What happens inside a kiln
A look at the two firings, the slow cooling and the surprise of opening the door.
Every piece starts as a lump of local stoneware clay. We throw it, trim it, dry it slowly and fire it twice, first to bisque and then to nearly thirteen hundred degrees.
Yes, and microwave and oven safe. Hand washing is kinder to the glaze but not required.
Our glazes are mixed in house from simple ingredients and tested for food safety. Small variations in colour and surface are not flaws, they are the proof of making.
