#sodafired

[livingincolorsagain]

everyone is sending in songs they actually like for what they think the music for the buddie first kiss will be. you guys need to be thinking of the worst song youve ever heard and THEN remember it will be a cover so they can maximize profits. im gonna put down $20 on a acoustic cover of yellow by coldplay

i love the way you’re thinking and you’re so correct but also it’s actually gonna be ordinary by alex warren

[vincemontague]

Tea Bowl

[strictlybecca]

hi!!! so i saw in the authors note of ur new fic that you’re a tenth grade teacher!!! i’m in school for art education and i was wondering if u could share ur experience either here or in dms? i’d love to hear about it since im shooting for high school as well

hi!! yes, i’ve been a high school teacher now for about 12 years - i’ve taught mostly 10th, but i’ve taught a little of everything over the years. i teach in a large urban school district in a blue state with a strong union - all factors which influence my experience of my job deeply! i am compensated fairly for my work! i have protections under the law and i generally believe that most people governing my city have the best interests of kids at heart. this is not true for everywhere.

i teach ELA inclusion - so students with special needs, multi-lingual students and gen ed kids mixed together. overall, this is absolutely the job for me. i cannot more highly recommend getting to hang and teach and learn from kids who are at the weirdest, funniest, most annoying, and most amazing age of their lives. the hardest part of teaching in most recent years has been difficult admin at schools who trust teachers less and less and allow for more and more micromanaging in classrooms to try and solve systemic problems by suggesting that if teachers were better, we’d have solved poverty and racism by now. as districts succumb to privatization, especially from edtech corporations pushing in to make money off curriculum and standardized testing, being a teacher is harder emotionally because you are so much less trusted to make decisions for kids and for learning.

that being said, i am at a different school this year and much of that pressure feels different because of different leadership. it’s so important to find a school and a principal that values what teachers bring to the equation! i had a hard last year at my school - i taught there for 10 years, i even did instructional coaching there. and i left so, so exhausted and doubtful about where education was headed. this year!!! i feel great! my new classroom is the best place in the world. i love teaching, i love curriculum building, i love making materials, i love advocating for kids and being solidly in their corners and on their teams during the weirdest time in their lives.

din’t get me wrong - high school kids are schmucks all the time. constantly. but it’s their right AND it’s developmentally appropriate. kids these days get a lot of flack and some of it is even deserved! i will say, i work now at a school with limited tech and kids are pretty wonderful across the board when they’re not constantly experiencing dopamine withdrawal.

overall, it’s a fraught time for entering education but your school makes all the difference - listen well to anyone giving you the inside scoop on schools and principals in your district! that’s gonna be the key to finding a great place to land!

[johnmccoypotteryposts]

New work coming soon @ JohnMcCoyPottery

[kilnmasterpyro]

I got way more compliments then cash on these teapots. People would not even stop. Just comment in passing. . . . #ceramicart #californiaart #pottery #teacup #teapot #stoneware #crackleslip #cone10reductionpottery #sodafired #functionalceramics https://www.instagram.com/p/CWEYujJB31W/?utm_medium=tumblr

[leepuffer]

As ceramicists we are tasked with harmonizing multiple elements, both physical and metaphysical. Of the physical- form, surface, and function are of primary concern. All of the principles and elements of three-dimensional design apply to creation and analysis of the work. Like any sculptural form, the elements and principles are the language we use to discuss the artwork, how it succeeds formally, and why. It is important to have use of this vocabulary as it helps us to understand our own responses to an artwork, and the responses of others, more deeply. #arteveryday #sodafired #ceramics #artspeak #writingaboutart #dancingaboutarchetecture #icanhelpyou #makemeaning #makeitmeaningful #shelfie #meaningmatters #makeart #artistlife #sculpture #artcurator #ceramicsculpture #contemporaryart #creativehappylife #creativitycoach #porcelain #figurativeabstraction #artlife #markmaking #makeyourmark #smallworks #artconsultant #studiopractice #contemporaryceramics #leepuffer #abstractsculpture https://www.instagram.com/p/CMhnAosjoYc/?igshid=t9jhky7pjnst

[leviyastrow]

Another low fire soda fired yunomi. This one is a great example of why I sometimes need to give my work time to grow on me. All of these textured cups with terra sig came out leaving me underwhelmed. I was taking a technique I found mostly successful at cone ten and struggling to see it as being effective at cone 3. I have started to really enjoy some of the subtleties in the flashing the sig provides as I’ve let it sit in my studio and I have taken the time to study it more. Still not there but definitely not something I’m leaving behind. . . Cone 3 soda fired terra -cotta with underglaze and white terra sig. . . #ceramics #pottery #clay #sodafired #lowfire #lowfiresoda #redclaylove #contemporarycraft #ceramicart #cone3soda #soda #keramik #mug #art #teabowl #teabowltuesday #contemporaryceramics #porcelain #handmade #madeatlillstreet #studiopottery #קֵרָמִיקָה #céramique #poterie #cerámica #keramikk #krukmakeri #handmade (at Old Irving Park, Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE6dFagDArP/?igshid=1lb8ssrv3yf7a

[ponyboygirl]

New from the soda kiln 🔥