Can I manufacture pain points? Sure. But why? Why do that when the alternative is getting to build an honest connection with you centered around what I make? Why chase trends when you can buy a handmade mug you’ll never want to replace? Planned obsolescence doesn’t factor in when you buy handmade

It’s FAFO Saturday at Gravesco. I’m working on a set of holiday coasters with text transfers and I really don’t want to glaze them. Not out of laziness. I like the idea of them being absorbent. I’m doing one test with an iron oxide transfer directly on the bisque. I added a layer of olive oil to

Are you needing a little dopamine boost this Halloween season? Pop by and pick up a free witch hat to wear while supplies last. Nothing like a big pointy hat to scare away the ultra-conservatives to make your day a little brighter. And so it is. No purchase needed, though we dare you not to

“When We Gather” is the theme for our holiday season this year and we’ve been prepping for months for our annual Holiday Open House. In February I was saying, “It’s almost the holidays!” Because in my world, that’s not far off. I was prototyping in March. Starting to make in June. Now we are a

The Slow Dark is waiting for you to visit. Gravesco.com

Can I get a WTF?!?! for whatever this year has been so far? Every time I look at the big bowl of lemons on my counter I chuckle to myself because seriously. Wtf? We keep doing what we can to find little pockets of enjoyment then hold onto that feeling. A slice of lemon on the rim of my water

Can I get a WTF?!?! for whatever this year has been so far? Every time I look at the big bowl of lemons on my counter I chuckle to myself because seriously. Wtf? We keep doing what we can to find little pockets of enjoyment then hold onto that feeling. A slice of lemon on the rim of my water

From big ass pasta salads to 8 lbs of apples or a pot of stew served up when fall finally arrives. I’m ready for whatever you’re making. Instead of waiting until October to start making those serving bowls for fall and the holidays, I started making them in July. The last few years we have had

From big ass pasta salads to 8 Ibs of apples or a pot of stew served up when fall finally arrives. I’m ready for whatever you’re making. Instead of waiting until October to start making those serving bowls for fall and the holidays, I started making them in July. The last few years we have had so

Chris and I escaped to a little cottage by the lake for a few days. After a particularly intense stretch of making things, running a business, and generally having too many tabs open in my brain, I was very ready to sit somewhere quiet with a book. Naturally, I packed pottery. I had a perfectly

Calling all potters who don’t want to do math. I don’t mind mathing but not while I’m in creativity mode. So, instead of trimming pots, I built free tools for calculating shrink rate of clay that can also become your own database of forms. That means no more “wtf. How did I make this?” When you

Calling all potters who don’t want to do math. I don’t mind mathing but not while I’m in creativity mode. So, instead of trimming pots, I built free tools for calculating shrink rate of clay that can also become your own database of forms. That means no more “wtf. How did I make this?” When you

The Cleavage Cam did not perform quite the way I’d hoped. Please enjoy. 😂 I can’t say it wasn’t worth the $24. 😂😂😂

The Cleavage Cam wasn’t the epic POV I was hoping for but it was certainly worth the $24 for the giggles. Now back to serious pottery making. 😂

I don’t realize how much being amidst the trees calms my nervous system until I’m back in it after a long time. Life is hectic. The news cycle is bonkers. But fifteen minutes sitting on a wooden bench surrounded by trees and the trickle of a creek made me feel like a whole new person. I’ll be

The serving bowl is essential for dinner with people you care about or, when you need to drown that tough day in a half a box of your favorite cereal while you watch a comfort show in your jammies. The first pull of these larger bowls is so deeply satisfying and getting it just right makes

The serving bowl is essential for dinner with people you care about or, when you need to drown that tough day in a half a box of your favorite cereal while you watch a comfort show in your jammies. The first pull of these larger bowls is so deeply satisfying and getting it just right makes

6am wake up and a 7am roll call is totally worth it for a visit from our friend Sherman. We were on the news this morning and he shot his own video of the shop. You can see it over at 🎉 We had coffee from to kick off the morning then and I headed over to for a late breakfast. Well. Late for him.

We’ll be here at 7am to hang out with Tuesday morning. Watch along on in Indianapolis. We’re excited to discuss what we’ve been working on!

is spot on here. AND she makes amazing candles while being a lovely human. I’m curious what it takes for artists and makers as a group to embrace the story telling and connection side of marketing over the hot takes and pain points that the algorithm does tend to favor. What is a brand that kicks

Connection will always win me over before a pain point will! Let’s meet in the comments. Tell me about a connection you love with a maker or artist. How did they win your attention that made you feel good? Sometimes I wonder if artists and makers do this because another way isn’t often modeled

In my stories and highlights on IG you’ll find updates and links for ways you can help with the recovery effort for the flooding in Indiana. Our hearts go out to our neighbors who have been impacted by the record breaking floods. There are resources beginning to emerge, drop off points for

Simplifying photography for my pottery is a must. If I have to do an elaborate set up each time, I’m going to dread it. That’s for special occasions. I always shoot with a window to one side then pay attention to when the light is best and try to shoot at that time. I supplement with this

Eclipses, planetary alignments and storms brewing all at the same time means hunkering down and watching the mayhem from the safety of home and with incense smoke drifting through the space. The Slow Dark is arriving and the Witch Hat Incense Burners are ready for your altar (or shelf, or

Making pots is only part of the process. My mentor used to tell me, every time I cane up with a new plan, “sure, you can make all those but then you have to photograph them, list them, market them, and most importantly you have to sell them then ship them safely.” Way to throw cold water on the

This morning I packed up my clay and tools and headed over to for their Exposition Fair to do a demo on throwing repeatable forms. The weather was gorgeous so it was a delight to be outside throwing and chatting with other potters. I won’t be there tomorrow but they still have loads of

The @gravesco.bsky.social Sunshine Yellow collection is a small, made-to-order release. The samples are finished, and now we’ll make the mugs and bowls you choose rather than guessing how much yellow the shelves can hold. gravescopottery.com/collections/...

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Studio Scenes. The way we go through towels in the studio makes me wish I had an old roller washing machine at the edge of a field for rinsing them like the old one my grandma had on her back porch when I was a kid. But then, I’d have to go outside in the summer to do towels in the hot sun so

There comes a point every year when the evenings begin arriving just a little sooner. You start drinking hot coffee and lighting candles. Ghost stories sound better than they did in July and you’re checking to see which streaming service has Practical Magic. Around here, we call it The Slow