Wood-fired pottery · Small batches
Jars, cups and serving pieces fired slowly in a cedar-stoked kiln. Every shelf drop, class and kiln opening starts here.
Cedar Vessel is a two-wheel workshop making functional stoneware for daily use. We fire a few times a year, which is why pieces arrive in seasonal drops rather than a constant catalogue. Ash from the cedar fuel settles on each pot, so no two glazes land the same way.
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The first firing of the season is unloaded in late October. Letter readers see the full unpacking first, then the pieces move to the shelf a few days later. Expect deep ash greens and toasted orange flashing this round.
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Storage jars, lidded pots, tumblers and shallow serving bowls from the latest firing. Each piece is one of a kind; the shelf thins quickly after a kiln opening and restocks with the next.
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Pots with a glaze run, a kiln kiss or a slightly wandering rim. All are food-safe and sound; the flaw is noted plainly on every piece, and prices reflect it.
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Plates, bowls and cups made as a matched set for a home table or a small restaurant. Tell us how the pieces will be used and roughly how many you need; commissions are scheduled around two firings, so earlier notice gives more choice of glaze.
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Relaxed evening sessions for complete beginners, with a wheel each and clay included. You will centre, open and pull a first cylinder, then choose one piece to be trimmed, glazed and fired for you.
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Working notes from the studio: how cedar ash behaves on different clays, where pieces sit in the kiln, and why a firing takes the time it does. Written for curious buyers as much as fellow potters.
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The workshop opens its doors on kiln opening weekends, and at other times by appointment. Visit details are shared with letter readers ahead of each open day.
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A short, unhurried note sent a handful of times a year: what is in the kiln, when the shelf restocks and when wheel evenings reopen. Nothing more frequent than that.
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Everything is stoneware and food-safe. Hand-washing keeps ash glazes at their best; avoid sudden temperature changes such as moving a cold dish into a hot oven. Unglazed feet may be gently sanded if they catch on a table.
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