Bruce: 3930 W. Joy Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Pottery: 586 781-4264
photo kim diebboll © 2003
Our work includes functional as well as decorative pieces with an emphasis on overall aesthetic quality. Each one is hand thrown, assembled, or jiggered as an individual piece. Careful consideration is given so that the shape of the pot and the design to be applied are compatible.
Our salt-glazed stoneware is an effort to continue, and contribute to, an American tradition. Many of the shapes and designs are influenced by early folk art pottery, others are original in their conception. The process we use is similar to the earlier potteries: clay is kneaded, wedged and hand thrown on the potter’s wheel; while still damp, the raised, brushed or incised decoration is applied; this is typically liquid clay mixed with cobalt carbonate. They are then fired in a gas kiln where the salt vapor combines with the silica in the clay, forming a leakproof glaze.
Our forms and decoration continuously change and evolve. We have a commitment to excellence, to carefully crafted pots, and to constantly changing ideas and techniques.