Got my first breast scan today. I opted for a clinic that uses the Koning Vera CT scan—no painful compression, you just lay down and stick your boob in a hole and they scan each one. I believe you get about 30 cross section images of each breast from a scan that only takes a few seconds. If you […]
I love the simple sophistication of these garden irrigation tools. Ollas are one of those ancient technologies that probably have multiple origins—different groups across space and time figuring out a similar technique. I’ve read about their historic use in […]
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This is a diagram of our power intake while firing my kiln on #solar energy while grid-tied. You can see how the relays are cycling the elements on & off by the intermittent spike in power draw. It’s overcast today, and my kiln (plus central air & other […]
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Pottery by Osa
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I just had my first mentorship session with a recent high school graduate. This mentee is special because she’s actually interested in pursuing #ceramics as a profession whereas my other mentees mostly just wanted to exposure to the medium. This means that […]
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Pottery by Osa
“In my world,” Bey says, “clay is the medium of the global majority.”
My buddy Sharif Bey left his position at Syracuse University and is moving back to his hometown of #Pittsburgh. He’s commemorating the transition with a show called “Homecoming” at Carnegie Museum […]
Craziest part is I figured out a way to get paid for this. Would've done it for little or no money, but I was connected with a community arts fund that wants to support youth art programming like this.
