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Heather embraces technology as a ceramic artist.

From @h.k.studios - 3D printed porcelain. For me, 3D printing is just another tool; it doesn’t replace hand building, wheel throwing, or slip casting. The hand of the maker is still evident, though in a less obvious way. My printer is built from scratch, I had to learn the programming and how to use the arduino and micro processors. The clay needs to be mixed to a specific consistency, which takes hours when making a large batch. I create all the files myself on a computer, prep slabs, test the pressure of the machine, and then print. After printing, the vessels still need to be cleaned up, bisqued, and glazed. To me, the printing isn’t “cheating.” I love creating shapes and forms that would otherwise be nearly impossible. Printing is just another example of how incredible clay is as a material.

_____________________________ #piatech #potsinaction #potteryvideo #instapottery #pottery #ceramic3dprinting #ceramicart #ceramics #3dprint #3dprintingwithclay #3dprinting #3dprinted

#potterymaking #wip #cerámica #cerâmica #陶器 #陶瓷 #poterie #الفخار #céramique #ceramica #도기류 #керамика #кераміка #đồgốm #seramikler #keraamika #kulolchilik #seramik

#3d printing #ceramics

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“When I was young, my dad always let me listen to comedy albums. I always knew about comedy, I always loved comedy.The day that I saw Whoopi Goldberg on television, I cried so hard, because I kept looking at my daddy going, ‘Oh my god. there’s somebody on TV that looks like me! She looks like me! Yay! I can be on TV! I can be on TV! I can do it! Look at her look at her! she looks just like me.‘”

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My heart

#representation matters

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the other day i saw a tweet by some man that was like “so what if men just started remaking all the iconic female comedies with all male casts?” and legit my first thought was “uh, yeah, sure, go ahead”

and then i thought a little harder and like, there are a few, but – you couldn’t realistically do that? because here’s the thing: historically, comedies with majority-female casts have been about characters in specifically gendered situations, or have only worked plot-wise because of gender roles. like – 9 to 5. the first wives club. clueless. legally blonde. mean girls. bridesmaids. like, sure, you COULD make all-male versions of those, but they’re going to bear almost zero resemblance to the original story, because those stories are specifically GENDERED stories.

whereas the reason why you can make a movie like ghostbusters with an all female cast is because the conceit is universal, since there was no reason to justify them being all men in the first place. male stories are universal. female stories are “about women.”

so, like, men: if you want to steal all the iconic female comedies and remake them, have at it! good luck with that! you’re not going to get very far.

sashayed

i for one cannot wait to watch Brosie and the Pussycats

library-graffiti

Steel Magnolias, y’all.

#female stories #ghostbusters #movies #remakes

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The Feminist Library On Wheels (aka F.L.O.W.) was started by Jenn Witte and Dawn Finley, with the aim of bringing feminist literature and media to the people of Los Angeles, with a focus on diversi…

darienlibrary

Ride or die.

#love this #BOOKS ON BIKES #critlib

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A NYC grad student working on food stamps for her thesis has released a free cookbook for those living on $4/day.

vastderp

SIG NAL BOO OO OO OOOST

roachpatrol

hello

isozyme

oooooh this is so nice!

ransomdracalis

I believe it’s important to eat well, even when you’re strapped for cash. It’s good for your health and energy! This cookbook is full of delicious and healthy recipes, the ingredients of which are fairly inexpensive.

fuckingrecipes

I ACKNOWLEDGE THIS WOMAN AS A FELLOW WARRIOR AND A FANTASTIC HUMAN BEING.

fleetfootfox-deactivated2019011

Boost so hard. Feeding yourself well is a challenge when you”ve got little income

vrabia

I HAVE BEEN USING THIS COOKBOOK FOR MONTHS AND IT’S AMAZING 100/10 RECOMMENDING EVERYWHERE

(just to give you an idea, my food budget is 30 euro/week at most [about $38] and I have to maintain a healthy diet due to weird medication side-effects and yeah, basically this book is a lifesaver if you’re broke but need to watch what you’re eating)

adramofpoison

Reblog to save a life. Because it’s easy to find food for $4/day, but most of it tends to be garden variety junkfood

natashakhan

(The pdf is free, I repeat, the pdf is free)

#cookbook #leanne brown #four dollars a day

thekarmariaconnection

The Tennessee Highway Safety Office just posted this

thefingerfuckingfemalefury

We are now getting ‘Don’t Pokemon Go and Drive’ posters and it’s probably only a matter of time until we get TV commercials about this too

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

#pokemon go #Tennessee #that was fast

andyourhostkristenwiig

look at those little girls’ faces, they’re so in love

ina-gartens-weave

THIS is what the new ghostbusters for

#THIS #ghostbusters #kristen wiig

infoneer-pulse

However, the proposal now before the Copyright Office is something even more stringent. It’s called “Notice and Staydown,” and would have the effect that it sounds like: not only would the site receiving the notice have to take the content down, but they would have to assure that the work never appears on the platform ever again — from any user, in any form.

Internet Archive: Proposed Changes To DMCA Would Make Us “Censor The Web” – Consumerist (via infoneer-pulse)

#copyright #fair use #intellectual property

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the most implausible thing about superhero movies is that these guys make their own suits, like seriously those toxic chemicals did NOT give you the ability to sew stretch knits, do you even own a serger

#crafts #sewing #superhero #except for Deadpool

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ART PRINTS BY AMY HAMILTON

Rabbits & Hares

Bears

Foxes

Arctic & Antarctic Animals

Today Only! 15% Off + Free Shipping on Pillows, Mugs, Tapestries + All Home Goods!

#artwork #animals #art #amy hamilton

furiouspip

spoiler for 2016: everything turns out just fine, you pet a lot of dogs and the sky turns good colours

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I first grabbed up Tough Guys (Have Feelings Too) for my emotions storytime. Unlike a lot of emotions books that hit every nail on the head as kind of an emotional dictionary, this one leaves the door open for kids’ interpretations. The text is simple and sparse and doesn’t really clue the reader in to what the picture is showing. The responsibility is given to the reader and is dependent on visual literacy. It’s got great opportunities for open-ended questions in every page and the bold illustrations don’t cloud those opportunities. The details, though sometimes small, are balance by being clear and sparse.

The big characters that kids wanna play these days do tend to be these stereotypically male roles, and all the big boxes are checked off. I won’t get into the deeply flawed sexism that got us here (you’re not hiding from anyone, patriarchy) but I did want to point out that this is Tough Guys not Boys or Men or anything and I like to think nowadays ‘guys’ refers to all of us. Sorry bros, but any girl can read this and get the picture. Sure, she can’t see herself reflected, but any message that says ‘hello little person, when you’re dramatic playing and pretending to be a ninja, you can still have feelings and empathy for others instead of just beating me with your sword, thanks’ is one I stand behind.

Ending with the father and son reading together and pointing out that they are the tough guys we’ve been talking about is hammered home by the back endpaper of the two pretending to be all the people in the book. When I got to that, I looked back to the front and saw it was just the son pretending to be the tough guys. I really like the way that moves, It lets you check out those tough guys all stoic and alone to pointing out that there is someone else for all of these scenarios. It also acts as an idea generator for ways you can play with your kiddo. Dramatic play is such a huge, important skill for kids that lets them develop empathy, social skills, creativity and problem solving (among a host of other stuff that they develop during all unstructured play, like gross and fine motor skills, patience, sharing, turn taking, and I’ll say it for a third time, EMPATHY.)

#books #yay friends

theslaybymic

Watch: How to wrap every gift perfectly — using math.

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Important holiday tips. -Emily

libraryjournal

Tumblarians, do you have a library instagram account?

This week, we invite all library Instagram accounts to participate in our October Challenge: 31 Days of Instagram! I have a confession: I have a very sad library Instagram account. I know I should be posting daily (some stats say twice a day), but making the time to take photos, find relevant/popular hashtags, and posting them when teens get out of school – it was overwhelming.

So, this challenge is for those who are in the same boat and those who want to learn how to use Instagram in the most painless way possible. I researched what worked for other libraries, shared additional programs that’ll make your life easier, and provide popular hashtags that you can easily use over and over again. Sound good? Join us on Oct. 1st and use the hashtag #5minlibchallenge so we can find each other. Feel free to complete these challenges in any order and skip what doesn’t work for you. I hope you’ll have fun and build up an audience along the way!