Trying something new and making an ocarina! It works in greenware so let's hope it works after firing. Cone10 BMix A bit of trimming and cleanup and it will hit the bisque rack this week. #pottery #ceramics #ocarina

My most ambitious project to date. The vessel on the right uses a bunch of leftover clay and blocks from my last two nerikomi classes at. At over 43cm high, it's over twice the height of my previously largest piece (left). A new semester starts in a little over a week! #ceramics #pottery

Matcha Time Latest chawan (Cone 10 B Mix, Malcolm Davis shino exterior glaze, ^10 gas fired). #tea #pottery #ceramics

About 1/3 of the Hatch green chiles that I'm roasting and prepping today. Mild, Medium, and Hot. Not sure of the specific variety but I'd guess Heritage for the mild, Big Jim for the medium (on the right in the pic), and Sandia for the hot (left). Green chile bacon cheeseburgers for dinner!

Landscape box that I recently created in our latest #nerikomi class. Box measures 15x15cm and is 13cm tall. Clay body is Nara Porcelain colored with various Mason stains. #ceramics #pottery

First time doing a Raku firing. This sure was fun! #ceramics #PotterySky #pottery

#NowSpinning Bill Evans: Behind the Dikes, 1969 Netherlands with Eddie Gomez (bass) and Marty Morell *drums). (Elemental, RSD, LE) #jazz #vinyl

Matcha time My latest chawan from cone 10 BMix. Love the blue drips and the kiln baked orange of the bare clay. Lovely Uji-Hikari matcha from Tezumi. #tea #pottery #ceramics

Loofah, but blue?

Happy birthday, Ringo! #Peace #PeaceandLove

#NowSpinning Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes After seeing Jon, this past week, sing the "Leaves of Green" passage from The Ancient, it was time to listen to the full play. I'm always torn on these albums. Most of the playing is wonderfully Yes, while other bits show their dysfunction. #ProgSky

#NowSpinning The Soft Boys - Two Halves for the Price of One @robynhitchcock.bsky.social

Saw the wonderful Jon Anderson & the Band Geeks last night in PHX. Quite the magical show. Jon's voice is still crystal clear and the Band was spot on. CttE, Awaken, Soon, Leaves of Green, All Good Peeps, AndYouAndI, Perpetual, Trooper, and a few new ones sprinkled in. #ProgSky

Happy Barack Obama Appreciation Day (complete with Nobel Peace prize)

Dinner #pork #wine #Muga w/roasties, roasted red peppers, and romesco sauce.

Thursday vibes. Man, this artist has a lot to say. Really fluid blend of beat, hip-hop, dub, world, experimental, percussive flow with some jazzy organ pushing and pulling. #RadiusEtc Radius Alive & Thriving (2026, The Consumers Research & Development label)

The legendary James Blood Ulmer has passed. His music led me to Arthur Blythe, then to Ronald Shannon Jackson, which, in turn, led me to Vernon Reid. #jazz #blues #guitarist

WIP Took my leftover block pieces from nerikomi class and wedged them together in groups. Cut thick (10mm) slabs and formed, slab by slab, by compressing/ pinching. This is, by far, the tallest (46cm) piece I've tried Once leather hard, will surform and scrap to form. #pottery #ceramics

#NowSpinning Getting a triangular groove on Angine de Poitrine Vol. II #vinyl #VinylCommunity #albums

#NowSpinning Saturday afternoon vibes. Lee Morgan The Sidewinder Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series 2020 #records #VinylCommunity #VinylSky

#NowSpinning The warm baritone sax tones of Serge Chaloff with Sonny Clark, Philly Joe Jones, and Leroy Vinnegar. Recorded in 1956, 2 weeks before Serge was diagnosed with spinal cancer that would take his life within the year. Blue Serge (Blue Note Tone Poet, 2025) #vinyl #VinylCommunity #MusicSky

#NowSpinning The great (and I mean, GREAT) LaPeste! So many sweat-filled nights at The Rat, Inn Square, Cantone's, and the Underground listening to this powerhouse trio. New unreleased studio and loft recordings plus other gems. #Boston #punk @lapeste76.bsky.social

#NowSpinning Such a tender, forlorn, melancholy album from Frank. This release is a beauty. Crystal clear ringing in his voice. Brilliant balance with the band. Lovely remaster from Kevin Gray. In the Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra. (2025, Blue Note, Tone Poet, 180g, mono)

#NowSpinning A Saucerful of Secrets - Pink Floyd (2019 remaster, AAA, mono) #vinyl #VinylCommunity

Working on a nerikomi piece inspired by Sir Terry Frost. This semester I'm starting each block with the same 4 colors then adding additional color as needed. Good challenge doing circle, circle in a square. #ceramics #pottery

If you see this, post a concert photo that you took.

Greetings from Lowell, MA. Solid turnout in 35degs. US Rep Lori Trahan, MA Sen Vanna Howard, LtCol Dan Ward (USAF ret), State Rep Tara Hong, MVP Exec Dir Julio Mejia, UMass Lowell Dems Deyah Gutierrez. Emcee'd by our son. #proudDad #NoKings #Kerouac