Blake Shell
blakeshell.bsky.social
Blake Shell
@blakeshell.bsky.social
Executive and Artistic Director of Oregon Contemporary, North Portlander, partner, dog mom, and Aunt Bake Bake. New to making ceramics and playing Mahjong.
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Good things can still happen.
Andrew Cuomo concedes to Zohran Mamdani in New York primary
Cuomo, the state's former governor, was waging a political comeback and was seen as the moderate choice
www.bbc.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Something something history repeats

National Guardsmen cross the street near Barbara Kruger's mural on the fourth day of the Los Angeles riots in 1992. (credit: Gary Leonard)
June 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Blue oyster plate, made a mold of it so I can maybe recreate it, best piece yet
May 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Best vases yet, black brushstroke, blue ones are porcelain and blue slip or clay inlay.
May 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Corn plate, vases, and the toast and egg plates for miss Kate
May 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Haven’t done anything with clay since high school! learning and making just for fun
May 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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We’ll see the Trump administration in court.
March 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I testified at the Arts and Economy city committee meeting today, the first with the new Portland administration!
We are fighting for equity in arts funding and it’s worth sharing. Portlandartsandculture.org for more info. 4/4
February 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I testified at the Arts and Economy city committee meeting today, the first with the new Portland administration!
We are fighting for equity in arts funding and it’s worth sharing. Portlandartsandculture.org for more info. 3/4
February 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I testified at the Arts and Economy city committee meeting today, the first with the new Portland administration!
We are fighting for equity in arts funding and it’s worth sharing. Portlandartsandculture.org for more info. 2/4
February 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I testified at the Arts and Economy city committee meeting today, the first with the new Portland administration!
We are fighting for equity in arts funding and it’s worth sharing. Portlandartsandculture.org for more info. 1/4
February 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
This article helped me understand what the points of constitutional crisis will be, beyond the already occurring moral and political crises. It helps me to make sense of the chaos a bit more…

We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country” www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country”
Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.
www.newyorker.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Sometimes he looks for the ball after he catches it 🤣❄️
February 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM