Ayumi Horie Pottery

Increasingly, my online sales have become a chaotic scramble for buyers. They sell out in minutes. The buying experience is unpleasant for many and disadvantages those who are a little slower or ...

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In the grand tradition Japanese yōkai, or monster/supernatural creature, I created Menbachi Bozu (Noodle Bowl Boy) to explain how warpage and breakage happens in the pottery studio. After all, m...

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I’m thrilled that Design Sponge published my article on photo tips for small businesses and everyday photographers. Originally it was written for followers of my Instagram feed, Pots In Action...

https://ayumihorie.com/photography-basics-easy-fool-proof-considerations-for-making-the-most-of-your-photos/

I made some slow cups. They’re objects that are impossible to understand without being held and turned. From a distance, the white image on the white background is invisible and will barely giv...

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Doubt From time to time, I struggle philosophically with making more material objects for a world that’s saturated with them. Doubt is part of my life as a maker. When I see so many things made...

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“Who cares?”  This is the question I ask myself all the time. Who cares about the work I do or anybody does? How do we as a craft community share and grow as a field? How do we get others to...

https://ayumihorie.com/a-guide-to-using-instagram-for-studio-artists/

A month ago, Christa Assad, a fellow potter, broke her back when she jumped off of the second story porch of her house that was on fire. She lost all her possessions; she lost her clothes, docume...

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Here I am again at the family cottage where I first landed a year ago last June. The cottage is an old friend with its distinct, musty smokiness, with its little spit of rock that juts into a lit...

https://ayumihorie.com/the-humbling-art-of-practice/

Thanks to GlobalGiving, our charity for Handmade For Japan, you’ll be able to triple the impact your money has when you win this cup of mine in an eBay auction slated to end on Monday, March 11...

https://ayumihorie.com/cup-auction-for-two-year-anniversary-of-great-east-japan-earthquake-and-tsunami/

Traditionally I’ve had a Valentine’s Day sale, giving it little thought since the content of my work is so much about the sentiments of love. This year, with all the changes in my life and th...

https://ayumihorie.com/on-making-pots-for-valentines-day/