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Welcome to my pottery studio

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McCann Studios @mccannstudios.bsky.social · Jan 22
This seems like a good time to introduce myself. I’m a hobby potter living and working on the coast of #California. When I’m not potting I rescue sea mammals and do a lot of #traveling.

#McCannStudios #Pottery #TMMC #SantaCruz #MontereyBay
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Dear other potters: how do you create a consistent curve repeatedly?
Here I’m using plastic containers to curve sets of handles for baking dishes.

#McCannStudios #Pottery #HowIt’sMade
A top-down view of my workbench showing a strip of extruded clay next to a yellow ruler, two shorter pieces of extruded clay already curved into a U shape, and two pieces of clay fitted into the bottoms of large plastic yogurt containers to take that specific curvature. A top-down photo of six clay handles, all shaped and ready to be fitted to dishes, nested in pairs. A wet yellow sponge keeps them damp and pliable.
January 19, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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How do I go from round to rectangular? Slowly! This is at 10x speed. Handmade things take time 🩵

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#McCannStudios #Pottery #ProcessVideo
January 17, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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Prototyping a new shape is messy work!

#McCannStudios #Pottery #Casserole
A casserole dish, freshly made of clay on the pottery wheel. The shape is a soft rectangle. A side-on view of a casserole dish, freshly made of clay on the pottery wheel. The shape is a soft rectangle. A casserole dish, freshly made of clay on the pottery wheel, and sliced in half to view the profile. The shape is (was) a soft rectangle.
January 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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It’s the time of year where we try our new toys and tools! What has been added to your collection recently?

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#McCannStudios #Pottery
January 8, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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The egg trays turned out pretty well! I finally got some pictures with them all together.
A tall vertical photo looking down on handmade ceramic egg trays, some sized to hold 12 eggs, some for 6 eggs. The colors and textures vary.
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Do other potters do this? Sneak a quick picture of the top of your cooling kiln?

#McCannStudios #Pottery #Anticipation
A low angle photo taken of the top shelf of my cooling kiln with the lid opened just a few inches. Cooling pottery is visible in the shadowy interior. A low angle photo taken of the top shelf of my cooling kiln with the lid opened just a few inches. Cooling pottery is visible in the shadowy interior.
October 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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They can’t all be keepers!

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#McCannStudios #Pottery #Smash #ASMR
September 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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I think this one is going to be fun & maybe a keeper? Only time will tell!

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#McCannStudios #Pottery #Timelapse
September 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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This is the blue vase from the timelapse video, still. I’m particularly pleased with the crackle pattern on this one, and will be trying to work out what causes various effects.

#McCannStudios #Pottery #Crackle
A freshly thrown clay vase with a crackled blue exterior showing how the clay stretched into form.
September 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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A quick timelapse of a vase with sodium silicate crackles. This vase has some fierce stretch marks!

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#McCannStudios #Pottery #WheelThrownPottery
September 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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For a long time I’ve wanted to try a pottery technique where you use sodium silicate to create a crackle effect on your pot. I finally tried it today!
What do you think?

#McCannStudios #Pottery
A freshly thrown clay pot in the shape of a wide urn has a turquoise outer surface that is disrupted by a pattern of crackles and crevices like those in dried mud. The interior of the crackles is the warm grey color of the clay. A freshly thrown clay pot showing a crackled outer surface. The jar of sodium silicate is visible on the right. Both vases together, showing how the crackle pattern looks with and without added color.
September 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Finally getting a bisque load fired! It’s been too long

#McCannStudios #Pottery
A wide photo of a 6’ folding table full of freshly bisqued pottery. The ceramics are all ivory colored and unglazed, and are stacked like the drying dishes they are.
September 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Works in progress, I think cleaning up the holes takes more time than making the bowls!

#McCannStudios #Pottery #BerryBowl #WIP
A photo looking down on six clay berry bowls. They are unfired, at different stages of drying, and all have different patterns of holes in the sides and bottoms.
September 2, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Working on an idea to make a pond themed egg tray. In case they’re duck eggs. 🦆

#McCannStudios #Pottery #Quackers
A close view of the inner wall of a clay egg tray. There is a raised texture of grasses and cattails. A work in progress view of a clay egg tray, on the work surface, with tools and the drape mold.
July 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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I’m finally getting quicker at the egg trays. (Not this quick, but you get the idea)

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#McCannStudios #Pottery #ProcessVideo #EggTray #EggCarton
July 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Why are smaller versions of things always cuter?

#McCannStudios #Pottery #HalfDozen #WIP #ClaySky
A handbuilt egg tray sized for six eggs. The tray is made of still soft clay and impressed with a pattern made by rolling the slab with a crochet doily. The tray holds three wooden eggs and is resting on a green quilters mat.
July 21, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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What does evolution look like in my clay? These are, from left to right, prototype, attempt, overconfident attempt, okay let’s try to solve some challenges, and the most recent iteration.

#McCannStudios #Clay #WIP #BehindTheScenes #HandbuiltPottery #ArtWork
Five egg trays made of clay, all with crochet patterns imprinted into the clay. They are presented from first attempt on the left to most recent creation on the right, all resting on a full sized sheet pan. The clay is in various stages of drying.
July 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Feeling cute, might crack later

#McCannStudios #Pottery #Eggs #Crochet
A photo of an egg tray for holding farm fresh eggs. It has been shaped from a slab of clay, which is still leather-hard in this photo. The wooden eggs used to shape the clay are visible behind the tray, both resting on a green quilters mat with yellow measuring marks. A photo of an egg tray for holding farm fresh eggs. It has been shaped from a slab of clay, which is still leather-hard in this photo. The wooden eggs used to shape the clay are visible behind the tray, both resting on a green quilters mat with yellow measuring marks. Three extra wooden eggs rest in the tray to demonstrate use.
July 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Lately I’ve been learning to make handbuilt butter dishes using a pattern. It’s a slow but satisfying process.

#McCannStudios #Pottery #Clay #Crochet
Cutting out the pattern for each part, just like a sewing pattern. Using a crocheted doily to add texture to my slab of clay before I cut out the patterned shape. Test fitting more parts on the rest of the clay slab. A fully constructed butter dish! The clay is still soft, it will need to dry slowly. The pattern on the lid is the impressed texture from a crochet doily. A fully constructed butter dish! The clay is still soft, it will need to dry slowly. The pattern on the lid is the impressed texture from a crochet doily. This view shows more of that pattern on top of the knob shaped handle as well.
July 3, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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#McCannStudios #PotterySky #Pottery #Ceramic

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June 15, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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These were a surprise for a person who has been a big supporter of my #Pottery habit

#McCannStudios #Blates #WheelThrownPottery #Art #🐝
A pair of ceramic dishes decorated with loosely drawn red poppies, bees, and honeycomb patterns. The exteriors are glazed in dark green. The underside of the pair of poppy blates, showing off bees and honeycombs. A pair of ceramic dishes decorated with loosely drawn red poppies, bees, and honeycomb patterns. The exteriors are glazed in dark green.
May 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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My #MayFlowers are looking nice 😊

#McCannStudios #Pottery #Clay #HandbuiltPottery #FunctionalArt #ArtSky
A group of 8 ceramic dishes, all with a rose petal texture. 7 are large and glazed in white, the 8th is smaller (9”) and pink. They are all intended to be serving dishes.
May 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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May 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Tiny turtle saucer

#McCannStudios #Pottery #Turtle #🐢 #Handmade
A close photo of the turtle design on a small ceramic plate. The turtle is two shades on green and stands on a brown lower glaze in front of a sky blue upper glaze. The small saucer in my hand. The turtle is two shades on green and stands on a brown lower glaze in front of a sky blue upper glaze. The small clay plate tilted to show the dimension. The turtle is two shades on green and stands on a brown lower glaze in front of a sky blue upper glaze. 🐢
April 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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#Silver is a fun glaze effect, but tricky to photograph (or video) without catching your own reflection!

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#McCannStudios #Pottery #AColorADaypril
April 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM