i make art, teach ceramics, cook food, garden, and sew! based in tacoma, washington. i'll be hosting a sculpture making club on youtube starting in march! follow along and make stuff with ussss: https://www.youtube.com/@shapemagichttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lnvt6bu75c25making this two times in one weekend is kinda nuts but okay 😅😂28 Apr 2025 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnvt6bu75c25https://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lnnou6mie22qi made this mama owl and baby owl mug... it's so huge i might have to keep it for my own chai consumption needs 🤣25 Apr 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnnou6mie22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lniyykpiyk2cdid a wild soda firing last night and here are some results! the pyrometer was only reading 2,120f but my witness cone 6 was already melted! i had to rush to spray the soda before things got too hot. i think i did a pretty good save 😅23 Apr 2025 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lniyykpiyk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3ln7ijssj2k2zi made nancy silverton's crème fraîche brioche tarte recipe and if i were julia child i would have cried at how good it was 🥰💖20 Apr 2025 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln7ijssj2k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3ln6is6pggc2kjust another day in this terrible timeline--hoping that people will continue to sign up for pottery classes at my lil gay clay studio in tacoma and spread the word about how making stuff with yr own hands is a powerful way to change things around you 💖 please support local artists if you can!!19 Apr 2025 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln6is6pggc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lmxen4bhdk2nthis made me happy 💖16 Apr 2025 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxen4bhdk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lmfd7ttkok2pthe magnolia was magnificent this year but look at binti's smile 😍09 Apr 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmfd7ttkok2phttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lm4tqsolu22isoda firing with the crew today! we loaded the kiln and gonna start the flame tomorrow mornin' (i better get to bed) 💖 beautiful day, couldn't ask for a better bday firing!06 Apr 2025 06:42 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm4tqsolu22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lm3gdyutck2pdogs love when the weather is warm enough for the studio door to stay open05 Apr 2025 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm3gdyutck2phttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3llwoibtbtc2mi came up with a method to fit an irregularly shaped, domed lid on to an existing gallery and this is my first attempt! i've done oval and squared jars before but this was a whole different beast. thinking of making a video to share my process 💖 #wheelthrown #slab #handbuilt #ceramics03 Apr 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwoibtbtc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3llstlcgl322hstarted playing split fiction and it is wonderful 🥰 1) co-op is so sweet 2) gameplay is so smooth 3) it's funny 4) lesbians what more do you need!?02 Apr 2025 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3llstlcgl322hhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3llrt75nqyc2zfinished a set of four ramen bowls for a customer and they sent me this pic! i loooove how the glaze frames the food so galactically ✨💫01 Apr 2025 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrt75nqyc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3llrbxx54b22gthe reason why i have never even considered buying a tesla is the sheer fact that as an artist, i find their look and design to be atrocious. they ugly af, people. the newer it is, the uglier it gets. all other cars have traditionally been sculpted in clay by artists, and it shows01 Apr 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrbxx54b22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3llq5e72fzk2mwow, it's like people are protesting tesla because of exactly this energy [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2025 05:30 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3llq5e72fzk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3llmnigtq4c2dadmiring this magnolia bloomin' while firing the gas kiln for the first time this year 🥰30 Mar 2025 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3llmnigtq4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lll5ya6x6223marvelling at the sheer number of pluot blossoms on my little tree. last year it gave me its first two fruits and i hope this year we get maaaany more. they were so yummy! i'll need to protect them from my parents who always pick fruit too early30 Mar 2025 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lll5ya6x6223https://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lld4klcd2k2unever too early to start birthday season shenanigans! the pnw coast was epic27 Mar 2025 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lld4klcd2k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lkn2gt2gxs2han environmental disaster and human crisis. starting the cleanup and stopping halfway through is worse than never starting at all--hundreds of thousands of vietnamese people may be poisoned by agent orange aftermath (dioxin) that was brought to vietnam by america during the war. this is terrifying. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2025 06:34 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkn2gt2gxs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lkep3ha2dk2ni love these two14 Mar 2025 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkep3ha2dk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lkcyt3k3ik2nlovin the lunar eclipse 😍14 Mar 2025 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkcyt3k3ik2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lka2cgfkgs2dokay so i put off the hair for like two weeks but then this is how it turned out tonight! i think i'm gonna add a bit more mass to the neck area and call it on this one 💫 #clay #ceramics #sculpture13 Mar 2025 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lka2cgfkgs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lk7gw6hfhs2qif you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why? i am saving up to go to japan, viet nam, france, portugal and iceland. there are so many reasons, but mostly culture, food, and landscapes for me 😍12 Mar 2025 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7gw6hfhs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lk7cv2blxc23i applied for my very first passport today and even though i held up the line at the post office, a wonderfully sweet person mirrored my excitement and gave me a high five and a giant grin as i was leaving 🥰 little human things 💖12 Mar 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7cv2blxc23https://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3lk4iyfpbxs2si quit smoking cannabis over a year ago and honestly, even with the state of the world, i still don't want to smoke. i just want snacks, all the snacks 😆 oh and also books, all the books11 Mar 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4iyfpbxs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3ljvqp36pdk2jwedding time!09 Mar 2025 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljvqp36pdk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3ljvlvvferc2jthis little step deck is coming together!08 Mar 2025 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljvlvvferc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3ljq3r76z3c2lcamellias think it's true spring already 😍06 Mar 2025 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljq3r76z3c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3ljnlfsza422qdialing in the proportions of this face... i think the trick is to spend the right amount of time on each part. adjusting little details can be fast or slow depending on my level of anxiety at the moment 😅05 Mar 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnlfsza422qhttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3ljgd45wehc2imaking sure all the tech works before eight week classes begin tomorrow night! especially since covid, i've had a hard time getting folks to step in closer to look inside the pot as i give a wheel demo--so my solution is to blow up the view with a camera and let people look inside from a distance 💖02 Mar 2025 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljgd45wehc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/shapemagic.bsky.social/post/3ljdsd2ubj22abeck's working on a little deck/step for our sauna 😍01 Mar 2025 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:eqeaoc7dxux2ay2uzzn4yesh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljdsd2ubj22a