stephen_homer
@esqueetal.bsky.social
ceramicist + educator + nerd
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I wonder what the budget will wind up being to “De-Donald the Dreadful Décor” by removing all the tacky gold bric-a-bracs and filigrees that gratuitously adorn every vulgar surface.
July 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I wonder what the budget will wind up being to “De-Donald the Dreadful Décor” by removing all the tacky gold bric-a-bracs and filigrees that gratuitously adorn every vulgar surface.
pink bowl
when your glazes play nice with each other it's magic
wheel thrown
white vitreous stoneware
∆6 oxidation
#ceramicglaze
#ceramics
#pottery
#wheelthrown
#pink
#ceramicglazes
when your glazes play nice with each other it's magic
wheel thrown
white vitreous stoneware
∆6 oxidation
#ceramicglaze
#ceramics
#pottery
#wheelthrown
#pink
#ceramicglazes
July 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
pink bowl
when your glazes play nice with each other it's magic
wheel thrown
white vitreous stoneware
∆6 oxidation
#ceramicglaze
#ceramics
#pottery
#wheelthrown
#pink
#ceramicglazes
when your glazes play nice with each other it's magic
wheel thrown
white vitreous stoneware
∆6 oxidation
#ceramicglaze
#ceramics
#pottery
#wheelthrown
#pink
#ceramicglazes
Some photos of sketches I did during a "Practical Drawing for Potters" class over the weekend!
#sketches #sketching #drawing #pottery #drawingpottery
#sketches #sketching #drawing #pottery #drawingpottery
July 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Some photos of sketches I did during a "Practical Drawing for Potters" class over the weekend!
#sketches #sketching #drawing #pottery #drawingpottery
#sketches #sketching #drawing #pottery #drawingpottery
close up of texture on a kurinuki jar. enjoy.
#kurinuki #ceramics #texture #ceramictexture #handmade
#kurinuki #ceramics #texture #ceramictexture #handmade
July 27, 2025 at 6:02 AM
close up of texture on a kurinuki jar. enjoy.
#kurinuki #ceramics #texture #ceramictexture #handmade
#kurinuki #ceramics #texture #ceramictexture #handmade
a more simple bonsai planter. same basic dimensions as previous one. Don't worry, the glazing will erase the yawn factor 😂
#ceramics #bonsai #bonsaipot #handmade #artandcraft
#ceramics #bonsai #bonsaipot #handmade #artandcraft
July 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
a more simple bonsai planter. same basic dimensions as previous one. Don't worry, the glazing will erase the yawn factor 😂
#ceramics #bonsai #bonsaipot #handmade #artandcraft
#ceramics #bonsai #bonsaipot #handmade #artandcraft
kurinuki bonsai planter (interior dimensions should be about 4x6x2.25 after firings)
starting to make time to make my own work again, feels strange not just making things for class demos/examples.
#ceramics #bonsaipot #bonsai #kurinuki #artandcraft
starting to make time to make my own work again, feels strange not just making things for class demos/examples.
#ceramics #bonsaipot #bonsai #kurinuki #artandcraft
July 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
kurinuki bonsai planter (interior dimensions should be about 4x6x2.25 after firings)
starting to make time to make my own work again, feels strange not just making things for class demos/examples.
#ceramics #bonsaipot #bonsai #kurinuki #artandcraft
starting to make time to make my own work again, feels strange not just making things for class demos/examples.
#ceramics #bonsaipot #bonsai #kurinuki #artandcraft
In case anyone still needs proof we do not live in a true democracy.... the people "we" elect into office (through voting districts manipulated by them) can overrule the will of the people
Missouri bill to overturn voter-approved paid sick leave clears Senate committee • Missouri Independent
A Republican-led push to overturn the paid sick leave law adopted by Missouri voters last year was approved by a state Senate committee.
missouriindependent.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
In case anyone still needs proof we do not live in a true democracy.... the people "we" elect into office (through voting districts manipulated by them) can overrule the will of the people
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Welcome to Trump’s America, where use of the word “women” is restricted.
And Happy XXXXX’s History Month. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
And Happy XXXXX’s History Month. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump (Gift Article)
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Welcome to Trump’s America, where use of the word “women” is restricted.
And Happy XXXXX’s History Month. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
And Happy XXXXX’s History Month. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
February 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
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We're happy to welcome SK Reed to Artaxis. These images are from their recent installation, "The Unreal". The walls are painted with unfired clay slip. The clay beams mimic light radiating from behind each ceramic work. Learn more artaxis.org/artist/sk-re...
#artaxis #ceramics #contemporaryceramics
#artaxis #ceramics #contemporaryceramics
February 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We're happy to welcome SK Reed to Artaxis. These images are from their recent installation, "The Unreal". The walls are painted with unfired clay slip. The clay beams mimic light radiating from behind each ceramic work. Learn more artaxis.org/artist/sk-re...
#artaxis #ceramics #contemporaryceramics
#artaxis #ceramics #contemporaryceramics
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"a visit to Kauffman gardens"
∆04 oxidation
red earthenware
underglaze
lithium wash
white acrylic
raffia
wire
#ceramics #hangingsculpture #botanicgardens #garden #plants
∆04 oxidation
red earthenware
underglaze
lithium wash
white acrylic
raffia
wire
#ceramics #hangingsculpture #botanicgardens #garden #plants
February 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"a visit to Kauffman gardens"
∆04 oxidation
red earthenware
underglaze
lithium wash
white acrylic
raffia
wire
#ceramics #hangingsculpture #botanicgardens #garden #plants
∆04 oxidation
red earthenware
underglaze
lithium wash
white acrylic
raffia
wire
#ceramics #hangingsculpture #botanicgardens #garden #plants
ficus bonsai in ceramic bowl
∆6 stoneware oxidation
umber wash
#ceramics #bonsai #ficus #sculpture #houseplants
∆6 stoneware oxidation
umber wash
#ceramics #bonsai #ficus #sculpture #houseplants
February 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
ficus bonsai in ceramic bowl
∆6 stoneware oxidation
umber wash
#ceramics #bonsai #ficus #sculpture #houseplants
∆6 stoneware oxidation
umber wash
#ceramics #bonsai #ficus #sculpture #houseplants
From my senior thesis show last May
Living Wall
stones are made of super porous ceramic (porous clay body + massive amounts of burnout)
plants are plants
no soil
∆6 oxidation
umber wash
these went on to live the summer outdoors and they all did amazing
#livingwall #ceramics #houseplants #plants
Living Wall
stones are made of super porous ceramic (porous clay body + massive amounts of burnout)
plants are plants
no soil
∆6 oxidation
umber wash
these went on to live the summer outdoors and they all did amazing
#livingwall #ceramics #houseplants #plants
February 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
From my senior thesis show last May
Living Wall
stones are made of super porous ceramic (porous clay body + massive amounts of burnout)
plants are plants
no soil
∆6 oxidation
umber wash
these went on to live the summer outdoors and they all did amazing
#livingwall #ceramics #houseplants #plants
Living Wall
stones are made of super porous ceramic (porous clay body + massive amounts of burnout)
plants are plants
no soil
∆6 oxidation
umber wash
these went on to live the summer outdoors and they all did amazing
#livingwall #ceramics #houseplants #plants
I would like to say I've had time to work on "my own stuff" but these are as much for class photos as they are for myself 🤣
February 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I would like to say I've had time to work on "my own stuff" but these are as much for class photos as they are for myself 🤣
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This. Meta is paying Trump $25 mil for kicking him off FB after Jan. 6 insurrection. GEEZE.
www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n...
www.npr.org
January 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This. Meta is paying Trump $25 mil for kicking him off FB after Jan. 6 insurrection. GEEZE.
www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n...
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50 years of underfunded public education is finally paying off for conservatives unfortunately
January 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
50 years of underfunded public education is finally paying off for conservatives unfortunately
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Updates on my big project, The Waiting Room (studios + gallery). Spread the word, looking for studio renters! ✨🎉
Some in-progress images of the space! Looking for a studio in KC— come check us out. Building a community forward art hub, The Waiting Room.
We’ve just finished hanging lights, almost all electrical, two rooms are dry walled!! Slowly but surely. Spread the word.✨✨
We’ve just finished hanging lights, almost all electrical, two rooms are dry walled!! Slowly but surely. Spread the word.✨✨
January 27, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Updates on my big project, The Waiting Room (studios + gallery). Spread the word, looking for studio renters! ✨🎉