The drying shelves, September 2025.
A working notebook from a small pottery studio: what I threw, what cracked, which glazes behaved and which ones ran onto the kiln shelf.
Recent notes
October 18, 2026Twelve bowls for a wedding
A commission, a deadline, and learning to throw to a gauge.
July 26, 2026When glaze crawls
Bald patches, beaded edges, and dust on the bisque.
May 3, 2026A weekend with a wood kiln
Thirty hours of stoking, and the pots that came back changed.
February 15, 2026Pulling handles that don't look like afterthoughts
A month of mugs that were only worth keeping for the handles.
December 7, 2025Reclaiming scraps the slow way
Buckets, a plaster slab and a lot of waiting.
October 12, 2025Bloating, and why I now use witness cones
A glaze firing that went a little too far, and the cheap fix.