Fine Mess Pottery
@finemesspottery
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😄)
90° is good for one thing: getting yesterday’s mugs dry enough to bisque fire with a quickness! #hotmugsummer
I trimmed & decorated some gem jars yesterday! It's lupine season in Maine & I am especially pleased with the one I made in honor.
About a dozen more pots from last week’s firing that need to find homes
Let history remember May 27, 2026 as the date of the Zero Stinker firing! See for yourself:
Too hot to unload but I couldn’t resist briefly cracking the door for a peek and OOOOOOOH Can’t wait til tonight!
This one’s for the potters out there : this is the *bottom* spyhole of my downdraft. That never happens!
So far so good! #firingday #sodafiring #dontpissoffthekilngods
Handmade travel mug, take 3 www.patreon.com/posts/travel...
Lately I've been obsessed with these wonky little slab built pots, made with a spring wire for texture. New post for patrons! www.patreon.com/posts/potter...
Throwback, uh, Friday! Spent the last few days helping my mom move and found this photo from maybe 2002
Too wet to trim? No problem! New post for patrons www.patreon.com/posts/too-we...
Pumpkin cheesecake with chocolate ganache topping I’ve made prettier cheesecakes but never one that smelled better!
I vaguely remember from grad school: sometimes when an item came out of the firing too dry - ie, not enough glaze accumulated on it in the kiln - if I re- bisqued the piece, the color and shine would deepen. Re-bisquing this teapot rn! I’ll know on Tuesday when I unload the kiln if it worked.
Wake Up Babe, New Slip Trail Design Just Dropped! www.patreon.com/posts/wake-u...
I used to lose about 1 out of three cake stands to warping & cracking, until I discovered The Quarter Trick! New post for paid subscribers (Water & up) on Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/143642...
New post for paid Patreon subscribers: Quilting a Mug www.patreon.com/posts/quilte...
