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@unwanted-dandelion-seeds

(about this guy)

a kiln god is a small clay sculptural creature that stays on/in/near a kiln while it’s firing, to watch over the pottery inside and protect it

mine are all vaguely humanoid and holding pottery, but they can be anything

a lot of people leave their kiln gods unglazed, and only ever make one or two. because I work with a shared kiln, my kiln gods have to be inside the kiln so they don’t get bumped or broken, so it makes more sense to glaze them and keep making more

(^this one I kept, she lives on my pottery desk)

people have lots of little traditions around kilns and pottery. there are so many variables to successfully finishing a piece of pottery, and many of the steps are out of our control. it’s nice to have a kiln god watching over our work

if you take a pottery class, your teacher might mention the kiln gods. for some potters/studios they’re more of a concept than anything physical

what can I say, humans just love to make little guys

Will definitely do it again

sending you a hug in case you had a bad day

i used to feel sad and upset about biphobia from queer people. that was before i discovered spite! and lost the fucks i used to give. now when i see someone talk shit about bisexuality, and a number of shitheads do especially love to shit on bi women with boyfriends, i’m just like

yeah? you don’t think i’m queer enough? and how exactly are you gonna stop me 🤔 are you gonna come to my house and perform a medical miracle by somehow removing the bisexuality from my body? are you gonna stalk me around town to make sure i don’t attend any pride events? or are you just gonna talk shit online because mocking others gives you a momentary false sense of security in your own identity 🤷‍♀️

there’s literally nothing you can do to prevent me from being queer in a way you disapprove of 😌 get well soon