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Pottery by Osa<p>I finally got around to converting one of my favorite clay samples into a decorating slip. This was an epic find, on the shores of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CapeCod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapeCod</span></a> in the summer of 2023, one of the most beautiful deposits of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WildClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildClay</span></a> I’ve seen: A small fresh water spring carrying <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clay</span></a> down a cliff onto the beach sand below. </p><p>I made a small cup with the unprocessed clay and at cone 5, it turned out to be self-glazing. The ocean salt and iron (both fluxes) encourage this effect. More in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a>.</p>
Pottery by Osa<p>A blog post from Studio Stiina, a potter in Princeton, BC, about her journey working with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildclay</span></a> from her home province Saskatchewan. We’ve been emailing back and forth ever since she finished reading my clay zine. Aside from the technical stuff, there’s so much sentiment around connection to a place through its clay, which I relate to deeply. In so many different senses, clay holds memory. </p><p><a href="https://www.stiina.net/blog/wild-clay-process" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stiina.net/blog/wild-clay-proc</span><span class="invisible">ess</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pottery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceramics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceramics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/keramik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keramik</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a></p>
Pottery by Osa<p>It takes me at least a couple of hours to decorate a pot this size. I brush three layers of terra sigillata into each section, alternating the different types of clay in a rhythmic symmetry. Then I’ll bisque fire the pot, apply glaze and fire one last time. I haven’t made as much progress this week as I would have liked so I may end up working a bit this weekend, which is something I try to avoid. Have a good weekend, everyone. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pottery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceramics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceramics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WIP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/timelapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timelapse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/keramik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keramik</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildclay</span></a></p>
Pottery by Osa<p>I’m ending the week on one of my favorite parts of the process—selecting coordinating hues of glaze and terra sigillata to paint my pots. I started working this way about a year ago. After collecting clay samples for many years, I finally began using them to decorate my pottery. It has added so much to my work in terms of cultural expression and connection to the Earth. More details in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceramics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceramics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pottery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildclay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WIP</span></a></p>
Pottery by Osa<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Clay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clay</span></a> is so common, I can't believe I took no notice of it for most of my life. As soon as I learned it was abundant in the landscape, I just started seeing it everywhere. "Earthen Rainbow: Working with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WildClay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildClay</span></a> Terra Sigillata at Midrange" is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zine</span></a> I wrote describing this experience of connecting with the land and how it's inspired my studio practice. It's also a guide for other clay artists, with technical tips and recipes.</p><p><a href="https://potterybyosa.com/collections/clay-zine-workshops" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">potterybyosa.com/collections/c</span><span class="invisible">lay-zine-workshops</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ZinesByOsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZinesByOsa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pottery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceramics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceramics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zines</span></a></p>
Pottery by Osa<p>I made a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zine</span></a> sharing my experiments and explorations collecting and using <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildclay</span></a> to decorate my pottery as a way to encourage others to dabble with free, local materials in an easy, non-technical way. I share process, recipes and insights, letting you into my studio practice. Lots of photos of clay samples &amp; test tiles. Available in print or digital (including a printer spread so you can print and make your own zine.)<br><a href="https://potterybyosa.com/collections/clay-zine-workshops" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">potterybyosa.com/collections/c</span><span class="invisible">lay-zine-workshops</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ZinesByOsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZinesByOsa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pottery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceramics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceramics</span></a></p>
Pottery by Osa<p>I just finished writing an article about working with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildclay</span></a> terra sigillata that’ll be out in The Studio Potter, March 1. This is one of my favorite examples I shared: Light-green <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clay</span></a> sample from Abiquiu, NM, refined to terra sig, painted on two test tiles, one fired to cone 04 (left) and the other fired to cone 6 (right). The iron in the clay oxidizes and reveals itself as dark red at a lower temp, then melts &amp; vitrifies into a green glaze at a higher temp. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alchemy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alchemy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/experimentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experimentation</span></a></p>
Pottery by Osa<p>Right now, I'm working on an article that shares tips about making terra sigillata (a refined decorating slip) from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildclay</span></a>, which builds off of some older writing I've done. Here is a blog post from last year about finding and foraging clay in nature. </p><p><a href="https://potterybyosa.com/blogs/clay-people/finding-clay-in-nature" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">potterybyosa.com/blogs/clay-pe</span><span class="invisible">ople/finding-clay-in-nature</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pottery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceramics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceramics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/land" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>land</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gratitude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gratitude</span></a></p>
wallabra 🇧🇷<p>Got my first dirt sample! Stirred it in a bucket of water, now to wait 10 mins for the silt and sand to sink, before decanting the clay water, and sieving it through the old shirt.</p><p><a href="https://bark.lgbt/tags/wildclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildclay</span></a> <a href="https://bark.lgbt/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pottery</span></a> <a href="https://bark.lgbt/tags/clay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clay</span></a></p>
Pottery by Osa<p>Visited the clay pit on our way back home and collected some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildclay</span></a> samples I hope to use on my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pottery</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> was still underwater when most of the rest of what we call the United States was well above sea level. Our soil is young and sandy, especially in the southern part of the state. It’s harder to find <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clay</span></a> here, but you still can. I’m grateful to be able to enjoy this stunning piece of land between the last time it was underwater and the next time it becomes submerged again.</p>
Pottery by Osa<p>I did a month-long art residency in Taos, NM last summer. The geography is basically opposite of Florida—mountainous and full of clay—and I was extremely inspired by the indigenous clay cultures there. </p><p>I collected so many different colors and qualities of clay while in New Mexico and have tested them one by one, incorporating many of them into my work. This green clay that I used to decorate this bowl is from Abiquiu. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southwest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pottery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ceramics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceramics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildclay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildclay</span></a></p>
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