Just got stuff back from my very first cone 6 soda fire, so fun! This mug was one of my favorites from the batch — check out that interesting crystal growth ✨ #pottery #ceramics #sodafire

I think my favorite is this caterpillar — look at his cute lil face

I picked up needle felting to make this little garden-themed baby mobile, and I couldn’t be more pleased with how it turned out 🥰 also now I have a new hobby (not that I really needed more)! 😂 #needlefelt #nursery

He’s here!! 😍 He’s gonna be the best little work helper, I can already tell.

Recently my pottery style has been to go back and forth between boring functionalware or completely useless kitschy things 😅 anyway, here’s a capybellra I made!

A 100% from-my-yard upright moribana arrangement from this morning’s ikebana class. It feels so much more satisfying when I manage to use only plants from my yard, but I usually can’t pull it off in the winter! So glad the weather’s getting nice again ☺️ #ikebana #oharaikebana #irises

I made these little pots ages ago, and finally got around to finishing the project they were intended for — little wool felt cactus pincushions! #ceramics #pottery #felt

Ahhhh it’s spring!! I challenged myself with all-bulb-flowers at ikebana class last week. It was finicky working with so many floppy leaves and my kenzan coverage is not great, but no regrets — I’m just so happy bulb flowers are finally blooming around here ☺️ #ikebana #oharaikebana #spring #flowers

Is it cheating if I had to tilt my phone screen back and forth a little bit to see some of these though?

Haven’t thrown a bowl in a while, but I’m so pleased with this one! The black-on-brown bare clay underglaze work is really doing it for me, feels cozy. #pottery #ceramics

Really happy with this mug that came out recently! The hardest part was cleaning up the dark clay from the handle join off of the white/marbled clay body 😅

Here’s an upright moribana from class this morning — I’ve had zero time this week, so I just stopped into Trader Joe’s right before class for materials 🙈 It’s knifeblade acacia, tiny button mums, and eryngium this week ☺️ #ikebana #oharaikebana

A bit delayed, but I thought I’d share this little flower lady cup — inspired by the 😌 emoji #pottery #ceramics

My second attempt at water-reflecting moribana — this is hard! I love this style when I see others make it… but I haven’t quite gotten the hang of it yet 😅 #ikebana #oharaikebana #flowers

Gonna call this a success! Love the satisfying texture of the grog on the bare clay 💕

I recently bought some rainbow-colored grog to try mixing into porcelain for a confetti look — this is my first trial run of that after bisqueing ☺️ the clay looks tan in the picture because it’s wet (I just gave it a quick sanding), but it should fire white. So excited to see how this turns out!

Just realized I never shared this Halloween-y arrangement from last week’s class! It’s my first water-reflecting style moribana ☺️ I’ve had it on my dining table for a week, but this morning I harvested the petals and fruit to see if they’ll make a nice natural dye 🤞 #ikebana #oharaikebana

New mug! This glaze texture is so satisfying 🤩 #pottery #ceramics #mugshotmonday

Itty bitty American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) I plucked on a walk the other day, vs. Fuyu persimmon from the grocery store — look how cute and perfect and little, it’s like the grocery store persimmon has a mini-me 🥹 I am such a sucker for tiny things.

Ikebana class is back 🌟 All of these materials are from my front yard, so this is almost like a little snapshot of early October in Portland ☺️ I love using my peony leaves this time of year! #ikebana #oharaikebana #autumn

Glaze experiment before and after 😄 I did this one by pulling up 4 glazes in one 50ml syringe, wetting the plate to slow absorption, then emptying the syringe onto the plate and swirling it around like an acrylic pour painting. I think it turned out neat! #pottery #ceramics #glazetest

Newest mug, and maybe my favorite yet ☺️ The apple is painted with Mayco Stroke n’ Coat 🎨 #pottery #ceramics #mugshotmonday

My two favorites from the last batch of glaze tests — a new wax resist pattern, and some neat crystally glaze interaction from Mayco Himalayan Salt, Black Walnut, and Green Tea 💕

Last class’s ikebana arrangement (and the last one for a while probably!) It’s another slanting moribana, with snowberry, pompom dahlia, and pink lace flower 🌼 #ikebana #oharaikebana

Social media vs. real life 😂 No idea how this cup turned out SO warped, but I’m happy with how my little stroke n’ coat experiment turned out on the rainier cherries! #pottery #ceramics

Finished my sewing project just in time for the Thorns game this morning! Bummed about the loss, but on the other hand — that Croix/Trinity masterpiece?? Nah you deserved that one Spirit, we’ll take the next one 🤷🏻‍♀️ #BAONPDX #thatsthespirit

Arrangement from class today with materials from my yard — actually I brought a third material as well but didn’t end up using it! I like that my hydrangea has flowerheads in a bunch of different stages right now (new, full bloom, fading…) and wanted to really showcase that ☺️ #ikebana #oharaikebana

A slanting moribana from ikebana class today — I always have a hard time with this style! I think I’m getting better at it though 😅 Climbing rose and hosta leaves (from my yard) and feverfew (from the grocery store 😂) #ikebana #oharaikebana #flowers

Looooove this teapot that just came out of the kiln 😍 I found the branch I’m using as the handle on a beach in Japan earlier this year, and made the teapot especially to suit it 🥰 The teapot is thrown, but altered in a kurinuki-inspired way! #ceramic #pottery #teapot

Shoutout Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad — we had a great time on their evening train yesterday! So fun 😄