Also! I’m pretty shy on camera so I figured why not share basically every step of the process to make these Orca Mugs 🤣 From shaping a blob of wet clay, to trimming and attaching the handle, to painting, glazing and the finished piece - with 2 kiln firings and more in between!
It’s a labor of love but 25% of the proceeds will be donated to @orcanexus , a grassroots nonprofit working to limit Seattle’s dirty stormwater released in to the Puget Sound (where the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales live) The Orca’s and ocean conservation is worth it.
Please like, comment or share to get the word out about the cause! And if you’d like one, follow the link in my bio to sign up for the launch & learn more about the Pod Project and the Orca Appeal☺️ I’m thinking launch sometime next week!
5 months agomikaelamaju
I love these mugs but I want to see you do full spin. Everytime you only show it from one side so I don’t know how the other side of the mug looks!
5 months agoroman_tisize
i did my ap art portfolio on orcas, and some interesting things about orcas are they have their own cultures and vocalizations among pods. the vocalizations can be as different as spanish is from russian. a pod in washington have a greeting ritual where they will make parallel lines and tumble into each other like a whale mosh pit, they will also high five dorsal fins. orcas often get a bad rep being called killer whales, and their violence towards humans is taken out of context. the documented violence towards humans by orcas only happens when they are in captivity, many orcas in captivity (think sea world, water parks, circuses, not aquariums) will scream themselves dumb and deaf and injure themselves trying to get free. i highly recommend protecting orcas because the more i looked into them the more i realized their lives mirror ours. they are such special creatures, and my very favorite animals. you go girl you are doing the Lord's work ❤️❤️
5 months agocuriousroots.studio
So what do you think? Would YOU have been inspired to create Orca art if this happened to you too?
5 months agotravel.linda
So jelly you got to see them in real life - that’s such a dream of mine! There’s nothing connecting with the wild first hand, and it truly was a sign of alignment for you. It was also so satisfying watching you make these!
5 months agoitsangie.marie
The algorithm is doing its thing. I am a marine mammal biologist who studies orcas in AK! I can’t wait for the drop - they are beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
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