Maker stories · 7 min read

Meet the maker: a morning at the wheel

From a 25 lb bag of clay to a speckled serving bowl — how our ceramics come to life over two weeks.

Studio team · September 18, 2026

Our ceramics start as a 25 lb bag of stoneware clay, wedged by hand to push out air bubbles before it ever touches the wheel.

Throwing

Each bowl is centred and pulled by hand. We throw in batches of twenty, which is why no two are exactly alike.

Two firings

A low bisque firing, then a glaze firing to 2,232°F. The iron in the clay rises through the glaze as the speckles you see.

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