04 / Field notes

From the studio

Process/December 2025

On firing thirty-six hours straight

Notes from this winter's anagama firing — a kiln that asks for everything and gives back what it wants to.

Material/September 2025

Why we age clay for a full year

Time is a material. Aged clay throws differently — quieter under the hand, less likely to fight you on the wheel.

In the studio/June 2025

A conversation with Mei Tanaka

Our visiting glaze chemist on iron oxide, ash, and the patience the kiln demands.