Small-batch pottery studio · Demo store
Made slowly.
Used every day.
Wheel-thrown mugs, bowls, plates and vases in four glazes we mix ourselves. Heavy enough to feel good in the hand, plain enough to use every morning.
Speckled Oat
Celadon
Tenmoku
Cobalt InkBestsellers
The pieces people reorder
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Riverstone Mug
Speckled Oat, raw clay foot Price range: $32.00 through $38.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Ink Blue Plate
Cobalt Ink, satin finish, unglazed rim line Price range: $26.00 through $36.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
The Morning Pour Set
A pour-over dripper and two mugs, packed together $84.00 Add to cart -
Ash Glaze Vase
Wood-ash runs over tenmoku shoulders Price range: $36.00 through $78.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
The studio (a fictional one)
Two wheels, one kiln and a lot of ware boards
Wren & Kiln is an invented studio: two potters in an old feed barn, a pair of kick-start wheels and an electric kiln that takes about sixty pieces at a time. Every piece is thrown, trimmed, bisque fired, glazed by hand and fired again, which takes about three weeks from clay to shelf.
None of it is real, which makes it a great place to learn how a real store runs.
Gift collection
Ready to give, wrapped in kraft and twine
The Morning Pour Set has a pour-over dripper and two small Riverstone Mugs: slow coffee for two. Glaze Sampler Cups are four little cups, one in each glaze, for anyone who can’t pick a favorite.
Pottery care
Three habits that keep stoneware for decades
Avoid sudden temperature changes
No ice-cold mug into a hot oven, no hot dish onto a wet counter. Thermal shock is what cracks stoneware.
Dry the raw clay foot
The unglazed ring on the bottom drinks water. Let it dry fully before stacking pieces away.
Stack with care
Rims chip when bowls are nested tightly. A folded paper towel between plates is enough.
This is a demo store. Wren & Kiln, its products, reviews and order history are fictional. Browsing is open to everyone; checkout is limited to a training account and never collects payment.
Demo & Learning Guide