Frankie
@bus20ceramics.bsky.social
Small batch ceramics handmade in Portland, Oregon. Queer owned and goofy af, shop update TBD
www.bus20ceramics.com
www.bus20ceramics.com
DECAY EXISTS AS AN EXTANT FORM OF LIFE
October 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
DECAY EXISTS AS AN EXTANT FORM OF LIFE
AI only makes art accessible to those who think art must meet ableist standards of precision on a capitalist timeframe.
“Isn’t it better because it happens instantly? Saving so much time and work?”
No, you fool. You have missed the point. The practice is the destination.
“Isn’t it better because it happens instantly? Saving so much time and work?”
No, you fool. You have missed the point. The practice is the destination.
March 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
AI only makes art accessible to those who think art must meet ableist standards of precision on a capitalist timeframe.
“Isn’t it better because it happens instantly? Saving so much time and work?”
No, you fool. You have missed the point. The practice is the destination.
“Isn’t it better because it happens instantly? Saving so much time and work?”
No, you fool. You have missed the point. The practice is the destination.
AI only makes art accessible if you refuse to consider incomplete projects art.
AI only makes art accessible if you consider art to be the product and not the journey.
AI only makes art accessible if art is a trivial commodity and not a tradition of human thought and expression.
AI only makes art accessible if you consider art to be the product and not the journey.
AI only makes art accessible if art is a trivial commodity and not a tradition of human thought and expression.
March 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
AI only makes art accessible if you refuse to consider incomplete projects art.
AI only makes art accessible if you consider art to be the product and not the journey.
AI only makes art accessible if art is a trivial commodity and not a tradition of human thought and expression.
AI only makes art accessible if you consider art to be the product and not the journey.
AI only makes art accessible if art is a trivial commodity and not a tradition of human thought and expression.
This week’s blog post goes over my personal journey redirecting some of my anxious creative energy into writing my first romance novel! Check it out here: bus20ceramics.com/blogs/franki...
Why the heck are artists so anxious?
Why the heck are artists so anxious? Nearly every creative person I know struggles with anxiety. I’m not only talking about my friends who work in creative fields, where your bills are paid (inconsist...
bus20ceramics.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This week’s blog post goes over my personal journey redirecting some of my anxious creative energy into writing my first romance novel! Check it out here: bus20ceramics.com/blogs/franki...
Love both of these places. Great tip!
February 13, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Love both of these places. Great tip!
When solo makers try to keep up with customer standards of speed and price set by large, exploitative factories, they break their minds and bodies in the process—and the joy bleeds out from their creative practice. Read more on my blog at bus20ceramics.com 5/5
Bus 20 Ceramics
Colorful small-batch ceramics handmade in Portland, Oregon. Shop here for unique gifts and fun pottery!
bus20ceramics.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
When solo makers try to keep up with customer standards of speed and price set by large, exploitative factories, they break their minds and bodies in the process—and the joy bleeds out from their creative practice. Read more on my blog at bus20ceramics.com 5/5
When you’ve got companies driving up the cost of groceries just because the can and billionaires sitting on a dragon’s hoard of cash that can’t circulate the economy, we’re being priced out of our homes, let alone our ability to buy things that bring us joy 4/5
February 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
When you’ve got companies driving up the cost of groceries just because the can and billionaires sitting on a dragon’s hoard of cash that can’t circulate the economy, we’re being priced out of our homes, let alone our ability to buy things that bring us joy 4/5
The handmade market is being flooded by SHEIN and Temu resellers. Craft markets accept them as vendors, and they mark up $0.99/unit items to $20 or $30–enough to undercut handmade artists on price and drive us out. They scam customers into thinking they’re shopping small and local in the process 3/5
February 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The handmade market is being flooded by SHEIN and Temu resellers. Craft markets accept them as vendors, and they mark up $0.99/unit items to $20 or $30–enough to undercut handmade artists on price and drive us out. They scam customers into thinking they’re shopping small and local in the process 3/5
With all the dupes of handmade art produced by #fastfashion and international wholesaling companies, customers expect handmade work to barely break even on materials. My community faces accusations of greed and selfishness for charging enough to make as little as $3.00/hr 2/5
February 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
With all the dupes of handmade art produced by #fastfashion and international wholesaling companies, customers expect handmade work to barely break even on materials. My community faces accusations of greed and selfishness for charging enough to make as little as $3.00/hr 2/5