you like with air dry clay! Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/colorful-c...

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Another black clay platter. This one has Spectrum’s Floating Curry. I used some white slip in the center so the glaze would pop more. #pottery #ceramics #art #blackclay

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

New pasta bowl on brown clay. Glaze is mostly Coyote’s Opal. I added a bit of Amaco’s Honey Flux on the outside to make the glaze edge more fluid since I can’t paint straight glaze lines. #pottery #ceramics #art.

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Shallow bowl (about 12 inches across). Glazes are Amaco Deep Sienna Speckle, dots of Spectrums Running Hot Chowder, and then a 2x coating of Blue Rutile. #pottery #ceramics #art

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

What to do with leftover colored clay? Agateware! These are made from the slip and trimmings from the black clay platters I made and some Standard 182 stoneware. I like to keep the outside unglazed because it just feels so nice in the hands. #pottery #ceramics #art #blackclay

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Finding a glaze that works with black clay is hard. coyote’s new Burnt Ember looks better in person. I added a bit of Amaco Snow around the rim for an accent but it wasn’t really needed. #pottery #ceramics #art #blackclay

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

The Make It Mt. Pleasant Holiday Market is this Sunday (Dec. 14). It's scary in DC these days, but the good news is that people are pyst and want to buy holiday gifts from local artists, not billionaires. We'll have more than 70 makers, so lots to choose from! #pottery #art

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Big ole pasta bowl will be on sale this Sunday at the Make It Mt Pleasant Holiday Market. DC forecast says any snow will be long gone before it starts so support local! We’ll have more than 80 vendors, all local makers. #pottery #art

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

While glazing is one of my favorite parts of pottery, the challenge of coloring clay and then turn into something unique is special too. These Agateware pieces (and more) will be on sale Sunday Dec 14 at the Mt Pleasant Holiday Market, my last of the year. #pottery #art #agateware #ceramics

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Espresso cups! As a tea drinker, I don’t understand the appeal of a cup that small. Give me a 14oz mug with some good Irish Breakfast. Still, fun to figure out what glazes make a nice set. These will be at Heurich House tomorrow (Dec 4) and Mt Pleasant Holiday Market Dec 14. #pottery #art

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

One of my students inspired me to make matcha bowls so I made a bunch and went crazy on the glazing. I’ll be selling them Thursday, Dec 4 at the Heurich House Christmas Markt in Dupont and Sunday, Dec. 14 at the Make It Mt Pleasant Holiday Market. Support DC artists! #pottery #ceramics #art

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

New bowl combo. I’m ahead of the game on holiday market products so have a bit of time to experiment with glazing. I want to do more “landscape” results. I like this one. #pottery #ceramics #art

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I’m not sure which makes me happier today — the bumper crop of sweet potatoes from my backyard “ DC farm” or the amazing blowout by the Dems, esp. in my home state of New Jersey! #vegetablegardens #gardening #urbanfarm #vegetables #urbanfarming

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Huzzah! Finally got the right clay body for these melted class coasters. I was having a high loss ratio with most of the stonewares I tried but Laguna’s Soldate 60, designed for raku firings, worked perfectly. #pottery #ceramics #art #potterytips

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

I’m super excited that my work will be available starting Nov 21 at the DC Maker’s Guild’s booth at the Downtown Holiday Market! One line I’ll be selling are agateware soap dispensers. Each is unique but I’m proud of all of them. #pottery #ceramics #art #dcartists

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

More photos from the #nokings protest in DC.

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Throwback Thursday: I’m working on making pieces for the holiday markets. If only I could find the notes of what glaze combo I used on these… #pottery #ceramics

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

I’mcalling this the green nipple. Glaze are both Spectrum — textured kiwi with dots of muddy waters. Fired to cone 10. I counted on it being runny but apparently I had a slight high spot in the middle of the bowl. Still, cone 6 glazes at cone 10 are lovely. #pottery #ceramics #potteryglazing

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I’ll be at Art All Night Mt Pleasant Friday (Sept 12) and at the Capitol Hill Art Walk on Saturday and Sunday. I’ll have smaller, easy-to-carry items for AAN and bigger bowls for CHAW. Some overlaps, but special items for each. More reason to visit both! #pottery #artallnight #capitolhillartwalk

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Nesting pasta bowls. The glazes are Opulence Antique Iron, with Spectrum’s Running Hot Chowder (since coat) on top and then dots of Spectrum Muddy Waters to create the lines. #pottery #art #potteryglazing

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Some photos from DC today. Tens of thousands, more than a mile long. #freedc

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

A new set of plates made for a friend. She had bought some small plates from me last year and wanted dinner plates to match. I forgot which colors I had used, so a set of four became a set of five…. #pottery #art #ceramics

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

I just harvested veggies from my backyard “farm” right here in beautiful, safe and joyful Washington DC. You can’t get a more hyper local meal than this! #urbanfarming #gardening #backyardfarm #vegetables #dcgardens

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

New sets of small tumblers, good for juice, espresso, tea, wine or whatever. The glazes are Spectrum’s floating glazes — sangria and papaya on one set and Louisiana bayou and cactus on the other. They hold about 4 ounces. #pottery #ceramics

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

This was a glaze failure a week ago — an experiment had gone awry. So, spray a bit of hairspray on it, dab some running hot chowder, then two coats of Spectrum Tiger Eye, et voila! #pottery #art #ceramics

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Pretty in Pink! The glaze on the tray is Spectrum’s Floating Kimchi. On the bowl is dots of Spectrum’s Running Hot Chowder, then Fuzzy Peach all over and Floating Sangria on the rim. #pottery #art #ceramics

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Want to lower the crime rate in DC? Arrest the felons in the White House.

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

I’m having a ton of fun with Spectrum’s floating glazes. I haven’t found a bad combo yet. If there’s one in particular you want to know about, just ask in the comments. #pottery #ceramics #art

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Agateware can be such a pain to make but the results are always so striking. I call these meditation mugs because you can see different images each time you look, like watching clouds roll by…. #pottery #art #ceramics

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

I call these bubble bowls. My husband calls them Michelin Man bowls. Either way, they are fun to hold while eating noodles or ice cream! #pottery

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Cute set of nesting trinket bowls made by an 11-year-old student. She did such an amazing job on all of her pieces. #pottery

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

@megalithic.bsky.social, I’m sure you’ve been here too: Near Avebury is Long Barrow, an ancient burial mound and you can actually walk inside it. One of the most amazing sites, and we were the only ones there last September. @ancientsites

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Just discovered @megalithic.bsky.social so decided to post a photo of one of the many cool stones at Avebury. Stonehenge is awesome, but this is more accessible and has a village in the middle of it. #ancientsites

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

First raspberries of the season. The local birds and I share them — they get the ones on the top of the bush and I take the ones that are inside and thus harder to reach. #urbanfarming #gardening

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Sunglass stands, inspired by the moai of Easter Island. 🗿 #pottery #ceramics

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PotterySue @suedecker.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

New fluted bowl, up for sale this Sunday at Cleveland Park Day. The glaze combo is Mayco Amber Quartz and Cenote. I call these my Star Trek bowls because it reminds me of when the Enterpise entered warp speed.

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