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I cooked a chocolate strawberry (frog) and it worked! 🍓🐸🍫 . A good bisque always makes me happy! This collection of frogs will be so cute and colorful with what I have planned. ALSO I had to start and impromptu smooshed frog, so hopefully y’all are down for that 🍰 #frogsculpture #potteryprocess #fruitart #strawberryfrog #claystudio #reveal #artisttears #chocolatecoveredstrawberries
When Life Gives You Lemons Make Cheesecake 🍰 . It’s been a while since I’ve smooshed a clay frog, so I’m hoping it comes together the way I’m imagining. The squished ones are usually my favorite, so we’ll see if I decide to let this one go! …If it even survives the kiln firings 🥲 #claysculpting #handbuildingceramics #wallartwork #strawberryfrog #potterytechniques #artisttears #frogcore #strawberrycheesecake
Usually I’m RELIEVED when frogs survive the firing 😡 . It was time for a new look! @☆ Mari Melody ☆ inspired me to get colorful in her Hair Dye Shirt! So I dyed my hair to match my pottery studio: Purple, Pink, and Yellow with @Arctic Fox ! But I had to show off Strawbastian & Hershel post-firing. Fingers crossed for that delicate icing drizzle! I need it to melt back down (please) 🐸 #frogsculpture #strawberryfrog #artisttears #strawberryaesthetic #strawberryart #frogcore #ceramicsculpture #bisqueware #potterypainting
I pierced a cow’s ear 🐮 . It looks waaaay more like a cow than before. But I’m not sure if I should change out her head decoration, though! It’s a strawberry and stylized hair right now, but it coooould be a strawberry leaf. Chat? 🐸🍓 #potterysculpture #claysculpting #chimera #frogcore #strawberryfrog #frogsculpture #artisttears #potteryprocess
The kiln can be merciless so I want to show you my progress 🙈 . This has already been such a strange year for me with odd obstacles. This collection of strawberry frog sculptures is one of my smaller sets, but I put a lot of love and care into each of these guys. Not pictured: bullfrog with ears & smooshed strawberry cheesecake frog 🐸🍰 #underglazepainting #potteryprocess #fruitart #sculptingclay #frogcore #artisttears
There’s something deeply satisfying about treating clay like frosting. 🍰 When I was a teenager I very much wanted to become a cake decorator. It became a hyper fixation of mine and I binge watched all of the cake shows on food network. I started baking a lot and made tons of yummy treats, but I never really got around to the decorating part! My Mom, who has always been the first to support a new interest of mine, bought me a cake decorating kit. Annnnnnnd I used it like, three times. HOWEVER— as I’ve been experimenting with icing tools and clay, I am reminded of those passions I had when I was younger. And how my Mom (the artist!!) has always been the one to encourage and inspire me to create art. (Plus, I still had the decorating kit ready to go when I started experimenting with piping ceramics!) Thank you Mom, and happy Valentine’s Day. I love you so much and am so grateful for all of your support throughout my life. ♥️ #potteryprocess #claysculpting #potterytechniques #handbuilding #frogsculpture #foodart #frogcore #artisttears
Can you even tell what I was going for? 🐮 . Ahhh yes; the chimera. We meet again. But does it even make sense? I know that the underglaze painting will tie this one together, but I’m debating if it still needs some sculpting. At what point do I just make an entirely new animal? 😂♥️ #potteryprocess #claysculpting #animalarts #frogcore #weirdart #artisttears #abstract
TRUST THE PROCESS 🙈 . The strawberry frogs always look the strangest before they get their seeds. But I have big plans for this special toad and can’t wait to show him completed! A croaking frog has been on my mind forever AND a gothic strawberry. So I decided to combine the two ideas ♥️ #potteryprocess #underglazepainting #claysculpting #frogsculpture #croak #frogcore #artisttears #phobia #tw
Strawberry Bullfrog 🐸♥️🐮 . I appreciate all of the feedback from yesterday! I altered the design a bit and gave him some jewelry. I think he will really make sense once he’s been painted with underglaze! I think I’ll make another strawberry milk inspired frog for this collection.🥛 #potteryprocess #sculptingprocess #frogsculpture #claysculpting #punny #frogcore #artisttears
🐸🍓 @windywillow.store asked me to help design a purse based on the strawberry frog sculptures I had made. My answer was YES! TBH I’m not just a ceramic artist, I’m a sculptor first. So having this opportunity to explore outside of the pottery world has been a dream come true! We are hoping for a late February/early March adoption day, but the actual day is to be determined! If you made it this far, what would YOU name a strawberry toad ♥️ #frogcore #strawberryaesthetic #frogart #cutebag #reveal #artisttears #collab #strawberryshortcake #toadsoftiktok
How to Color your Pottery Glaze with Math 🧮  . I have a fun idea for the strawberry sauce on my most recent frog sculpture, and it includes red tinted clear glaze. But I needed to make it first! Here’s how I made 5 test glaze samples with varying levels of mason stain. I’m very much looking forward to these results, as they will help me finalize my decision on how to decorate the cheesecake frog. I’m always excited to try new things in the pottery world! #potteryprocess #potteryglaze #custompottery #glazetesting #frostingcake #artisttears
I was so scared for the Strawberry Bullfrogs 😭 . I’m so glad another bisque firing was successful!! This collection of strawberry frog sculptures has been mostly successes so far, and I’m hoping that the testing I’ve done keeps it going! Next step is the glaze firing, and I’m not gonna lie— I’m stressin’ over the chocolate covered strawberry frog. We need the good graces of the kiln gods! 🫠 #fruitart #strawberryseason #frogart #artreveal #underglazepainting #artisttears
I’m teaching a live online clay workshop! 💖 . For those who have been around since the beginning, you might remember that I make functional ceramics sometimes! (lol.) I love using different pottery techniques to create a low-relief surface design with a story.  So when @sipor.ceramics asked if I would be interested in teaching, this is what I chose to demonstrate! If you’d be interested in learning how to decorate pottery, or are curious as to how I went from being a 2D artist to a 3D artist, I would love for you to join!!  #potteryprocess #claysculpting #handbuilding #clayworkshop #onlineclass #sculptingclay #artisttears #elearning
Testing my custom red pottery glaze 🧪 . Glaze tests normally aren’t very fun for me. It’s one of those things that you think will take forever, but this set really wasn’t bad. Maybe I can convince myself to experiment with more than clear glazes at some point.. 😂👩🏼‍🔬 #potteryprocess #potteryglaze #masonstain #cone6 #testtiles #artisttears

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