Pit firing is the first method that humans used to fire pottery almost 30,000 years ago.

That’s a tremendously long time!

Pottery was considered a great milestone in the development of civilization – in part because people were tired of drinking their wine out of wooden buckets.

Pit-fired pottery in particular fascinates me with its ethereal smokiness and small splashes of texture and depth.

I find looking at them is a relaxing experience akin to laying on my back and looking at shapes in the clouds.

It’s meditative.

What is something you like to do to connect to our shared human story?

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View our selection of pit fired pieces and see how it is made here.