Now, when I find #clay in #Florida, the dominant feeling is familiarity instead of curiosity. I’m really beginning to get to know this piece of Earth. We went on a short trip about two hrs south and a construction site caught my eye so we pulled over. Lots of coquina and a tiny bit of clay were in the mix among the sand.

The compacted shell in the coquina shows us that this peninsula was once an ocean floor. This is partly what makes our #geology so interesting and unique.

This mug is shaping up to be a sturdy one. I’ve been thickening my handles lately so they sit more comfortably in the hand. I realized the mugs I reach for most, made by others, tend to have a certain softness and girth to the handle, so that’s the direction I’m following.

It’s all small adjustments over time, the kind that add up over decades. The goal is a pot that feels special to its owner, but not so delicately precious that it ends up sitting untouched on a shelf. #pottery #beautility

I kept this olla from the most recent batch because it formed a hairline crack in the neck. Imperfect but still useful. I’m using it to irrigate my favorite warm-weather leafy greens, giant red mustard.

For best results, you have to dig deep and bury the olla all the way up to its neck, compensating for the fact that soil settles with repeat watering. You want moisture underground directed at the roots, not evaporating into the air. #gardening #OllasByOsa

I found this shadowbox on the curb in my neighborhood just now. Well, I’m not sure what its purpose was, but I’d like to use it to make a display case for the fossils, pottery shards and sharks teeth I’ve collected. Nothing of great value except that they hold memories.

I’m not quite sure how to go about hanging the pieces, but I’ll do some research. And I’ll get a piece of glass cut at the hardware store. Fun little project. Let’s see how long it takes to complete lol. #DIY #archaeology