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Mia’s Culpa

Everyone should have too much art

If you’re into thoughtfully hand-made gifts, it’s a good time to reach out with holiday requests. I always enjoy tracing your child’s handwriting or drawings onto a custom piece!

Show… Lidded ramen bowl Honey-pot light jar sold Light Jar sold Tall porcelain jar with a narrow base and wide angular shoulder, glowing warmly from the inside. The word light is handwritten on the side with a blue inlay and playful slab serif lettering. Crackle raku vase A bottle with a flared base tinged blue-green from oxidized copper, a black-then-white swoop of bare clay on walls that slope in towards the neck, and then glossy white crackle glaze. The cracks have only blackened in very specific places – a circle near the base, a sliver along the shoulder, and around the head and rim of the bottle itself. Obvara raku vase Bottle vase in organic sepia-like matte finish. The narrow base has a small vertical ring, before angling out in deep textured grooves that capture the toasty colors in relief - white highlights, and sepia grooves. Obvara raku vase Planter & tray Light Jar Tall cylindrical porcelain jar glowing warmly from the inside. The word light is handwritten on the side with a blue inlay and playful slab serif lettering. Secret stash jar Trans fats butter bell Butter bell Tall mug / stein sold Tall mug / stein Tall mug / stein Hourglass light jar Porcelain jar glowing warmly from the inside through textured walls and a porcelain lid. The word light has been carved in a playful slab serif handwriting, and glows extra bright. Nebula espresso cups sold Nine small ceramic cup stacked and displayed in different orientations. They angle out at the base, and then back in towards the rim. Travel tumbler sold Angular White tumbler with a narrow cup-holder-friendly base that flares slightly in the first couple inches, and then angles out more dramatically, and slopes gently back in towards the vertical lip. A travel lid fits snug at the top. Travel tumbler Angular White tumbler with a narrow cup-holder-friendly base that flares slightly in the first couple inches, and then angles out more dramatically, and slopes gently back in towards the vertical lip. A travel lid fits snug at the top. Travel tumbler Angular White tumbler with a narrow cup-holder-friendly base that flares slightly in the first couple inches, and then angles out more dramatically, and slopes gently back in towards the vertical lip. A travel lid fits snug at the top. Honey-pot light jar sold white porcelain jar glowing amber from the inside. From the base it flares out and up like a honey pot, and then angles back in near the top, to an opening that matches the base. The side is textured in vertical chatter, and light is carved in an upright sort of slab cursive. The lid is on and also glowing. Blue speckled ramen bowls Two large bowls stacked neatly, with chopsticks resting across notches in the rim of the top bowl. Most of the bowl is raw speckled light brown clay with deep grooved rings of texture, while the inside and top inch or so are smooth and glazed in a floating blue that gathers organically in lighter and darker patches. Nebula dinner bowls made to order Four bowls stacked slightly askew. They have a glossy organic finish, which whites and blues flowing over a dark translucent red-brown – almost like an iris, or nebula. Lantern jar White porcelain jar glowing a warm amber from within. It's shaped a bit like a paper lantern, a wide textured cylinder that angles in near the rim and base which become vertical cylinders again at a narrower width. The word light is carved and inlaid with blue wash high up on the main body, and there's a thin glowing lid on top. Nebula ramen bowls Two large ceramic bowls neatly nested, with chop sticks set in shallow notches on the rim of the top bowl. The bowls have a deep foot ring that angles one at down, then back in for the bottom quarter inch which is left bare in a speckled tan clay. Dotted sauce bowls Four small bowls with a flat base and linear walls that angle out then up -- in white clay with colorful floating dots spread out in different sizes. Lantern jar A porcelain jar that's glowing amber from the inside, and has the word light hand-carved on the front in a sort of slab serif font. The lid is on and also glowing warmly. The jar has a lantern-like shape, narrow cylinder at the base and rim, then angling out to a wider cylinder for most of the body. There's a texture carved around the wide section, so that it glows in subtle rings. Vase light jar sold An urn-like jar with a power cable glowing amber from inside. The shape is angular - out from a narrow foot to a wide shoulder, and then back in to an upright rim with a slab lid over the top. The side says light in a hand-carved upright slab cursive with connected letters, and there are splashes of blue. Butter bell A butter bell sitting open, with raw brown clay on the outside, but a glossy speckled floating blue glaze covering all the interior surfaces of the cylindrical bell and wide jar. Blue burst light jar A blue jar with green-and-gold base, but the top half and lid are glowing amber from inside. The word light is carved near the top in a sort of handwritten slab serif, with blue rays emanating from the text. Tumblers for open borders Ceramic tumbler with an inset foot ring, supporting a rounded base and angled walls that gently slope towards the blue-glazed rim. Most of the piece is exposed toasty gray ceramic with a grooved texture, and inlaid white text that says no cops, no cages, no borders. Lesbian pride tumblers Ceramic tumbler with an inset foot ring, supporting a rounded base and angled walls sloping towards the blue-glazed rim. Most of the piece is black ceramic with a grooved texture, and inlaid white text that says orange & coral & white & violet & rose. Gay pride tumblers Ceramic tumbler with an inset foot ring, supporting a rounded base and angled walls sloping towards the blue-glazed rim. Most of the piece is black ceramic with a grooved texture, and inlaid white text that says red & orange & yellow & green & blue & violet. Bisexual pride tumblers Ceramic tumbler with an inset foot ring, supporting a rounded base and angled walls sloping towards the blue-glazed rim. Most of the piece is black ceramic with a grooved texture, and inlaid white text that says pink & lavender & blue. Two-tone bottles & pumps made to order Six ceramic bottles, each with a black clay base that transitions with a hard edge and slight swirl to white clay in the first several inches. Some have flowers, other have pump dispenser corks for something like soap or lotion. Several are simple cylinders with an angular shoulder and neck, but a couple have an extra angular waist either pulled in like an hourglass or pushed out like a diamond. Light! jar sold Angular white porcelain jar that angles out at the base, and then gently back in towards the top, with a small shoulder to match the bass, and an upright rim holding the lid. There's a white lamp cord coming from the back with a small white switch. Secret stash jar Small jar with the lid leaning against the outside -- revealing a hint of bright speckled blue inside a gray textured and refined but unassuming jar. Handwriting shower bottles customize Three angular light blue bottles in a line, with white pump dispensers in each. The outer two angle in towards the middle, the center one angling out, so they fit together in order. A child's misspelled handwriting is carved in and glazed darker blue: sope, shaempo, and kindishunr. Custom handwriting tumblers customize Two ceramic tumblers made from a rich brown clay, one of them on it's side to show the base. The body curves up and out from an inset foot ring, then suddenly angles in at a gentle slope towards the rim. There are four neatly spaced rings carved near the base, and then a hand-drawn heart inlaid with white, and the words mom and dad in two different handwritings. The rims are glazed black with floating organic patches of gold. Salt 'n pepper made to order Six stacked salt and pepper shakers in a glossy white finish with a splash of blue. Ironstone ramen bowls made to order Riding SideSaddle* (a novel) A 3-by-5 box with the title, my name, and a collage of a neck and partial face in profile, wiring diagrams, and heredity charts.

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