Functional Stoneware

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The process of throwing stoneware clay on a wheel connects me in a deep heartfelt way to potters over eons, and across civilizations.  From those first accidental discoveries of curing clay in an open fire, to the many opportunities of finishing clay, today, provide the potter endless opportunities.  

Collection of ceramic cups and bowls in blue and yellow, stacked and arranged on a wooden table with books in the background.
Ken Maddux Functional Stoneware s25
Various handcrafted ceramic cups and bowls on a wooden table with a stacked book underneath the cups, and a dark patterned wall in the background.
Ken Maddux Functional Stoneware s25
Ken Maddux Functional Stoneware s25
Bending Pines Pottery Ken Maddux Functional Stoneware Yellow Bowls s25
Two ceramic mugs and a dough bowl on a granite countertop, with the dough bowl in the foreground and two mugs tilted on their sides in the background.
Bending Pines Pottery Functional Pottery-fired Fall 2025
Bending Pines Pottery Ken Maddux Functional Stoneware s25
Functional Stoneware Inquiry
Ken Maddux Functional Stoneware f24
Bending Pines Pottery Ken Maddux at the wheel
Bending Pines Pottery Functional Pottery-glazed Fall 2025
Bending Pines Pottery Functional Pottery-fired Fall 2025