Wild Clay Adventures

These are all made from clay I harvested and processed from our cove, after a great deal of kiln testing to learn about the clay's properties. Many were thrown on the kickwheel before pit firing and some were thrown on an electric wheel and low-fired in the kiln with food safe glaze.

Chemistry and ancient arts are both pretty amazing- what started as a gross smelly gray lump of clay gathered out in the clam flats comes these beautiful reds and blacks after firing. I still have so much to learn about this clay!

I'm looking forward to having some fired work and pictures of the wild clay process on display at summer markets.

These represent a big milestone for me up here. I knew when we bought the property and discovered the abundance of clay that it held something special for me, and I vowed to learn how to make something from it. I signed up for some pottery classes, asked a ton of questions of my amazing teacher, and quickly fell in love with making pottery within the safety of the greatest community of potters I ever could’ve hoped to find. It’s a bit of a full circle moment right now and I’m a bit in love all over again!