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One pot per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 17: once upon a time in the not-too-distant post-human future when sentient pots roam the earth and a vase falls in love with a mushroom... (details in ALT)

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ok so hear me out... right. The year is like, 2150 maybe. Shortly after we began putting AI into literally EvErYtHiNg, humans went extinct (no one was surprised.) Our self-repairing pots with AI-injected glazes have now become self-aware and have been evolving their forms independent of human functional needs. They develop their own dreams and culture, their own desires and beauty standards. After all, what is a handle if there is no hand to hold it, eh? (This is what I think about when I pot. It's sort of my thesis...) This ceramic vase fell in love with a turkeytail mushroom and they joined forms in holy matrimony. Small light brown vase with turkeytail mushrooms arcing out from the top and sides in rippled ridges like pleated collars edged in white. There's a soft sheen of lavender on the fungal growths, and the interior is pale blue with a light flecking of brown. The vase is lifted on 3 leaf-form wedges that overlap the body. All the rusty iron oxide I used completely burned out in the kiln, but I am still so very pleased with this piece. Thanks for reading the ALT!
February 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM