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Carla
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Artist. Oregonian. Lover of great light. Sometimes good with words. Justice-y.
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Quiet, piggy.
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Opinion | I’ve dedicated my career to promoting free speech on college campuses. Here’s why the murder of a red state college dropout by another red state college dropout means it’s time to fire liberal professors in blue states.
September 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
A commentary on Charlie Kirk.
September 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
You can keep your arid, dry places with palm trees and warm oceans.

Late summer rains in Oregon are paradise.
September 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
We are watching you, national guard members. Do your duty.
August 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Yesterday at work we launched the Hells Canyon Recreation Area de digital story as a complement to the 2025-2026 Oregon Blue Book.

These are some of the images I made for the project. See the whole story at bluebook.oregon.gov/hellscanyon
August 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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I love Brad Lander and hope he refuses to listen to the “consultants” who forced Tim Walz to tone this kind of talk down
but what do you really think brad lander hellgatenyc.com/brad-lander-...
June 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Unbelievable. Latest update from the nonpartisan budget office says the Senate Republican bill now cuts nearly $1 TRILLION from Medicaid.
June 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Jill Stein is awfully quiet right now.
June 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Botanical clay baby, white stoneware with purple underglaze. Exterior clear glazed, interior glazed with “Lagoon”.

#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #botanical
March 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I don’t think this app is named properly because my feed here is not a blue sky at all. We’re in Mordor and the orcs are in charge.
March 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Today we revealed the cover of the 2025-2026 Oregon Blue Book. This labor of love is the culmination of eight months of very hard work, telling story of the state we love. I’m so proud of this.

It will be out in March.

#oregon #oregonian #pnw #pnwonderlamd
February 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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We all need to start using the word "coup." They're well past the point where Hitler starts dictates his Enabling Act. I talk to Very Serious People who actually believe courts telling Trump that they he is breaking the law will stop this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/u...
Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s ‘Legitimate Power’
The declaration by the vice president came as court orders have temporarily blocked parts of the Trump administration’s agenda.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Been experimenting with some new glaze combos. These are laid down on a porcelain vase I threw recently.

#ceramics #pottery #pottersofbluesky #ceramic
February 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM
A little teacup in the spirit of Monet’s garden. #ceramics #pottery #pottersofbluesky #potters
January 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A happy accident in which the crack in the bottom of this thrown vessel looks like a bolt of lightning striking a hilltop. #ceramics #pottery
January 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
PNW here. That pump situation is not a thing. Also the water doesn’t flow up to California from here.

How has it only been four days?
Trump: "I'm signing an executive order to open up the pumps and valves in the north. We want to get that water pouring down here as quickly as possible ... you're talking about unlimited water coming up from the Pacific Northwest, even coming from parts of Canada."
January 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Here’s porcelain bud vase I threw on the wheel last week. It was glazed with Jeff’s Long Beach and had a lovely, long high fire in the kiln.

I usually smooth off my exterior throw rings, but I’m glad I left these. The glaze hugs them around the form.

#ceramics #pottery #artist
January 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here.
January 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Here’s our State of Oregon Fire Marshal, just out there doing the Lord’s work of helping our neighbors in California. All while delivering a round house kick fact check to the face.
January 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Give your brain a doomscrolling break.

Made this yesterday while out in the late afternoon sunshine.
January 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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December 17, 2024 at 7:18 PM
If you’re an Oregonian, you’re hearing a lot right now about housing and homelessness. What you’re not hearing about is ensuring we are building affordable housing so that people already struggling have ready access to fresh groceries … 1/3 #Oregon
December 9, 2024 at 1:52 AM
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A tweet from the day the Dobbs opinion was leaked
November 29, 2024 at 4:19 AM