Decided to throw an 8 lb can to go with the 6 and 4 lb can
.
They look better at larger scales, I think
.
Only had time to turn the bottom of the 4 lber
.
Wrap it up, tomorrow then
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
They look better at larger scales, I think
.
Only had time to turn the bottom of the 4 lber
.
Wrap it up, tomorrow then
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 15, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Decided to throw an 8 lb can to go with the 6 and 4 lb can
.
They look better at larger scales, I think
.
Only had time to turn the bottom of the 4 lber
.
Wrap it up, tomorrow then
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
They look better at larger scales, I think
.
Only had time to turn the bottom of the 4 lber
.
Wrap it up, tomorrow then
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Couple of freshly-thrown cannisters and lids
.
The larger was thrown with a little less than a kilo more than the smaller
.
I'll leave them to set up, trim them tomorrow and add lug handles on the bodies, knobs on the lids
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
The larger was thrown with a little less than a kilo more than the smaller
.
I'll leave them to set up, trim them tomorrow and add lug handles on the bodies, knobs on the lids
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 14, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Couple of freshly-thrown cannisters and lids
.
The larger was thrown with a little less than a kilo more than the smaller
.
I'll leave them to set up, trim them tomorrow and add lug handles on the bodies, knobs on the lids
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
The larger was thrown with a little less than a kilo more than the smaller
.
I'll leave them to set up, trim them tomorrow and add lug handles on the bodies, knobs on the lids
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Future whiskey cups form up
like cavalry
.
In some imagined Hetairoi battle phalanx
.
Sometime down the line, if they survive the flame
.
They'll mow you down as you mow them down
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
like cavalry
.
In some imagined Hetairoi battle phalanx
.
Sometime down the line, if they survive the flame
.
They'll mow you down as you mow them down
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 14, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Future whiskey cups form up
like cavalry
.
In some imagined Hetairoi battle phalanx
.
Sometime down the line, if they survive the flame
.
They'll mow you down as you mow them down
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
like cavalry
.
In some imagined Hetairoi battle phalanx
.
Sometime down the line, if they survive the flame
.
They'll mow you down as you mow them down
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Friend lost a spruce in a recent wind storm
.
One thing about wood firing a kiln in Maine--there's no shortage of fuel if you have a chainsaw, pulp hook, trailer and pickup
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
One thing about wood firing a kiln in Maine--there's no shortage of fuel if you have a chainsaw, pulp hook, trailer and pickup
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Friend lost a spruce in a recent wind storm
.
One thing about wood firing a kiln in Maine--there's no shortage of fuel if you have a chainsaw, pulp hook, trailer and pickup
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
One thing about wood firing a kiln in Maine--there's no shortage of fuel if you have a chainsaw, pulp hook, trailer and pickup
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Nothing thrown by hand is identical, not really
.
Matter of degree
.
Certain forms seem harder to get close
.
Like these miniature onggi shapes
.
For liquor, not kimchi, obvi
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Matter of degree
.
Certain forms seem harder to get close
.
Like these miniature onggi shapes
.
For liquor, not kimchi, obvi
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 11, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Nothing thrown by hand is identical, not really
.
Matter of degree
.
Certain forms seem harder to get close
.
Like these miniature onggi shapes
.
For liquor, not kimchi, obvi
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Matter of degree
.
Certain forms seem harder to get close
.
Like these miniature onggi shapes
.
For liquor, not kimchi, obvi
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Four-bowl set
.
Had to re-throw the largest two because they were too short
.
Not about to cut down the rim on the largest, even though it's still a little tall
.
It should shrink some more, anyway
.
Time to slip it
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
.
Had to re-throw the largest two because they were too short
.
Not about to cut down the rim on the largest, even though it's still a little tall
.
It should shrink some more, anyway
.
Time to slip it
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
January 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Four-bowl set
.
Had to re-throw the largest two because they were too short
.
Not about to cut down the rim on the largest, even though it's still a little tall
.
It should shrink some more, anyway
.
Time to slip it
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
.
Had to re-throw the largest two because they were too short
.
Not about to cut down the rim on the largest, even though it's still a little tall
.
It should shrink some more, anyway
.
Time to slip it
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Bottles look better in groups, for some reason
.
Think I prefer the curve's apogee to be lower, as on the left
.
Yet to trim the new one on the right
.
I'll bring the curve further down, toward the base
.
Oh yeah
.
Fuck ICE
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Think I prefer the curve's apogee to be lower, as on the left
.
Yet to trim the new one on the right
.
I'll bring the curve further down, toward the base
.
Oh yeah
.
Fuck ICE
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 8, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Bottles look better in groups, for some reason
.
Think I prefer the curve's apogee to be lower, as on the left
.
Yet to trim the new one on the right
.
I'll bring the curve further down, toward the base
.
Oh yeah
.
Fuck ICE
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Think I prefer the curve's apogee to be lower, as on the left
.
Yet to trim the new one on the right
.
I'll bring the curve further down, toward the base
.
Oh yeah
.
Fuck ICE
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Clay pillows from which one might drink something nice
.
If the kiln gods allow
.
Clinical inexactitude
.
That's exactly what it is
.
Organic forms that aim in a general direction
.
Up Down This Way That Way
.
Bottoms up
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
If the kiln gods allow
.
Clinical inexactitude
.
That's exactly what it is
.
Organic forms that aim in a general direction
.
Up Down This Way That Way
.
Bottoms up
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 6, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Clay pillows from which one might drink something nice
.
If the kiln gods allow
.
Clinical inexactitude
.
That's exactly what it is
.
Organic forms that aim in a general direction
.
Up Down This Way That Way
.
Bottoms up
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
If the kiln gods allow
.
Clinical inexactitude
.
That's exactly what it is
.
Organic forms that aim in a general direction
.
Up Down This Way That Way
.
Bottoms up
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Threw an 8 lb/3½ kg bowl to replace the second-largest one in the four-bowl nesting set
.
Also a squat 4 lb/1¾ kg bottle vase
.
Not entirely pleased with the silhouette on the top third
.
Perhaps more collaring down next time
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Also a squat 4 lb/1¾ kg bottle vase
.
Not entirely pleased with the silhouette on the top third
.
Perhaps more collaring down next time
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
January 5, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Threw an 8 lb/3½ kg bowl to replace the second-largest one in the four-bowl nesting set
.
Also a squat 4 lb/1¾ kg bottle vase
.
Not entirely pleased with the silhouette on the top third
.
Perhaps more collaring down next time
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Also a squat 4 lb/1¾ kg bottle vase
.
Not entirely pleased with the silhouette on the top third
.
Perhaps more collaring down next time
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
What I'm looking for on these new bowls: lightly ashed gold shino, with an unglazed, RJ slipped rim
.
If you look closely, you can see the ash starting to bead
.
Maybe use alumina in the clamshell wadding for a contrasting color effect
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
.
If you look closely, you can see the ash starting to bead
.
Maybe use alumina in the clamshell wadding for a contrasting color effect
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
December 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
What I'm looking for on these new bowls: lightly ashed gold shino, with an unglazed, RJ slipped rim
.
If you look closely, you can see the ash starting to bead
.
Maybe use alumina in the clamshell wadding for a contrasting color effect
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
.
If you look closely, you can see the ash starting to bead
.
Maybe use alumina in the clamshell wadding for a contrasting color effect
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
Six more or less identical rimmed soup bowls thrown from 2 lb lumps of S182
.
Throwing in series and measuring dimensions is important until it isn't
.
I'll likely fire them "clam shelled," one upside down on top of another
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Throwing in series and measuring dimensions is important until it isn't
.
I'll likely fire them "clam shelled," one upside down on top of another
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Six more or less identical rimmed soup bowls thrown from 2 lb lumps of S182
.
Throwing in series and measuring dimensions is important until it isn't
.
I'll likely fire them "clam shelled," one upside down on top of another
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Throwing in series and measuring dimensions is important until it isn't
.
I'll likely fire them "clam shelled," one upside down on top of another
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Cobalt-free black mason stain, with a brush
.
Randy Johnston flashing slip blown over, at the base
.
Gold shino glaze after biscuit, inside and out
.
That should much improve my tentative attempt at creating visual interest
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Randy Johnston flashing slip blown over, at the base
.
Gold shino glaze after biscuit, inside and out
.
That should much improve my tentative attempt at creating visual interest
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
December 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Cobalt-free black mason stain, with a brush
.
Randy Johnston flashing slip blown over, at the base
.
Gold shino glaze after biscuit, inside and out
.
That should much improve my tentative attempt at creating visual interest
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Randy Johnston flashing slip blown over, at the base
.
Gold shino glaze after biscuit, inside and out
.
That should much improve my tentative attempt at creating visual interest
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Handles on
.
Time for some slip and (minimal) deco
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Time for some slip and (minimal) deco
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
December 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Handles on
.
Time for some slip and (minimal) deco
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Time for some slip and (minimal) deco
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
The Lobstergama (an anagama/noborigama wood kiln combo), under a wet white blanket
.
Twenty years ago it would not have occurred to me to burn dirt for ikigai
.
The world is mysterious, best investigate
.
Heathens grievings, mecs et meufs
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
.
Twenty years ago it would not have occurred to me to burn dirt for ikigai
.
The world is mysterious, best investigate
.
Heathens grievings, mecs et meufs
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
December 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Lobstergama (an anagama/noborigama wood kiln combo), under a wet white blanket
.
Twenty years ago it would not have occurred to me to burn dirt for ikigai
.
The world is mysterious, best investigate
.
Heathens grievings, mecs et meufs
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
.
Twenty years ago it would not have occurred to me to burn dirt for ikigai
.
The world is mysterious, best investigate
.
Heathens grievings, mecs et meufs
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
Yesterday's mugs in process, after marking and slight turning
.
I thought only one was slightly taller, at a little over 6 in./15¼ cm
.
But height varies by as much as ⅜ in./1 cm. now
.
Handle pulling next
.
Maybe iron deco and slip, after
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
.
I thought only one was slightly taller, at a little over 6 in./15¼ cm
.
But height varies by as much as ⅜ in./1 cm. now
.
Handle pulling next
.
Maybe iron deco and slip, after
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
December 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Yesterday's mugs in process, after marking and slight turning
.
I thought only one was slightly taller, at a little over 6 in./15¼ cm
.
But height varies by as much as ⅜ in./1 cm. now
.
Handle pulling next
.
Maybe iron deco and slip, after
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
.
I thought only one was slightly taller, at a little over 6 in./15¼ cm
.
But height varies by as much as ⅜ in./1 cm. now
.
Handle pulling next
.
Maybe iron deco and slip, after
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
Fresh mug blanks, S182
.
One's a jot taller
.
Cuz this a workshop, not a factory
.
To impart a sense of motion, I run a finger up and down the inside surface as the wheel turns slowly
.
Then a straight rib on the outside, if there's a wobble
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
.
One's a jot taller
.
Cuz this a workshop, not a factory
.
To impart a sense of motion, I run a finger up and down the inside surface as the wheel turns slowly
.
Then a straight rib on the outside, if there's a wobble
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
December 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Fresh mug blanks, S182
.
One's a jot taller
.
Cuz this a workshop, not a factory
.
To impart a sense of motion, I run a finger up and down the inside surface as the wheel turns slowly
.
Then a straight rib on the outside, if there's a wobble
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
.
One's a jot taller
.
Cuz this a workshop, not a factory
.
To impart a sense of motion, I run a finger up and down the inside surface as the wheel turns slowly
.
Then a straight rib on the outside, if there's a wobble
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama
Handcrafted ceramics by my brother Simon, fired in an anagama kiln, some ceramics were removed from the kiln during firing, the glaze was still molten, to create bubbles on the surface
Check his work
www.instagram.com/simon_barraud/
#exhibition #art #ceramics #artexhibition #artinstallation
Check his work
www.instagram.com/simon_barraud/
#exhibition #art #ceramics #artexhibition #artinstallation
December 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Handcrafted ceramics by my brother Simon, fired in an anagama kiln, some ceramics were removed from the kiln during firing, the glaze was still molten, to create bubbles on the surface
Check his work
www.instagram.com/simon_barraud/
#exhibition #art #ceramics #artexhibition #artinstallation
Check his work
www.instagram.com/simon_barraud/
#exhibition #art #ceramics #artexhibition #artinstallation
Anagama fired bearded nature spirit
December 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Anagama fired bearded nature spirit
📅 Applications open Jan 5. All Canadian ceramic artists 18+ are eligible to apply. Whether you’re emerging or established, we want to see your work.
Whatever your background, if clay is your medium & sculpture is your practice, this call for submissions is for you! terraterre-biennale.blogspot.com
Whatever your background, if clay is your medium & sculpture is your practice, this call for submissions is for you! terraterre-biennale.blogspot.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
📅 Applications open Jan 5. All Canadian ceramic artists 18+ are eligible to apply. Whether you’re emerging or established, we want to see your work.
Whatever your background, if clay is your medium & sculpture is your practice, this call for submissions is for you! terraterre-biennale.blogspot.com
Whatever your background, if clay is your medium & sculpture is your practice, this call for submissions is for you! terraterre-biennale.blogspot.com
Whenever I have a dram in this sipper I see clouds and the moon at night
.
Whenever I turn on the news I see clods and goons on the right
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Whenever I turn on the news I see clods and goons on the right
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
December 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Whenever I have a dram in this sipper I see clouds and the moon at night
.
Whenever I turn on the news I see clods and goons on the right
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Whenever I turn on the news I see clods and goons on the right
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Another freshly-thrown tumbler, next to a humorous one by Jeffrey Lipton
.
Mine should shrink to about that size
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Mine should shrink to about that size
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
December 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Another freshly-thrown tumbler, next to a humorous one by Jeffrey Lipton
.
Mine should shrink to about that size
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Mine should shrink to about that size
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
The tallest is 7 in./17.75 cm. Under a lb. still wet. Bmix would def be easier to move than S182, but no warping in the anagama with 182. Figure I'll get the feel back in another day or two, the clay will move just by looking at it, hah, hah, hah
December 8, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The tallest is 7 in./17.75 cm. Under a lb. still wet. Bmix would def be easier to move than S182, but no warping in the anagama with 182. Figure I'll get the feel back in another day or two, the clay will move just by looking at it, hah, hah, hah
Same amount of clay, but a little wider and a little taller today
.
Both acceptable pilsners, but need to get a little more lift still
.
More double ribbing I suspect
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Both acceptable pilsners, but need to get a little more lift still
.
More double ribbing I suspect
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
December 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Same amount of clay, but a little wider and a little taller today
.
Both acceptable pilsners, but need to get a little more lift still
.
More double ribbing I suspect
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Both acceptable pilsners, but need to get a little more lift still
.
More double ribbing I suspect
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Two tactile ideas, each thrown with 1¼ lbs
.
I'll put a handle on the squat one, call it a mug
.
And leave the taller one alone, almost a pilsner
.
Maybe throw with a little more, for height
.
This body isn't so plastic
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
I'll put a handle on the squat one, call it a mug
.
And leave the taller one alone, almost a pilsner
.
Maybe throw with a little more, for height
.
This body isn't so plastic
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
December 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Two tactile ideas, each thrown with 1¼ lbs
.
I'll put a handle on the squat one, call it a mug
.
And leave the taller one alone, almost a pilsner
.
Maybe throw with a little more, for height
.
This body isn't so plastic
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
I'll put a handle on the squat one, call it a mug
.
And leave the taller one alone, almost a pilsner
.
Maybe throw with a little more, for height
.
This body isn't so plastic
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
Threw a couple more dinner plates yesterday evening
.
Probably fire them upside down on crowns in the anagama
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Probably fire them upside down on crowns in the anagama
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Threw a couple more dinner plates yesterday evening
.
Probably fire them upside down on crowns in the anagama
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama
.
Probably fire them upside down on crowns in the anagama
.
#pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #woodfire #anagama #noborigama