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Blog #14
Welp, to talk about the artist being a humble servant to their craft (last blog, keep up lol), it’s crazy work after opening my kiln this evening. I wanted to scream. I don’t know what the heck happened, but I am so sad lol. No words, just sad. I tried popping some of the blisters…
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Blog #13
I saw something on Instagram, it was an inspirational photo about Karl Marx and his thoughts on ceramics. It said something like a ceramicist puts their own self into the making process, turning ideas into real-world objects. These objects, which now exist in the same world as us, are created purely from our individual lived experiences. Those…
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Blog #11
Week of Mar 29th, finally finished my tools!! I used the feather brush on the mug, and it was such a slay, that brush was a total success! The wooden ribs were so much fun to make. I traced my cheap plastic ones and made these gorgeous wooden ones! I have been using them on…
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BLOG #10
Nceca trip! March 23rd week That week of the 23rd, we headed to NCECA! and had a blast! learned so freaking much and met such amazing people! It was so inspiring to see all of the great work people around the world and in the country! The Multicultural Fellowship exhibition was breathtaking, so was the…
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Blog #9
Finally made my brushes! They are pretty useless brushes, but… cuteee!! For my brushes, I cut off a little branch from my neighbor’s tree (shh, don’t tell her), and I used strands of human hair that I had saved for about 3 years from mine and my partner’s hair. I thought it would be hilarious…
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NCECA 2026
Going to NCECA 2026 was probably one of the biggest highlights of my year; not only did I meet the most amazing artists, but I made links and friendships that will stay with me for life. The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts is such an important event for young artists to attend.…
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Blog #8 03/06/26
I am very excited to finish this mosaic. All of my pieces are cut and ready… well, almost finished. Now that I’m looking at the composition to decide a pattern, I’m realizing now that it might need to add a straight border around the outside to make it look cleaner and complete Because of that,…
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Blog #7
The head is finished! Yay! On the top of the head you can see that I’ve started building the base for the vessel that will sit above it. I’m still thinking about the exact shape I want for the vase. I considered referencing historical vessels from my ancestry, but I’m not sure if those forms…
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Blog #6 feb 22nd
Right before your eyes is 700 hexagon-shaped tiles, now polished. So, according to my math hehe, I needed 1,000 and something tiles. But according to Zach’s math… I need 1,315 tiles. So yeah. I need to make some more. I’m debating whether to fill the empty space (as shown in pic #2) with a lighter…
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Blog #5 feb 15th
I need to finish my girly’s head, but like… I am so into making tiles right now lol. Okay, first let me show you some progress on the girly. She has ears now and is as smooth as my brain lol. I’ve been brainstorming a hairstyle for her (probably something similar to the last one,…
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