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Vivian Purcell
@vivianpurcell.bsky.social
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Ceramic Artist making pots and growing plants in Philly

You can now find my work in the shop at The Clay Studio
and online at vivianpurcell.com
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Hello Hello, hopping on here to tell you all about my next online sale which will be ~ August 6th, 5pm EST ~
I'll have some cups, bottles, and a few vases (but those always go quick)
#pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #cup #mug #handmade
Handmade ceramic cup with a white glaze and carved design. The carving is of a repeating flower pattern (in a flower pot) and the piece is being held to show scale.
July 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Thistle Bowl with a white glaze.

Still my absolute favorite pattern to carve. The glaze just catches on the edges so well.

#ceramics #pottery #bowl #handmade #pottersofbluesky #wheelthrown #glaze
Handmade bowl with a carved flower design and a white glaze that is turned on its side.
July 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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I've been making lots and lots of these pomegranate latte cups lately. There's something about the background patterns coming up through the glaze thats got me thinking

#ceramics #pottery #coffee #mug #handmade #pottersofbluesky #wheelthrown
White latte mug with a hand-carved pomegranate pattern. Sitting on a red and white checkered picnic blanket
May 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Pomegranate mug for tomorrows shop update!
5pm EST at vivianpurcell.com. Hope to see you there!

#Ceramics #Handmade #Pottersofbluesky #Pottery #Mug #Wheelthrown #Ceramic
Ceramic Mug with a carved pomegranate surface design and a white glaze
March 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Working on getting the latest batch of pots photographed and uploaded for my Webshop update - March 19th, 5pm EST. There will be lots and lots of mugs and some bigger espresso cups (I've been told you love a double and so do I) Four days away!
Handmade mug being held by the handle in front of a large tree. The mug has a flower and leaf design and a white glaze. White, handmade latte or cappuccino mug with a pomegranate carved design on the surface.
March 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Test driving this espresso cup. Started making these as a way to try out new glazes instead of using actual test tiles but now they're one of my fav to make. Love a small pot!

#pottery #ceramics #coffee #mug #espresso #pottersofbluesky
White, handmade espresso cup with a floral design on the front. Filled with coffee and a crossword puzzle in the background.
February 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Lots of textured mugs coming so soon. I'm planning a mid/ late February shop update ~ Think cups, bowls, and more mugs than intended (I went on a little mug making frenzy, oops)
#pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky #mug
Ceramic mug in progress sitting on a wood shelf. The mug has not gone through the first firing and you can see lots of carving lines in the body of the piece. There is a floral design with a heavily textured background on the mug.
February 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Series of oval vases from December ~ In love with the pinched texture coming through

#Ceramics #Pottery #Vase #Stoneware
White handmade ceramic vase with a carved floral pattern. Close up of ceramic vase with an off white glaze. This is a zoomed in image of the floral pattern and shows how the glaze breaks around the edges of the carving. White handmade ceramic vase with a carved floral and fruit pattern. The vase is hand-built and has an oval shape. White handmade ceramic vase with a carved thistle pattern. The vase is hand-built and has an oval shape.
January 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Winter in the studio means working larger, bundling up and trying to keep my greenware from freezing my hands. The bigger the bowl, the less I have to hold it while carving.
I fill buckets with warm water, ignore my reclaim, enjoy the snowy courtyard and count the days until baseball season.
Three stacked ceramic bowls with hand carved floral designs. The white glaze is breaking around the edges of the carving and turning a darker color. The foot of one bowl is turned up, showing the bare clay.
January 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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I've been bunkered down in the studio this month making lots of pots and working on changing up my handles. Getting ready to fire a Very full bisque kiln!
#Ceramics #Pottery #Handmade
Handmade ceramic mug being held up in front of a pottery wheel. The surface design is a carved floral pattern with wavy lines in the background to imply wind. Mug is in the greenware stage and has not been fired in a kiln.
January 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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I’m new here so quickly, I’m Vivian. A studio potter living in Philadelphia, making lots of pots and growing lots of plants. Excited to start sharing some sweet studio moments so - here we go!
January 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM