Slow Clay Studio

Wheel-thrown tableware and notes from a small pottery studio.

Glazes from wood ash

Washing and sieving ash from the stove, and three results I would actually use.…

Reclaiming clay

Slop buckets, plaster slabs and wedging: making scraps usable with less mess.…

Pulling better handles

A year of ugly handles. The timing and the thickness that finally made them comfortable.…

Buying a used kiln

What to look at before paying, how to test the elements and the wiring that had to be repl…

Forty glaze tests

Same celadon recipe on four clay bodies, fired twice. The photos and what the differences …