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kristenvogelaar.bsky.social
@kristenvogelaar.bsky.social
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Singer, player, hiker, maker, listener, seer, thinker, feeler.

"If you have ever gone to the woods with me, I must love you very much."
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kristenvogelaar.bsky.social @kristenvogelaar.bsky.social · Mar 5
Listening to this daily. 💚🌿

@howtoloveaforest.bsky.social

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#nature #forests #forest #earth #trees #ecology #outdoors #resilience #hope
Forests are resilient! And we are too #resilience #forest #nature #change #life #love #short #shorts
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This piece from the anagama came out with such an interesting surface. It was completely unglazed BMix going in. Everything you see is the result of ash and fire!

#pottery #ceramics #clay #anagama #anagamakiln#woodfiredpottery #woodfuredceramics
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Here's a video of the anagama in action! 🔥

#pottery #potter #clay #ceramics #anagama #woodfiredpottery
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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It's been a while since I've posted here. In the past few months, I participated in my first anagama woodfire kiln firing; it was an incredible experience and I learned a lot. Here's my favorite piece from it!

#pottery #ceramics #clay #anagama #woodfiredpottery
November 6, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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There's a sweet Winnie the Pooh themed hiking trail where they've set it up for little kids to make believe they are in The Hundred Acre Wood, and at Pooh's "house" kiddos leave bottles of honey on a rock; certainly, I must make the iconic "hunny" jar to leave there!

#pottery #clay #winniethepooh
June 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Tried my hand at throwing a double walled vessel! A little spooky but so fun!

#pottery #potter #potterywheel #wheelthrown #clay #ceramic #ceramics
June 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Pottery glaze results! I understand some potters hate glazing, but I find it so fun.

#pottery #potter #potterywheel #wheelthrown #clay #glaze #potteryglaze #ceramic #ceramics
June 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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I learned how to throw my first lidded vessels in yesterday's pottery class.

#pottery #potter #potterywheel #wheelthrown #clay
June 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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New bird mug, fresh out of the kiln! Kind of wintery, will be nice for hot cocoa this holiday season.

#pottery #potter #potterywheel #wheelthrown #handbuilt #bird #cardinal #winter #snow #cozy #clay
June 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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I've been tired lately, and haven't been able to understand why. Maybe I should consider not staying at the studio until 1:30 in the morning.

Eh, I'll probably keep staying at the studio way too late, ha!

#pottery #potter #ceramics #potterywheel #wheelthrown #handbuilt #handbuilding #clay #flowers
A small B-Mix white stoneware collared wheel-thrown vase with hand built flowers and leaves attached to the shoulder. It's just been trimmed and assembled, sitting on a small black banding wheel, on the work table in a pottery studio. A small B-Mix white stoneware collared wheel-thrown vase with hand built flowers and leaves attached to the shoulder. It's just been trimmed and assembled, sitting on a small black banding wheel, on the work table in a pottery studio. A small B-Mix white stoneware collared wheel-thrown vase with hand built flowers and leaves attached to the shoulder. It's just been trimmed and assembled, sitting on a small black banding wheel, on the work table in a pottery studio.
May 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Glazy Sunday! Process photos!

#pottery #potter #ceramics #potteryglaze #ceramicglaze #glaze #glazes #potterywheel #wheelthrown
Two pieces with bands of glaze have Opulence Cast Iron as an exterior base, then Amaco Midnight Run on the rim, then a band of Tourmaline, and a rim of Ancient Copper over the Midnight Run. Inside, they have Midnight Run underneath a band of Tourmaline, and a top of Ancient Copper. There's a ring of plain Tourmaline and a center circle of plain Ancient Copper at the very bottom without a flux. There's a thin band of Oatmeal just where the Ancient Copper and the Tourmaline meet on the exterior. Midnight Run is a flux glaze, so it will be interesting to see what it does. Two pieces with the bands of glaze have Opulence Cast Iron as an exterior base, then Amaco Midnight Run on the rim, then a band of Tourmaline, and a rim of Ancient Copper over the Midnight Run. Inside, they have Midnight Run underneath a band of Tourmaline, and a top of Ancient Copper. There's a ring of plain Tourmaline and a center circle of plain Ancient Copper at the very bottom without a flux. There's a thin band of Oatmeal just where the Ancient Copper and the Tourmaline meet on the exterior. Midnight Run is a flux glaze, so it will be interesting to see what it does. Small, carved/altered piece has a base that I've painted with black underglaze, then all the rest is just plain Ancient Copper. I'm experimenting with painting the bases of pieces with underglaze, as it doesn't stick to the kiln shelves, and it's interesting to me to cover up the white clay body while still having the bottom wax resisted to keep the glaze off. Some of the underglaze has wiped off the bottom since I painted it on after it was bisqued, then waxed it once dry. I don't necessarily mind that on this piece because it's a very organic, rustic piece and the wear could add to that feeling, but in the future I think I'll underglaze the bottoms (if that's the plan for the piece) at the leather hard/bone dry stage, then bisque the underglaze so it doesn't move when wax is applied. 🤓 Small, carved/altered piece has a base that I've painted with black underglaze, then all the rest is just plain Ancient Copper. I'm experimenting with painting the bases of pieces with underglaze, as it doesn't stick to the kiln shelves, and it's interesting to me to cover up the white clay body while still having the bottom wax resisted to keep the glaze off. Some of the underglaze has wiped off the bottom since I painted it on after it was bisqued, then waxed it once dry. I don't necessarily mind that on this piece because it's a very organic, rustic piece and the wear could add to that feeling, but in the future I think I'll underglaze the bottoms (if that's the plan for the piece) at the leather hard/bone dry stage, then bisque the underglaze so it doesn't move when wax is applied. 🤓
May 12, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Get ready for veggies! 🍅🥕🫛🌱🌿👩‍🌾

#garden #gardening #gardener #communitygarden #vegetables #veggies #organic #dirt #fixerupper
May 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Decorating day for Mr. Cardinal. He, and his mug perch, will be bisqued soon.

#pottery #potter #clay #potterywheel #wheelthrown #handbuilt #handbuilding #mug #bird #birds #cardinal #nature #handmade
An underglaze painted hand built cardinal bird perched on the handle of a wheel thrown speckle clay mug. It's nearly bone dry and ready to be bisque fired. This photo shows the right side. An underglaze painted hand built cardinal bird perched on the handle of a wheel thrown speckle clay mug. It's nearly bone dry and ready to be bisque fired. This photo shows the left side.
May 8, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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First attempt at pulling a handle, and straight off the piece no less! I think it looks pretty good, but certainly room for refinement. 🤍🙏

#pottery #potter #potterywheel #wheelthrown #clay #mug #mugs #handle #pulledhandle
A leather hard speckle clay mug with a pulled handle and a thumb rest
May 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Such a hard time trimming this foot ring, even tho I love trimming. Finally got it then managed to trim the bottom off! Patched it back on but it looked messy. So I carved some flames & added underglaze & made a sun. What a journey.

#pottery #potterywheel #clay #problemsolving #underglaze #carved
May 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Results! They came out great! I'm currently obsessing over layered rim dips over matte black glaze.

#pottery #potter #clay #wheelthrown #potterywheel #ceramics #ceramicglazes #potteryglazes #glazes #glaze
Three stacked white clay stoneware bowls with river birch flux under denim glaze inside and on the rim, over matte black glaze on the outside Three white clay stoneware bowls with river birch flux under denim glaze inside and on the rim, over matte black glaze on the outside Three white clay stoneware bowls with river birch flux under denim glaze inside and on the rim, over matte black glaze on the outside, looking down into the interior of the bowls
May 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Handle time! Can you handle it?! 😄

#pottery #potter #clay #wheelthrown #potterywheel #ceramics #ceramicmug #bird #birds
May 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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I decided to try throwing 6 lbs. of clay today, on a whim and the encouragement of studio friends, which is three times the largest amount I have thrown, as a new-ish potter. It was a challenge to center it but I think it went pretty well!

#potter #pottery #potterywheel #wheelthrown #clay #ceramics
A 6-lb. lump of clay on the pottery wheel, which I have made a crude and simple smiley face on to make it less intimidating A fairly large white stoneware bowl I have just thrown, still on the pottery wheel A fairly large white stoneware bowl I have just thrown, still on the pottery wheel A fairly large white stoneware bowl I have just thrown, still on the pottery wheel, with my hand next to it for scale
April 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Got some things back from the kiln!

#potter #pottery #handbuilt #handbuilding #potterywheel #wheelthrown #wheelthrownpottery #handbuiltpottery #clay #bird #birds #nature #🏺 #🪶
A hand built mug with a gray jay on the handle, sitting on a mossy log Two small agateware bowls with bright blue glaze inside, photographed on a mossy log A hand built mug with a gray jay on the handle, showing bird detail, photographed in front of a yellow forsythia bush A hand built mug, showing glaze detail
April 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Backyard birdies 😳

#bird #birds #birding #🪶#🦃
Large tom turkey and female turkey Large tom turkey with tail feathers splayed Large tom and female turkey in a backyard with a woods line
April 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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More clay things. One of these days I'll have some finished pieces! The studio's community kiln is firing nonstop.

#pottery #ceramics #clay #sgraffito #wheelthrownpottery #potterywheel #🏺
A bowl with simple mountain etching into purple-orange sunset underglaze Brown and white clay marble wheel thrown mug White carved-bottom crag mug
April 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Goldfinches on a date 😘❤️

#bird #birds #🪶 #birding #birb #birbs #date #romance #spring
April 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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I tried some foot rings! Hooray for trimming day! 🤎

#pottery #newpotter #beginnerpotter #learning #growing #clay #potterywheel #throwingpottery #wheelthrown
March 28, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Each time I come to the wheel, I'm a bit better than I was. 🤎

#pottery #potterywheel #wheelthrown #throwingpottery #potter #clay #claysky
March 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Trimmed the slip off these cool guys this morning. They look like fudge swirl ice cream! 🍦

#pottery #clay #agateware #newpotter #learning #growing #icecream
March 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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More clay things. I've recently picked up a ton of really, really helpful wheel info from @floriangadsby.bsky.social YouTube channel, and I'm excited to use that info to make some things that don't end up being small bowls. 🙃

#pottery #clay #wheelthrown
March 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM