Studio stories
Stories from the studio.
How pieces are made, where the glazes come from, and what one small studio on the Adriatic looks like from the inside. Written when the kiln is cooling.
01 · 5 May 2026 · 7 min
How a Piran fish platter is made
From wedged clay to glaze pour to second firing — what happens between the wheel and the kitchen table.
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02 · 6 May 2026 · 6 min
Ten glazes named for Piran
Each colour in the studio is named for a place I look at every day — the sea, the salt-pans, the bell tower at first light.
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03 · 7 May 2026 · 5 min
What to bring back from Piran
A ceramicist's gift guide — small enough to fit in a carry-on, made one piece at a time on the marina.
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04 · 8 May 2026 · 6 min
Why slow ceramics last
A small studio's case for buying less — and what a fingerprint, a slight wobble, and a kiln that decides actually mean.
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05 · 9 May 2026 · 5 min
A wedding, a vine leaf, two sommeliers
A custom piece for two sommeliers — a ceramic vine leaf with a cluster of wine grapes, made to hold their wedding rings on the day.
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