Using a fork to score sections of clay before joining them together with colored slip.

Blocks of clay with colored slip sandwiching them together; these will get combined into larger sections prior to slicing.

Extruded blocks laid out in a grid pattern before being joined and sliced into a sheet to be fitted to the mold.

“Nerikomi (often referred to as "neriage") is a decorative process established in Japan that involves stacking colored clay and then slicing through the cross section to reveal a pattern, which can then be used as an applied decoration.”

—Ceramics Art Network Daily

“After a period of about two weeks a change begins to come over the clay. It seems denser, oilier, more friendly to the touch. This mellowing and ripening of the clay is signaled by a rich musty perfume which seems to speak of the cool darkness of the bowels of the earth. The clay is ready.”

— Daniel Rhodes, Clay and Glazes for the Potter

Unless it’s a really small bowl or a prototype cup, every object has our logo stamped on the bottom. Shannon drew the first version on a post-it note still hanging on the wall.

Yes, there are several crucial steps missing between this and the previous image. The intricate sequence of stacking, compressing, forming on the mold, trimming, drying, sanding, bisque firing, glazing, and firing again will ultimately all be documented here. At the end of the road however, being able to put some slow-cooked kale into your own bowl is the real magic.