About the service
I throw complete ceramic dinnerware sets to order on the potter's wheel, from everyday four-piece place settings to full service-for-twelve collections with serving platters, mugs and condiment bowls. Each set starts with a clay body chosen for its use: durable stoneware fired to cone 6 for daily kitchen abuse, or a lighter porcelain body for a finer table. Every plate, bowl and mug in a set is thrown to matching dimensions and weight so the pieces stack cleanly and feel consistent in the hand — a common weak point in mixed studio pottery. Glazing is food-safe and lead-free throughout; I keep a running sample board of about thirty tested glaze combinations, from matte earth tones to glossy celadon and speckled stoneware, and I can also mix a custom glaze to match a client's existing kitchen palette or a wedding color scheme. Customization options include set size (4, 8 or 12 place settings), a coordinated but not identical «wabi-sabi» look versus perfectly matched pieces, footring stamps or carved monograms, and matching serving bowls, pitchers or a butter dish added to the core set. The process runs through greenware trimming, a bisque firing, glaze application by dipping or brushing, and a final glaze firing to cone 6 in an electric kiln, with every finished piece checked for pinholes, crazing and a flat, wobble-free base before it ships. I also take small restaurant and café orders needing a durable, uniform set in quantity, with a sample piece approved before the full batch is thrown. Portfolio of past sets, glaze test tiles and packing photos available on request; sets are individually wrapped and boxed for safe delivery.
