Nigerian American studio potter (she/her) Gulf Coast Florida Tap “Media” for pottery content 👇🏾 Solar powered home & studio 🌞 PFP: selfie. dark skinned […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.social/@potterybyosa, follow @ap.brid.gy to interacthttps://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyhttps://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mwrh2rmhg7l2I just sent this pot to a collector in Brooklyn. I'm so grateful. The form of the vessel is inspired by Gwari water pots made by Ladi Kwali (Nigeria's most renowned potter) and other women potters of that region whose names we do not know. The surface design […] [Original post on mastodon.social]30 Sep 2026 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwrh2rmhg7l2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mwer6pnbbsn2I was given the recipe for the off-white glaze I use by another potter and it was a game changer for me. Before that, I was using glossy opaque glazes that completely covered my red stoneware clay whose color I loved so much. For years, I would compensate by […] [Original post on mastodon.social]25 Sep 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwer6pnbbsn2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mwbt277amka2RE: https://mastodon.green/@PermaSolarPotter/117327239276742010 My new hobby is growing. For the first decade of my clay career I had no mental space for anything but ceramics. In the last year or two, that has begun to shift. It feels like a relief, honestly. I obviously still love clay but […] https://mastodon.social/@potterybyosa/11732728500618930824 Sep 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbt277amka2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvyfvhs2nhc2Just switched up my website header photo. It's from a shoot I did with Ringling College of Art & Design graduate Jesse Clark in 2024. https://www.jesseclarkart.com/ #photography #StillLife #BlackArt #AddToBlackSky21 Sep 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvyfvhs2nhc2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvveob6lbem2What do you call people who buy entire storage units, like after someone has died and their estate is being sold? Well, that’s what one of my neighbors does and he found me this old but functioning #pottery wheel. I can use it to slow-build larger pieces […] [Original post on mastodon.social]19 Sep 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvveob6lbem2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvv7maot4kg2I finished a load of #pottery yesterday, including these two lamp bases. I love the way they came out: one funky little Earth Tone lamp for a desk or nightstand and the other more subtle but still highly decorative. They’re at the lamp shop getting wired.19 Sep 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvv7maot4kg2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvocdxqvrfk2I did some #glaze testing in hopes of expanding my collar palette. I use these glazes as accent colors against my neutral and earth tone surface colors—pops of color (mostly cool tones) to balance the warm iron red tones of my clay body and my terra sigillata […] [Original post on mastodon.social]16 Sep 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvocdxqvrfk2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvdykijncij2Wild garden bouquet for my husband’s birthday get-together tonight. 💐 This is the first pot I ever made that united coil building and wild clay terra sigillata. I learned this method of coil building from a Zulu potter in 2023 and I started painting pots […] [Original post on mastodon.social]12 Sep 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdykijncij2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mv7iz64krsh2I love this part of my process. I spread out all of my test tiles (both glaze and terra sigillata) on my work table and create combinations that I’ll use on my #pottery. The four tiles to the right are one of the color combos I picked out. I wrote about the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]11 Sep 2026 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7iz64krsh2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mtrjjkdd7oh2Free Online Talk: “Tradition, Innovation, and Technology: Living Legacies of Juan Quezada and the Mata Ortiz Ceramic Community” Thursday, September 10, 2026 12:00 pm (AZ time) […] https://mastodon.social/@potterybyosa/11714647099648771223 Aug 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrjjkdd7oh2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3muz7rytaluv2Last night, my husband took me to see "A Life Illuminated" about Dr. Edith Widder, the first marine biologist to document deep ocean #bioluminescence. To me, the #film served as a reminder to leave room in our minds for the beautiful, magical things that exist in this life that we don't often […] https://mastodon.social/@potterybyosa/11723585805283290108 Sep 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz7rytaluv2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mus4qzhjleg2This weekend's project that I've been procrastinating for quite some time. "How to Re-Seat Bulging Electric #Kiln Elements" https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/daily/article/how-to-re-seat-bulging-electric-kiln-elements #ceramics #pottery05 Sep 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mus4qzhjleg2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mup4y6g5nml2A did an interview with VoyageTampa that went live a couple of days ago. I talk about my journey with clay beginning in 2013 and included some hopeful tidbits for artists beginning their careers including how to access lessons for free and how to build a lasting base of collectors. My […] https://mastodon.social/@potterybyosa/11721314207871218504 Sep 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup4y6g5nml2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3munboo46dkx2I hope that showing my test tiles—including those strange, unexpected, sometimes undesirable results—gives you a window into what it takes to produce a piece like this that turns out just as intended. Each section of the surface began as a test tile that I […] [Original post on mastodon.social]03 Sep 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3munboo46dkx2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mumegdn66yg2Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinem within one week is a lot.03 Sep 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumegdn66yg2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3muksaeardbd2Black #clay from Myakka City, FL. My 18 year old mentee brought me a local #WildClay sample before she moved away to Texas with her family. What a special gift. I haven’t come across black clay in #Florida yet! After all of the testing I’ve done, you’d think […] [Original post on mastodon.social]02 Sep 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muksaeardbd2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mukrli6kujl2[IRS audit despite staff cuts] RE: https://journa.host/@NatalieDavis/117203267873521151 Meanwhile, we just got audited for 2021. Fortunately, we were expecting a refund this year which more than covered the amount we were billed. Guess they still have enough staff to come after small guys like us. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukrli6kujl2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mucworprzki2I have a #RocketKiln that fires using scrap wood but I've never heard of a traditional wood fire kiln using scrap wood to fire. Typically, people either chop their own over the course of a year or buy cords of wood which can be very expensive. Josh DeWeese, a well-known ceramic artist, shows his […] https://mastodon.social/@potterybyosa/11718567795167412330 Aug 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucworprzki2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mu676vqi3ff2I was never a huge Kusama fan but if you pay attention to the arts, you couldn’t help but hear about her from time to time—especially during the recent infinity room installations which were selfie heaven for the art-appreciating masses. I learned new things about her from reading this article […] https://mastodon.social/@potterybyosa/11717501746260254128 Aug 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu676vqi3ff2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mu46c6degkr2A local collector just sent me this photo of her dinner on one of my plates. #pottery #ceramics28 Aug 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu46c6degkr2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mtz2xiaz67x2New-to-me #ceramic sculpture artist, Roxanne Jackson. Phenomenal work! Represented by The Pit Los Angeles. http://www.roxannejackson.com/#/candles/26 Aug 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz2xiaz67x2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mtymqeu227z2Making a few #OllasByOsa while re-listening to the “Dolly Parton’s America” podcast that came out in 2019.26 Aug 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtymqeu227z2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mtrjjkdd7oh2Free Online Talk: “Tradition, Innovation, and Technology: Living Legacies of Juan Quezada and the Mata Ortiz Ceramic Community” Thursday, September 10, 2026 12:00 pm (AZ time) […] https://mastodon.social/@potterybyosa/11714647099648771223 Aug 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrjjkdd7oh2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mthtu3j3e4k2I have a mushroom-obsessed friend who got me growing pink oysters in plastic buckets this summer. I decided to make her a mini mushroom pot out of clay and this is how it turned out. I put my hand in the pic so you could sense the scale. You basically mix a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]19 Aug 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthtu3j3e4k2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mt5llo7or6s2There's some really talented folks on the Fedi. Right now, I'm listening to an album by @alisynthesis's old band, Voodoo Economics. I'm sharing this particular track because it strikes me as particularly beautiful and complex--and it happens to mention #clay. Check it out if you like […] https://mastodon.social/@potterybyosa/11710157963502542315 Aug 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5llo7or6s2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mt5a4b6quvc2It’s unreal how long it takes to get around to those smaller details in life. I made a batch of lamps for an interior designer back in 2023. I kept the ones with glaze flaws for our bedroom, got them wired last year, and I finally got around to ordering lamp […] [Original post on mastodon.social]15 Aug 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5a4b6quvc2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mt3fjq2qswf2I had a minor medical procedure this morning and had to enlist the help of my husband to unload the kiln for the first time in my eleven year career. I’ve been a lone wolf for so long, I forget that a little bit of company makes things more fun. As usual […] [Original post on mastodon.social]15 Aug 2026 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3fjq2qswf2https://bsky.app/profile/potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3msxy5zdxosz2I'm circling back to Ben Carter's "Tales of a Red Clay Rambler" #podcast. I have a lot of #clay friends but most of them aren't local and are spread out across the country and overseas. It's a good feeling when I'm working alone in my studio to overhear conversations between clay artists that […] https://mastodon.social/@potterybyosa/11708895457403938013 Aug 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:okabrroxkfx4ccbz7m57stlp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxy5zdxosz2