Here at Bujno Pottery, we handcraft each and every piece of our stoneware pottery using traditional 18th century forming methods.
	Steve transferring a board of his hand-turned pottery.

Our antique crockery machine [circs. the 1800's], known as a jigger machine, forms the traditional crocks, plates, bowls and mugs one at a time.  This reproduction machine makes pottery from our original plaster turnings and models.
	Kenny forms our one gallon cannister on the jigger machine.

	All of the jiggered pieces remain in the mold overnight.  They are then brought to the turntable to be first be hand- trimmed, sponged smooth and sometimes have a  bead line incised into the moist stoneware crocks.  They are then set off to stiffen up to a leather hard feel!
Chris gets in close to make sure the quart crock is ready for the next step.

One part of our process that must be done while the clay is still moist is the embedding your custom artwork into the clay.  Be assured that every piece is made to order from scratch. There are no stock crocks that we would simply print your image on.  Every crock is always custom made, start to finish!
	Every custom crock is hand stamped.  This is an art in itself.

	When the piece is dry, but still fragile and unfired, either a cobalt blue or sage green slip is sponged onto the lip of each crock.  If there are handles, they are hand brushed. Also, if the pieces are part of a collectible group order, numbering is hand applied.
Kim brushes  our cobalt  blue slip

After one of three of our own glaze recipes are sprayed onto the still raw piece, the pottery is placed into one of our kilns and fired to 2300F-we call that cone 9.  Cobalt, which we usefor our blue, is the only stable oxide that will not burn off at these high temperatures.  We are able to produce a sage green only through a process known as fritting.
	The kiln atmosphere is white hot at 2350 degrees

	We unload the kilns at about 500F.  The stoneware is then loaded onto the floor for cooling, waiting  to be sorted.  Our pottery is shipped daily to our customers and catalog companies, along with group and clubs...as fund raisers like yours.
A variety of items awaiting inspection.

Tina handles all of your orders...literally.  She takes your order, guides it through the process and makes sure it arrives safely or is ready for pickup.

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