Form, glaze chemistry, and the useful uncertainty of fire.

Notes from Decker Pottery in Đồng Nai on glaze development—from crystalline growth and aventurine sparkle to crackle, oil spot, hare’s-fur, and quiet mineral surfaces—alongside wheel throwing, hand building, mold-making, firing, and Collection 001.

Two sculptural bottle forms with pale and charcoal crystalline surfaces

Collection notes · 6 min read

Why the first collection begins with the bottle

Why Decker Pottery chose the handmade bottle as the starting point for Collection 001: wheel-thrown proportion, silhouette, mold-making, and crystalline surface.Read article

Ceramic form studies and glaze materials in the Decker Pottery studio

Process · 4 min read

What the mold keeps—and what the glaze changes

How plaster molds preserve the character of wheel-thrown and hand-built originals while clay, finishing, glaze chemistry, and firing make every piece distinct.Read article

Pale mineral-blue vessel with a crystalline ceramic surface

Glaze notebook · 3 min read

Reading crystal growth as part chemistry, part weather

How Decker Pottery reads crystalline glaze results through chemistry, application, firing, and controlled cooling.Read article

Ivory bud vessel study with red crystalline blooms

Studio update · 2 min read

Building Collection 001 in Đồng Nai

A studio update on developing Decker Pottery’s first ceramic collection in Đồng Nai, Vietnam.Read article