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John Eck
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Architect • Ceramicist • Gardener • KCMO

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John Eck @rafter-e-studio.bsky.social · Jan 22
Hi Bluesky, I guess I should introduce myself, although architect/potter/gardener pretty much sums it up. My day job is teaching architecture (college) and weekends/nights are for the rest.
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Stoneware slab-built trough vase. about 9" long x 3" high.

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July 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Stoneware cube bud vase...

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July 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Lil stoneware bowl. About 7.5" diameter x 3" high.

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July 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Previous post, now complete!

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July 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Rocker tray? Banana boat? In progress, on my freshly bisqued homemade slump mold.

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June 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Coil-built bowls, about 7.5" diameter.

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June 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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A sunny day in the life of a (slab-built stoneware) lidded box. Just need something to put in it.

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June 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Hard to be mad at them, but arghhhh.
June 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Here's a coil-built stoneware bowl. The exterior has white engobe with gloss black glaze wiped into the texture. The interior is gloss cobalt glaze over white engobe.

13" diameter, 5" high.

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June 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Coil-built stoneware cache pot fresh out of the kiln. A labor intensive surface, but I like it.

Exterior is three coats of different colored slip, sanded after bisque. Satin clear liner glaze.

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June 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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A lidded box, fresh from the kiln. Handbuilt stoneware with a green glazed interior. About 12" long and 8" high. There's a quietness to these little empty chairs that I like.

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May 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Enjoying coil-building (this is today's bowl), but holy cow, it makes me appreciate slab-building. Slabs are so much faster! But there is something meditative about a slow process. So no complaints.

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May 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Making a divided stoneware bowl. First time trying it, so it was a little bit of a rodeo!

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May 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Stop and smell the flowers...

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May 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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The finished product! Well, before firing anyway.

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May 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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The clay I use for all my square stuff is a sculpture clay, full of sand and grog. I had a feeling it wasn't plastic enough to make coil pots with, but gave it a try. It made me work up a sweat!

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May 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Well, the garden had its spring peak. Some things are just about bloomed out; some are just firing up.

Daylilies, hydrangea, garden phlox, Asiatic lilies, yarrow, campanula and daisies will come in as summer gets here. Zinnia seeds are sprouting; they'll take us all the way to fall.
May 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Working on a little coil-built bucket form with a...what does a potter call this edge? Deckle edge in paper, live edge in wood. Hmm.

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May 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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May 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Taking a lot of pics of my garden lately, but this one...
May 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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May 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Coil-building myself a new oatmeal bowl (after I broke my favorite one by another potter) was certainly an exercise in tedium. 😑😅 Hat's off to all you coil-builders out there.

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May 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Oblong tray for all your...oblong-shaped things.

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May 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Early morning puttering in the garden.
May 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Dwarf penstemon, with a little snow-in-the-summer and baptisia in the background.
May 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM