It's a hot, hot summer... with show cancellations
Mid July, the air quality was so bad that Steve and I canceled one of our favorite shows -- Midsummer Festival of the Arts at the Kohler Art Center, in Kohler, WI. We apologize to all our customers who we were looking forward to seeing.
Mid-Summer Collections
So... we decided to have a mid-summer virtual show, right here on our website. I photographed a lot of our current work which is now available here.
Favorite Bowl Summer Collection
What is a Favorite Bowl?
These bowls come in various shapes, textures, exterior patterns, and interior colors. The common factor is that they were formed from molds Steve made of the squash, melons, and gourds we grew in our garden one summer.
Nature provided the shapes for these bowls, and Steve turned them into art. He pressed coils of stoneware and porcelain clay into the molds, choosing the color, texture, and size for each one. He decided which bowls would be tall or short. Sometimes he smoothed out the squash-like texture, and other times he kept the gourd’s bumpy surface. Each bowl is the result of careful choices and creativity.
The Favorite Bowl Collection is full of unique personalities. You just need to find the one that makes you smile.
Favorite Bowls
Stoneware Pottery Designs to Pre-Order in 2026
If you can't make it to one of our summer art fairs this year, our most popular pieces can be preordered. Read more information below...
What is a Pre-Order? Choose a Crucible, Ramekin, or Shell Bowl and we will custom make the pieces in the glazes you select. We will ship them out to you in about 4 weeks. As a valuable customer, we keep you informed on the progress of your order, from the its creation to its final firing. Thanks for your understanding.
Pre-Order Stoneware CRUCIBLES: for baking and more.
The stoneware Crucible is one of our earliest designs in clay and has become, over the years, a customer favorite.
Although we didn't design the Crucible to be a bread bowl, we learned from a customer that it might make a perfect bread-baking vessel.
Yes, you can bake a beautiful loaf of bread in our Crucible, and we include our favorite recipe in a booklet, Bread & Crucible, which is included in every purchase.
Stoneware SHELL BOWLS: the bowl with a work ethic.
Available to pre-order.
If you want a unique go-to bowl you call your "own," the Shell Bowl has its fans and collectors. This bowl will take you from morning granola through a midnight snack, hot or cold. It's called a SHELL bowl because it appears delicate like an ocean shell, but it's hardy enough to withstand the rigors of your day. We even say this bowl has a work ethic!
CLICK ON INFORMATIOIN FOR A SELECTION OF COLORS.
Stoneware RAMEKINS
Available to pre-order.
The name comes from the French term ramequin, a cheese or meat-dish baked in a small mold.
Our RAMEKIN is a small stoneware bowl: simple, hardy, versatile, and... cute! Bake or microwave in it. Serve hot soup or chili. And, this bowl is perfect for a homemade ice cream sundae. Why not create a multi-colored table setting?
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