View fullsize Thrilled with this trio of jars😍 Swipe to see close ups of the Artichoke, Chrysanthemum & Water Lily jars + lids. Interior colors match the underside of each lid💧🍐🌼⁣ ⁣ I’ll be selling these and more in my Etsy shop - SharonGreenwoodPDX
View fullsize Easily my favorite piece from this very long, very odd making cycle. I threw it back in early March, pre-COVID and before my father-in-law passed away. Weeks went by and I forgot all about it😬 In April, I finally went out to the studio and discovere
View fullsize That glow✨💛✨ Lights off & on (pic 2). The vents on this made it tricky to glaze so I used a brushable glaze instead of dipping. The color reminds me of a pearl⚪️😍 #porcelain #votive ________________________________________________ #ceramics #p
View fullsize What. A. Time suck😡 My goal this year was to spend less time on each piece because Time = Cost and I want to keep my work affordable. In previous years, the bulk of my time was spent carving so I wanted to find a new style that was faster. And this
View fullsize 🧡💛💚💙 Lots of color coming out of the kiln! I tested several glazes on the outside of some small budvases but decided to stay with my white satin exterior glaze with a color pop on the inside. I think colorful vases might conflict with the flowers
View fullsize You guys, that Japanese magnolia in the center😍 Finally starting to see the results of some seriously tedious glazing this week. Some good, some bad, and some that make my heart swell❤️ #swoon _____________________________________________ #ceramics
View fullsize ✨Each one unique✨ I love groupings like this because it shows off how different each batch is from one another. These all start out as 3lb balls of clay. But after throwing, altering and carving them, they each have their own personality. Just like u
View fullsize 1 of 9 Tulip Vases🌷 I’m wrapping up the last of the medium sized vases today, which is early for a festival starting on July 13th. But online festivals are different and figuring out the timing is new to me; I’m guessing it’s new f
View fullsize ✨NEW✨ Juice cups! And by juice, I mean wine😉 So I usually make a batch of mugs before a show, but after looking at my firing schedule, I realized I didn’t have enough time for them and all the glazing I need to do. Cups, on the other hand, are
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View fullsize A or B? I’m torn between these 2 vessels: Carving from the top & bottom (pic 1) - VS - Carving from just the bottom (pic 2). I have 2 of each style but I’m tempted to make them all look like option A. I think it has more movement whic
View fullsize That was fast! And by fast, it’s still slow because - carving😅 But compared to my previous style, where I sanded every groove to make them “perfect”, these take about half that time. That’s FAST. Plus I like their movement be
View fullsize ✨Step by step✨ Carving a vase, in reverse order: (1) Finished😊 (2) cutting the interior grooves and the opening (3) cutting the outlining grooves and smoothing the surface with a sponge and red rib (4) After I throw the piece, I let it set up for a
View fullsize ✨Morning light💛✨ These are medium-sized vases, 3lb each, before they’re carved. After I throw them, I let them sit on a plaster bat (under plastic), which pulls water out from the inside. If I didn’t use plaster, they would have a hard e
View fullsize Can’t wait to fire these votives! I still have to make medium sized vases so I can fill up my kiln, but in a couple of weeks? 💥🔥🎉#timetofire ___________________________________________ #ceramics #pottery #handmade #slowmade #madeinoregon #m
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View fullsize “Where’s the first place you want to go when Portland reopens?” Top of the bucket list, with my hubby💚 #portlandjapanesegarden #openingday for #membersonly #myhappyplace #gardentherapy
View fullsize Didn’t realize these would be votives until I sliced right through the wall. Oops. But also, Yay! Liked them so much I threw 20 more today😊 #happyaccident _______________________________________________ #ceramics #pottery #handmade #slowmade
View fullsize I don’t know how Instagram decides which of my posts to promote and which it doesn’t. But apparently it thinks pottery pics are more important than political messages because it buried Friday’s post. So here’s a pottery pic🙄
View fullsize I usually use my instagram to bring some tranquility into the world, but that is in short supply these days. Each morning, I wake up, read the news and my heart breaks all over again. I am profoundly sad for George Floyd, his family and so many POC w