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Kiln Day
Know when the next batch opens, before anyone else.





Recent letters
- Drop
Batch 31 opens Thursday at 6 pm
Birch mugs are back, plus a new green I have been testing since June.
Oct 24, 2026 · 3 min readRead: Batch 31 opens Thursday at 6 pm - Process
Why every tree is different
I paint them wet, in one stroke each. Here is the brush.
Oct 10, 2026 · 4 min readRead: Why every tree is different - Studio
A kiln disaster, and what survived
Forty pieces in, nineteen out. The seconds are this weekend.
Sep 26, 2026 · 5 min readRead: A kiln disaster, and what survived

About
I throw everything myself and paint each tree by hand.
I glaze in small batches, so no two mugs match. Drops sell out fast; the letter tells you first.
Kind words
“My coffee genuinely tastes better. I don’t care if that’s science.”
KasiaWarsaw
“Packed like it was going to the moon. Not a chip.”
TomBerlin