About
My story
One of my biggest passions is to craft lasting and memorable artifacts. It’s fascinating to think that pieces I’ve created have the potential to last for thousands of years. The drive to create heirloom type items first manifested itself in the woodworking hobby for me. After a few years of creating unique hardwood furniture, the art of ceramics found me and became my primary focus.
It's fascinating to think that pieces I've created with my hands and some clay have the potential to last for thousands of years.
Corey D. Bush
The process
I create functional ceramics from either stoneware or porcelain, depending on the aesthetic and functionality needed on the piece at hand.
After selecting the proper clay body, pieces are thrown* on the pottery wheel in my studio and left to dry overnight on my shelving units.
The next day, pots are typically placed onto the pottery wheel once more, secured with clay lugs, and trimmed with a variety of sharp metal tools to achieve their finalized form and foot ring. It is at this stage that I stamp the bottom of each pot with my maker’s mark (my signature).
After trimming, pots are left to dry for about a week before their initial firing, known as a “bisque firing”. This initial firing strengthens the pots and turns the clay into ceramic.
Once bisque fired, I apply glazes to them by hand and prepare them for their final firing known as a glaze firing. This firing is very hot and reaches temperatures of approximately 2300F.
About a day after the glaze firing is completed, the kiln is cool enough to open and the pots are delicately removed from the kiln and inspected for quality.