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Julie Lapointe (La Datcha)
@ladatcha.bsky.social
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Potter, web designer, gardener, amoureuse des chats et autres petites créatures.
One of a kind and small batches made in Quebec, CA.
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I've glazed one of the little jars to see how it came out and I'm quite happy with it!
J'ai émaillé une des boites pour tester, et j'aime bien le résultat!
#pottersofbluesky #handmadejar #thrownpottery #canadianpotter
Handmade jar with a running fox and yellow flowers Handmade jar with a running fox and yellow flowers
June 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
ladatcha.bsky.social
It's starting to look like a collection! Ça commence à ressembler à une collection!
#vaissellefaitmain #artisanlocal #iloveceramics #localartisan #handmadeceramics #handmadeisbetter #pottersofbluesky
June 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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First bisqued pieces of the year! Can’t wait to glaze them next week!
#glazingtime #pottersofbluesky
May 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Hare jar
I told myself in January; Julie, no painting on your pottery for this batch.
It seems I just can't resist the urge to cover my stuff with creatures.
#pottersofbluesky #paintedpottery #sgraffitopottery #hares #handmadeisbetter #wheelthrown
White hare on a reddish clay White hare and flowers on a handmade lidded jar. Running white hare on a wheelthrown lidded jar.
April 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Illustrated jars coming right up!
#pottersofbluesky #illustratedceramics #paintedjar #functionalceramics #sgraffito
April 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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A few of the pieces waiting to be bisqued.
I'm soooo very slow, but I'm doing this mostly to keep relatively sane ;-).
#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clayart #handmade #wheelthrown #canadianceramics #parttimepotter
Multiple clay forms on shelves (bowls, tumblers, jars, strange things), made with lots of love and patience. More clay objects! Moon jars, plates, test tiles.
March 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Small lidded jar, 2023
When I understood that it could be fun to experiment with glazes. :-)

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clayart #handmade #wheelthrown #handmadejar #canadianceramics
Small lidded jar, with kind of an oil spot effect.
March 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
ladatcha.bsky.social
Last Autumn, I tried my hand at #butterdishes, with three different types of gallery. In terms of function, I prefer the one on the right. I will try this shape again, with some #sgraffito! What's your favorite way of building these?

#wheelthrown #butterdish #mushrooms #birds #engobe
Two wheel thrown butter dishes, with blue-grey engobe on white clay, decorated using the sgraffito technique, with mushrooms, birds and flowers. One wheel thrown butter dish, with a galaxy looking glaze (purples, blues and sienna hues and dots).
March 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
ladatcha.bsky.social
Choose #20pots or #ceramics pieces that you’ve made. One pot a day in #20days in no order.

And for day 20: #Whale bowl, #underglaze on white clay

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clayart #handmade #wheelthrown #handmadebowl #canadianceramics #paintedceramics
Bowl with a whale and algea, painted with underglazes on white clay Bowl with a whale and algea, painted with underglazes on white clay
March 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
ladatcha.bsky.social
Choose #20pots or #ceramics pieces that you’ve made. One pot a day in #20days in no order.

Day 19: simple #tumblers with Rutile glaze

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clayart #handmade #wheelthrown #handmadetumbler #canadianceramics
Tumblers made with terracotta clay with a pale glaze (Rutile).
March 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Choose #20pots or #ceramics pieces that you’ve made. One pot a day in #20days in no order.

Day 18: #underglaze on dark clay
Inspired by this handsome boy, Roupie AKA the Mittens

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clayart #handmade #wheelthrown #handmadebowl #illustratedceramics #canadianceramics
White hare on terracotta clay White hare on terracotta clay Roupie, AKA the Mittens
March 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Choose #20pots or #ceramics pieces that you’ve made. One pot a day in #20days in no order.

Day 17: #underglaze on white clay
A small #bestiary

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clayart #craft #handmade #wheelthrown #handmadetumblers #paintedpottery #illustratedceramics #madeinmontreal
Handmade tumblers with a fox, a raven, another raven and a racoon, all painted with underglaze. Red raven painted with underglaze on white clay.
March 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Choose #20pots or #ceramics pieces that you’ve made. One pot a day in #20days in no order.

Day 16: #waxreserve, Rutile on dark clay
We love #mushroom hunting in the family, so this was a must ;-).

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clayart #craft #handmade #wheelthrown #handmadebowl #pourerbowl
Mushroom pourer bowl, decorated with wax resist. Rutile glaze on a dark clay. Perfect for mixing an omelette :-).
March 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Choose #20pots or #ceramics pieces that you’ve made. One pot a day in #20days in no order.

Day 15: #foliage bowl, #paperreserve, engobe on white clay

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clay #clayart #craft #handmade #wheelthrown #handmadebowl
March 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Choose #20pots or #ceramics pieces that you’ve made. One pot a day in #20days in no order.

Day 14: Running #foxes plate, engobe and #underglaze on dark clay, #sgraffito

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clay #clayart #craft #handmade #wheelthrown #handmadeplate #paintedpottery
Running foxes plate : engobe and underglaze on dark clay, sgraffito Running foxes plate : engobe and underglaze on dark clay, sgraffito
February 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Choose #20pots or #ceramics pieces that you’ve made. One pot a day in #20days in no order.

Day 13: Flying pigs painted with blue #engobe on white #stoneware, #sgraffito

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clay #clayart #craft #handmade #wheelthrown #handmadebowl #paintedpottery #flyingpig
February 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Choose #20pots or #ceramics pieces that you’ve made. One pot a day in #20days in no order.

Day 12: Bowl with painted hare. Details in alt.

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clay #clayart #craft #handmade #wheelthrown #illustratedceramics #paintedpottery #rabbit #handmadebowl
Hare painted with white underglaze and a bit of sgraffito. Hare painted with white underglaze and a bit of sgraffito.
February 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Reposted by Julie Lapointe (La Datcha)
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During my 1-year @cohorts.bsky.social program, our group, mentored by Sam Harvey, met in N. Mexico at Ralph Scala's desert studios. We all brought some bisqued works (no small feat in airplane luggage) to fire works in his wood & gas kilns. Here are 3 pieces I fired there.

Full deets in the Alt.
"Chucho". This piece is named after Ralph's elderly chichuahua Chucho, who passed away a few weeks after our visit. A wall box sculpture, in brown clay, high fired in a gas reduction kiln. There are scribbed lines, splotches of flashing slips, and a square well with green glass inside. "Desert Ice" is my favourite; I love how the glass started grabbing some carbon in a heavily reduced and intensely hot aftmosphere. The clay barely started bloating at this high temperature, which is impressive for a mid-fire clay. A wall box sculpture, in almost black clay, high fired in a gas reduction kiln. There are scribbed lines, raised "cables", and a round well with turquoise glass inside, ringed with brown. There are bolt heads sticking out. "Green Annex" makes the third piece in this set, which I cannot separate. I was planning on selling these, but ultimately, I'm keeping them, as they mean too much. A wall box sculpture, in brown clay, high fired in a gas reduction kiln. There are scribbed lines, and a square well with blue glass inside.There's a "side-cup attached", with green glass within, and a bolt head on the other side wall.
February 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Choose #20pots or #ceramics pieces that you’ve made. One pot a day in #20days in no order.

Day 11: #sgraffito, again. Tiny #teaware (or for a shot of expresso). Details in alt.

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clay #clayart #craft #handmade #wheelthrown
That wonderful moment I found out that Lynette's Opal on dark clay/engobe turns into this beautiful blue, with warm tones on the edges.
February 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Choose #20pots or #ceramics pieces that you’ve made. One pot a day in #20days in no order.

Day 10: #sgraffito. Dark blue engobe on white clay

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clay #clayart #craft #handmade #wheelthrown
White bear in a snowstorm made with the sgraffito technique. Dark blue engobe on white clay.
February 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Choose #20pots or #ceramics pieces that you’ve made. One pot a day in #20days in no order.

Day 9: paper reserve on dark clay

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clay #clayart #craft #handmade #wheelthrown #liddedjar #paperreserve
February 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Choose #20pots or #ceramics pieces that you’ve made. One pot a day in #20days in no order.

Day 8: sgraffito on dark clay

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clay #clayart #craft #handmade #wheelthrown #tumblers #sgraffito #engobe
February 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Choose #20pots or #ceramics pieces that you’ve made. One pot a day in #20days in no order.

Day 7: a small series of water etched vessels

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clay #clayart #craft #handmade #wheelthrown #pots #wateretched #illustratedceramics
Water etched porcelain, hare and leaves Water etched porcelain, leaves Water etched porcelain, koi Water etched porcelain, algea and octopus
February 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Choose #20pots or #ceramics pieces that you’ve made. One pot a day in #20days in no order.

Day 6: Rutile glaze on recycled clay

#pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clay #clayart #craft #handmade #wheelthrown #pots
February 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Day 5: Yellow bowl - paper reserve and sgraffito on dark clay

Choose 20 pots or ceramic pieces that you have made. One pot per day for 20 days in no particular order.

#20pots #20days #pottersofbluesky #pottery #potter #clay #clayart #ceramics #craft #handmade #wheelthrown #handmadebowl
February 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM