For six years I was an in-house designer. Now I throw pots in a garage two blocks from the water, fire two kilns a week, and sell them from a site that's finally mine.
At the wheel — every piece in the shop starts here.
Why I left
The marketplace took twenty percent and made my shop look like everyone else's. Same template, same grid, same voice. I wanted my own domain, my own layout, and — most of all — my own customer list. So I built this instead of renting a storefront.
How I work
Everything is made to order in small runs. I throw on Mondays and Tuesdays, trim midweek, glaze on Thursdays, and fire two kilns before the weekend. That rhythm is why a piece takes two to four weeks — you're not buying from a shelf, you're getting something made after you ask for it.
About the speckle
The speckle comes from iron in a local-blend clay, and it pulls differently every firing. I photograph each piece myself on a length of linen so what you see is close, but expect variation. That's the whole point of a thing made by a hand and a kiln instead of a machine.
A piece moves at kiln speed.
The process
Throw & trimEvery form starts on the wheel Monday or Tuesday, trimmed to a smooth foot midweek.GlazeDipped and brushed Thursday in one of six matte glazes I mix in the studio.FireTwo kiln loads a week, cone 6. The kiln decides the last ten percent of how a glaze looks.Pack & sendWrapped by hand and shipped from Providence, usually two to four weeks after you order.
Stocked and seen
The Slow Shelf
Clay and Crumb Market
Tablecraft Almanac
Kiln County Journal
Harborline Goods
Fictional stockists and press, invented for this demo.
Photo credits
Studio and product photography for this demo is stock imagery, credited photographer by photographer.