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Pottery by Osa Oct 23

Even as I create larger statement pieces for upcoming shows, my functional ware is still the most important aspect of my work because of the way it exists in people’s homes and everyday lives. Here are a few pieces that have come out of the kiln over the past few weeks. #pottery #ceramics

@potterybyosa these are utterly beautiful.

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Pottery by Osa Oct 23

Even as I create larger statement pieces for upcoming shows, my functional ware is still the most important aspect of my work because of the way it exists in people’s homes and everyday lives. Here are a few pieces that have come out of the kiln over the past few weeks. #pottery #ceramics

rowan {forest witch}Oct 23

@potterybyosa these are so lovely, the forms and colors.

Pottery by Osa Oct 23

@storybead thank you!

David Whelan Oct 23

@potterybyosa I think your work is so beautiful! I would never be able to use something that lovely day to day without a great deal of fear. Like the "good" china!

Pottery by Osa Oct 23

@davidpwhelan too each their own. If you’re clumsy, have cats or toddlers, handmade pottery may not be the best purchase for you. We use handmade pots daily in our home—made by myself and so many others. Occasionally things break, and some of the pots we love and use so much they’ve gained a chip or two.

Sheri-FamilyTwigs Oct 23

@potterybyosa So pretty! Love them.

@potterybyosa these are utterly beautiful.

The Chris Dantes Oct 23

@potterybyosa
Wow. Your pottery looks amazing.

Joshua Barretto Oct 23

@potterybyosa Very envious of your skill, makes me want to get back to amateur pottery again!

Pottery by Osa Oct 23

@jsbarretto I obviously recommend it. I’m teaching a virtual workshop this weekend sharing info on how to work with clay at minimal cost from home. See my pinned post.

Joshua Barretto Oct 23

@potterybyosa Thanks, that sounds interesting! Not sure I have time this weekend sadly (family birthday), but I hope that goes well!

Nick Poole Oct 23

@potterybyosa 🤩 Beautiful work!

Forgive me, but I've been replaying the Myst game series and these look very "Rivenese" to me at the moment! I'm sure they referenced the same cultural motifs when they were doing art for the game.

Anyway, I love the form of that tea pot and the patterns and colors here are fantastic.

@potterybyosa you are an amazing artist 💞

Pottery by Osa Oct 23

@Krosen_nw thank you, very kind of you to say

❣️a standard deviantifa +/- gravy Oct 23

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

the curves and edges are sooooo inviting... my eyes see and my hands ache to slide finger tips and graze palms along the surface then pushing deeper into the grooves and against the nubs...

eye candy hand warmers.

Pottery by Osa Oct 23

@melioristicmarie 🙏🏾 the highest praise! Thank you!

❣️a standard deviantifa +/- gravy Oct 23

@potterybyosa your work gives so much... save the praise for a rainy day, i hope you feel it always.

sharing your images and practice here is a light in dark times.

thank YOU. 💜

@potterybyosa 😍🏺🤸🏽‍♂️🕺🏻🙇🏻‍♂️

rebecca ravenoak 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 23

@potterybyosa that pitcher 😍

I love using the things I make even when /especially when they're fancy. they're study and functional and meant to be used! that's so much better than having something sit on a shelf forever.

@potterybyosa I am in LOVE with that teapot.

Karl Auerbach Oct 23

@potterybyosa Those pieces are wonderful! Just looking at them makes me feel calm and happy. My fingers are imagining the textures.

I will check out your website.

I notice that the website said that you have a solar powered studio. How much power do you need to do that? (I imagine an electric kiln can draw a fair amount of power.)

Pottery by Osa Oct 24

@karlauerbach Thank you for taking a look. The teapot is still available, but not much else. I hope to have more by late November.

Honestly, kiln firing doesn’t make much of a difference to our monthly bill/power usage. It runs for a finite amount of time and I only fire a couple of times a month. What makes the biggest difference is HVAC especially during our very hot summers.

Karl Auerbach Oct 24

@potterybyosa I can understand why you are selling-out, your work is really nice.

I noted that tea pot - the handle made me think of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. I particularly liked that "earth tone vase". I've spent some time over the last couple of years in the hills west of Sedona, Arizona, so those colors look familiar.

I look forward to what you create next. I may buy some.

As a kid I tried ceramics - but I wasn't any good. More recently I put my hand to a fireplace using arts-and-crafts tiles. Here's a link to a photo...

https://cavebear.com/images/misc/fireplace.jpg

Pottery by Osa Oct 24

@karlauerbach Very beautiful tile work. I’d like to make tiles one of these days. I also love the Southwest and spent a month in New Mexico just last summer. The clay soils there are stunning! Every color of the rainbow.

Anti Faisisteach Saebhiar Oct 23

@potterybyosa Gawgeous!

@potterybyosa lovely work, I love the jug.

Pottery by Osa Oct 24

@MilaFlicka thanks!