1 · Throwing
Each mug and bowl is centred and pulled on the wheel one at a time. Wall thickness, lip curve, and weight are judged by hand, which is why pieces in the same batch vary slightly in height and heft.
Fernwick Pottery Studio — opening soon
Stoneware made slowly, for mornings taken slowly
Small-batch mugs and bowls thrown by one maker, with four seasonal glazes a year. No factory, no thousand-unit runs — just a wheel, a kiln, and the weight of a warm cup in the morning light.
The flagship
The Glaze-of-the-Season Box
Four times a year, Fernwick fires one glaze and one glaze only. The quarterly box sends you two pieces from that firing — usually a mug and a bowl — along with the story of how the glaze was mixed and why it looks the way it does. It's the flagship offer, and the simplest way to let a season arrive on your table.
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Two pieces, one glaze, one firing
Every box holds two stoneware pieces pulled from the same seasonal kiln load, so the colour and surface read as a matched pair rather than a catalogue mix.
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A quarterly rhythm, not a monthly rush
Boxes ship once a season — four times a year. Enough time for the clay to be thrown, dried, bisque fired, glazed, and fired again without cutting a single step short.
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The glaze notes, written by hand
Each box includes a short card on that season's glaze: what's in it, how it behaves in the kiln, and what variation to expect across the two pieces.
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Reserve before the kiln is full
Seasonal batches are sized to what one maker can fire in a cycle, so reservations open to the email list first and close when the kiln load is spoken for.
The studio
Meet the Maker
Fernwick is a one-person studio. The same hands centre the clay, mix the glaze, load the kiln, and wrap the box. That's the whole trust story — no production line, no outsourced throwing, and no pretending otherwise while the studio is still finding its feet.
- One pair of hands, start to finish
- Throwing, trimming, glazing, firing, packing. Nothing is sent out to a third-party workshop, which is also why batches stay small and drops are seasonal.
- Why small-batch matters
- A small kiln load means every piece gets looked at individually. Anything that warps, cracks, or crawls badly doesn't get sold — it goes back to the shard pile.
- Honest about where we are
- Fernwick is pre-launch. There are no customer reviews yet, so instead you get studio photos, batch sizes, firing dates, and plain ship windows. Judge the work, not the testimonials.
- Made in the studio, shipped across the US
- Everything is thrown and fired in one studio and packed for shipping anywhere in the United States.
Weeks, not minutes
How Each Piece Is Made
Handmade stoneware costs more than a supermarket mug because it takes weeks, not minutes. Here's the whole sequence, so you know exactly what you're paying for — and exactly why no two pieces come out identical.
2 · Trimming and handles
Once leather-hard, the foot is trimmed and the handle is pulled and attached by hand. Then the piece dries slowly for days so it doesn't crack on the way to the kiln.
3 · Bisque firing
The dried work gets a first low firing that turns clay into porous ceramic — strong enough to handle, thirsty enough to take glaze.
4 · Glazing the season
The seasonal glaze is mixed in studio and dipped or poured on. Drips, pooling, and thin spots at the rim are part of the surface, not defects.
5 · The final firing
A high stoneware firing vitrifies the body and melts the glaze into glass. Kiln position changes the result — the same glaze can read warmer on one shelf than another.
6 · Sorting and wrapping
Every piece is checked by hand, labelled with its batch, and wrapped for shipping. What doesn't pass doesn't ship.
Numbered batches
Shop Mugs & Bowls
Individual pieces are released in labelled batches — each one tied to a specific firing and glaze. When a batch sells through, it's gone until that glaze comes around again. Stock listings go live as the first kiln loads come out.
Morning Mug — Batch 01
The everyday stoneware mug the studio was built around: full-hand handle, steady base, thick enough to hold heat through a slow breakfast. Released in small numbered batches from a single firing.
Listing opens with the first firingEveryday Bowl — Batch 01
A wide, low stoneware bowl sized for oats, soup, or whatever the morning calls for. Stacks cleanly; each one trimmed on the wheel by hand.
Listing opens with the first firingSeasonal Glaze Editions
Pieces finished in the current glaze of the season. Once the season turns and the kiln is reloaded, that edition closes.
Listing opens with the first firingSeconds Shelf
Pieces with a kiln kiss, a glaze crawl, or a slightly off-centre foot — fully functional, honestly described, priced lower. Listed only when a firing produces them.
Listing opens with the first firingFirst to know when new batches and seasonal glazes drop
The email list is how Fernwick opens a drop. Subscribers hear the firing date, see the glaze tests before anyone else, and get first claim on the quarterly box before the kiln load is spoken for. A few notes a season — never more.
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Care & Shipping
Plain answers about fragility, lead times, and getting handmade stoneware across the US intact — so nothing about the purchase is a surprise.
- Is handmade stoneware dishwasher and microwave safe?
- Fernwick pieces are fired to stoneware temperature and glazed with food-safe glazes, so they're fine in the dishwasher and microwave. Hand washing is still gentler on handles and glaze surfaces over the long run, and we'd avoid sudden temperature swings like a cold mug straight under boiling water.
- Why don't two pieces look identical?
- Because they aren't. Each piece is thrown individually and glaze behaves differently depending on thickness and kiln position. Expect small differences in height, weight, glaze depth, and colour tone within a batch — that's the point of a handmade object, and every listing says what range to expect.
- How long until my order ships?
- In-stock pieces from a completed batch are packed and shipped within a few business days. If a piece is tied to an upcoming firing, the listing states the firing date and the ship window plainly — no vague 'coming soon'.
- How does the quarterly box ship?
- Once per season, after that season's glaze firing is unloaded and sorted. You'll get an email with the firing date and the shipping window before the box goes out.
- Where do you ship?
- Across the United States. Everything travels double-boxed with padding around handles and rims, since those are the parts that take the hit in transit.
- What if something arrives broken?
- Email the studio with a photo of the piece and the packaging. Breakage in transit gets replaced from the next available batch or refunded — one maker, one inbox, no ticket queue.
Join the waitlist
The kiln is loading. Be on the list when it opens.
Be the first to get access. Drop your email and we'll reach out the moment we launch.
Fernwick is pre-launch, which means the first batches and the first glaze-of-the-season box go to the email list before anything else. Add your address and we'll send the firing date, the glaze, and the moment reservations open.