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Wheel thrown and hand built wood and gas fired functional stoneware, porcelain kitchenware, traditional ceramic serving pots, and more.
Functional ceramics is a special body of work. No other medium establishes such an intimate bond between the maker and the user. You hold the mug in your hands and you drink. You take your nourishment from the bowl and the plate. The energy and the spirit of its making moves to you.
Wonderful food deserves great pots to present them. Make a gift for someone special (or for yourself) who you know would want their lovingly prepared food to be offered in a pot made with love.
For some photos of our wood kiln firing, please take a look at my "about" page, where there are links to videos of throwing and trimming a bowl.
https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/jgpottery/story
Announcement
Wheel thrown and hand built wood and gas fired functional stoneware, porcelain kitchenware, traditional ceramic serving pots, and more.
Functional ceramics is a special body of work. No other medium establishes such an intimate bond between the maker and the user. You hold the mug in your hands and you drink. You take your nourishment from the bowl and the plate. The energy and the spirit of its making moves to you.
Wonderful food deserves great pots to present them. Make a gift for someone special (or for yourself) who you know would want their lovingly prepared food to be offered in a pot made with love.
For some photos of our wood kiln firing, please take a look at my "about" page, where there are links to videos of throwing and trimming a bowl.
https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/jgpottery/story
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Bonnie Lynn on Aug 11, 2021
5 out of 5 starsI am very happy with the pretty dish you made. See a photo of it in my kitchen. Thank you!
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SJ on Jun 29, 2021
5 out of 5 starsAbsolutely f**king stunning. I genuinely just had to stare at in silence for a few minutes, seeing the glazes up close. A huge thank you to the artist for being very kind when the bowl I was initially looking at had sold out, and letting me swap (all their bowls are gorgeous it was hardly a chore). The bowls were also packed very well, and the material looks to all be recyclable. 10/10 will buy from again when I get my next paycheck.
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Suzanne on Jun 5, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThe bowl exceeded my already high expectations--it's truly a work of art. The blue glaze is almost luminous in the sun. I bought it as a birthday present... but wish it was for me. sigh. The bowl was shipped the morning after I ordered it; it was carefully packed and arrived without any damage.
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Terry on May 27, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis pot is solid and strong; it will hold up to years of use! I appreciate the biodegradable packing materials and the quick shipping.
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Twokeetwokee on May 13, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis jar now holds my fresh roasted decaf coffee beans. It is the perfect size, a good shape that is easy to grab, and holds a good amount of beans. Thank you for the care in packaging and speed in shipping. I like the glazes on this piece and the size and shape are perfect. :-)
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Twokeetwokee on May 13, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis vase is a beautiful piece of pottery. The firing colors and the glazes make for a very unique looking vase. I plan to fill it with flowers. Thank you for the care in packaging, and for shipping fast. I really like your designs and will be back soon. Super Potter :-)
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Twokeetwokee on May 13, 2021
5 out of 5 starsLove the colors on this jar, the design and the feel. Thank you for packaging with care and for shipping fast. I like the look and feel of your pottery and can se so many uses for each piece I buy. Be back soon. Thanks a bunch :-)
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Twokeetwokee on May 13, 2021
5 out of 5 starsAbsolutely love this piece. It has the tightest lid I have ever seen on a piece. I have been collecting some covered jars for use in my cooking, and a tight fit is important. Thank you for the care given to packaging, and for reasonable shipping. Be back for more soon. :-)
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LaneGreene on Apr 26, 2021
5 out of 5 starsWe are so happy with the lovely stoneware planter! It was exactly the look we wanted for one of our favorite succulents. The planter came promptly and carefully wrapped. Thanks so much.
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SwampCreature on Apr 21, 2021
5 out of 5 starsI love the kind of geometric form of this piece, a very different shape than most. Also the fact it has no applied glaze on the outside; it is all from melted wood ash. The colors are solid and quite beautiful. Packed well and shipped quickly.
About jgpottery
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Pots loaded in the salt and soda chamber of the kiln.
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Small fires in the front of the kiln begin at 10am and warm the pots. We'll switch to stoking from the side at 6pm.
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Good fire going at 2am. Stoking every 3 minutes. Kiln now about 2000F. Another 4 hours to get to 2350F.
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The back of the kiln viewed through the vent stack. Pots are barely visible, wrapped by white hot flame.
The Magic of Clay
I was always drawn to ceramics at craft shows. After the last of my sons was off and on his own, I began to feel a strong need to explore the creative aspects of life, and so turned to clay.
I began taking beginner's classes and was immediately hooked. Baltimore Clayworks is nationally recognized non-profit clay center with ten resident artists who both teach and create. Aside from hosting exhibits and workshops by nationally and internationally recognized artists, they also offer fellowships to emerging artists, and do significant community outreach with children in impoverished areas of the city, as well as with ex-offenders.
In my gas fired work, I'm looking for elegance, purity of form, and glazes with depth and character.
In the last several years I have focused mainly on wood-fired vessels. This is how pots were first fired, eons ago. The flame makes its mark -- it embraces the pot, and transforms it. Every pot that emerges from the wood kiln is unique. Holding the pot, seeing the trace of the flame, you have an immediate understanding of how this pot was made, how it was fired -- how it came to be. Every unloading of the kiln is a surprise. You must relinquish expectations of perfection and give yourself over to the fire. I don't glaze the outside of most of my pots so that when you look at it, and hold it, and use it, you can share in the process of its creation.
I like to make humble pots. Pots that reflect simple food, shared with family and friends. Pots you always reach for. Pots that function just as you want them to.
You can watch a short video on how I throw a small bowl here:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=298996273576449&set=vb.241642782634552&type=3&theater
And one of trimming that bowl here:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=298968293579247&set=vb.241642782634552&type=2&theater
Shop members
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John Gazurian
Owner, Maker, Designer
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Returns & exchanges
I gladly accept returns
I don't accept exchanges or cancellations
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Custom or personalized orders
- Perishable products (like food or flowers)
- Digital downloads
- Intimate items (for health/hygiene reasons)
I accept returns I do not accept returns
I accept exchanges I do not accept exchanges
I accept cancellations I do not accept cancellations
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for: