You sure can!

Although many of my customers prefer to hand wash their pieces, all of my work is dishwasher, microwave and oven safe!

NOTE: As with all pottery, always avoid extreme temperature changes or thermal shock (like going from the fridge or freezer to a hot oven).

Yes!

This is important to me since almost all of my work is functional pottery. I'm very careful to only purchase clay and glazes that are 100% lead-free and FDA-approved food safe.

Stoneware.

I use stoneware clay in all of my work. It is less porous than earthenware and much more durable than other types of clay. All of my stoneware pieces are fired at a temperature between 2150 and 2330 degrees Fahrenheit, making them microwave, dishwasher and oven safe.

Yes!

All custom order requests should be emailed to amygriffinstudio@gmail.com to be preapproved. After approval, full payment is required upfront. All custom orders can take 6-8 weeks to complete.

• Prep clay by wedging
• Create the item by hand or on the wheel
• Dry to leather hard, 1 day
• Trim foot and attachments like handles if necessary
• Dry to bone dry, 1-2 weeks
• Bisque fire in kiln, then wash dust off each piece
• Hand paint or glaze
• Glaze fire in kiln
• Sand bottoms of each finished piece
• This is the whole process for each piece I create, however each kiln firing must be timed or grouped with a full batch or load of pottery, which can also slow down the completion time.

Pottery is not fast, but we all know good things are worth the wait!

Clay can be recycled at any point up to bisque firing. In my studio all trimmings, scraps and failed pieces are collected and recycled, which is called reclaiming.

Pottery teaches us the value of being present, setting aside distractions, and delighting in the process as opposed to concentrating only on the final product.