Welcome to the Muddy Heart: Our First Proper Blog Post

Hello, you.

 

If you’re here, you’ve probably stumbled across a piece of our work—a bowl that feels like a silent morning, a mug that holds your coffee like a secret, or a vase that seems to grow from the windowsill itself. You might have wondered about the hands that made it, the why behind it, or the quiet little studio where it all happens.

 

Consider this blog the answer to that quiet wonder. This is Pottery & Pig. Not a factory, not a trend-chaser, but a seasonal studio built on two messy, beautiful truths: the slow magic of pottery, and the rooted, earthy joy of the pig (the animal, the metaphor, the spirit of unapologetic delight in the muck).

 

What We Are, and What We Are Not

 This is not a place of endless inventory. You won’t find a thousand identical things here. Our studio runs on the rhythm of seasons—not just the calendar ones, but seasons of creative energy, of learning, of rest.

 We produce in limited batches. Each collection is born from a specific feeling, a quality of light, a moment in our garden at [Your Town/Region, if known from blog], or a story that needs telling in clay. When a batch is gone, it’s gone. It makes each piece a tiny artifact of a particular time, a captured moment in our hands and hearts.

 The “Pig” in Our Pottery

 Why “Pig”? Because a pig finds profound happiness in rich earth. It doesn’t shy away from getting deep into the material of life. That’s our approach.

 Every piece we create is “with joy.” This is our odd little phrase for the fingerprints left in, the slight wobbles embraced, the glaze that moves its own way and leaves a surprise. These aren’t flaws to us; they’re the evidence of life—the joy of a thing being made by a living, breathing human, not a machine. They are the signature of the handmade. We don’t hide them; we celebrate them. They are what make your piece yours alone.

 What to Expect Here

 In this blog corner, we’ll share:

 The Stories Behind the Batches: What inspired this season’s “Frost-Thaw” glaze or that “August Dust” collection.

 Peeks into the Process: From a lump of wet clay to the final, fiery transformation in the kiln. It’s love, and we want to show you.

 Studio Seasons: Why we close sometimes, why we come back bursting with new ideas, and how our rural life feeds the work.

 The Honest Truths: The cracked pots, the failed experiments, the days the mud doesn’t listen. That’s part of the story, too.

 This practice is our muddy heart, shared with you. It’s about creating objects for daily life that whisper, “Slow down. Feel this. You are here.”

 Our next limited batch is coming soon, born from the hesitant green and clinging cold of early spring here at the studio. It will be small. It will be full of “love.” And we hope it will find its way to a shelf, a table, or a morning ritual in your home.

 Thank you for being here, for loving the things made by human hands, and for finding beauty in the imperfect.

 With gratitude from the mud,

 Pottery & Pig

 P.S. Want to be the first to know when a new batch emerges? The best way is to join our Seasonal Newsletter. No spam, just occasional notes from the studio—like a letter from a friend. You can sign up right [here, link to newsletter].