Gallery · From the studio and the kiln
The work, in the light it was made in.
From a bucket of dug clay to a mug in the fall light: how a piece comes together in Adam's studio in Logan, Utah, in seven chapters. Tap any photo to see it larger.
The clay
The next glazes start with the land. Adam digs clay from deposits around northern Utah, turns it to slurry, dries it and fires it on test tiles to see what survives cone 10. Nothing in the shop is made from it yet. Read about the research
On the wheel
Every form is thrown a few at a time. Weight, proportion and how a piece feels in the hand are decided here: mugs are thrown with the handle in mind, bowls so the foot can be trimmed to sit flat and light.
Trim, handle, dry
At leather hard each piece is trimmed and given its foot. Handles are pulled and attached, then everything dries slowly, sometimes for weeks in a Logan winter, before a first bisque firing.
Glaze
Glazes are weighed, mixed and written down in the studio, and tested on tiles before they ever touch a pot. Bisqueware is wiped clean, glazed and left to dry on newspaper.
Fired to cone 10
Then the kiln: a cone 10 firing where the clay vitrifies into dense, durable stoneware for daily use. The salt kiln Adam is building is not firing yet. Follow the build
Out in the light
Finished pieces, photographed in Logan and the fields around it: spring blossoms, fall leaves, the first snow.
The studio
Adam in his studio in Logan. Visits and local pickup are by appointment. Visit the studio