Fog planter · 5 inch
Satin white over toasted stoneware, with a drainage hole and its own dish.
Studio ceramics · Portland, Oregon
Clay, wheel and wood-ash glaze
Pots thrown one at a time and meant to be used every day, not admired on a shelf. Fired to cone 10 in a garage studio off Division.
One-off pieces and small runs. Ships anywhere in the US in 3-5 days.
The studio
Twelve years learning to stop correcting the clay
I trained in Minnesota, spent a winter in Mashiko, Japan, and since 2017 I've worked out of a garage studio in Southeast Portland with two wheels and a gas kiln.
I mix my own glazes from wood ash and local feldspar. Every firing runs twenty-two hours and comes out a little different from the last one. That's the deal, and it's the part I like.
- Dishwasher and microwave safe, every piece
- Commissions for restaurants, hotels and shops
- Open studio the first Saturday of the month
Work
Recent series and one-off pieces. Almost everything can be repeated if you ask.
Studio shop
Short runs, always numbered underneath. When they're gone, they're gone.
Ridge vase no. 7
Sixteen inches, thrown in two parts and signed underneath.
$210
Sold out
Gift set · two tea bowls
Two 7 oz bowls, boxed in wool paper with a handwritten note if you ask.
Ships anywhere in the US in 3-5 days. Studio pickup by appointment, first Saturday of the month.
How I got here
Apprenticeships, a residency and the commission that changed the studio.
2013
Apprenticeship in Minnesota
Three years in a production pottery, throwing the same mug five hundred times until it stopped fighting back.
2016
A winter in Mashiko, Japan
Six months on ash glazes and high-temperature firing, mostly spent carrying wood.
2021
Tableware for a Portland restaurant
Three hundred and forty pieces for a thirty-seat dining room. The commission that paid for the second wheel.
2025
First solo show
The Ridge series, shown in a Hollywood District gallery with a small printed catalogue.
Commissions and studio visits
Whether it's tableware for your restaurant, a run for your shop, or you just want to see the place, send me a note.
- studio@alderandash.example
- +1 503 555 0143
- SE Division Street, Portland, OR 97202 · By appointment