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Wood ash glazes are unpredictable. As an artist who works with natural substances – minerals, rocks, wood, fire, and water it is intriguing and inspiring Read more...

Collaboration with Sake Nomi: Celebrating Sake Culture

Collaboration with Sake Nomi Today I want to share with you my new friendship with Jonnie and Taiko, the owners of Sake Nomi, the sake bar in Seattle that is... Read more...

Wood Ash Glaze and the Circle of a Tree’s Life

This is a behind-the-scenes look at the wood-ash glazes I use here in the studio – about how the beautiful surfaces of these ceramic vessels come to be, and about... Read more...

Kimchi in Spaaaaace??!!

Yes! It’s not a joke! Over the past few years, kimchi has been seen more often in shops and restaurants, showing it’s not just a local trend, but is a... Read more...

Ceramics and Ethics – Celebration of Chefs

The story of how I came to meet Chef Eugenio, Chef Charly, Chef Luis, Chef Patricia, Chef Selene, and Chef Mauricio is in itself an InFerment adventure. Read more...

Earliest Evidence of Fermenting vessels

It’s lovely to be writing to you again! It is particularly exciting because this installment is coming from our newly remodeled studio. It has been a full spring here at... Read more...

The oldest chocolate drink found in ceramic vessels

The experts determined that what they found was most likely a fermented beverage made from the pulpy outer part of the cacao pod. Read more...

Fermented Drinks in Ancient Ceramic Vessels

The Georgian winemaking heritage goes back 8,000 years and centers on the kvevri, a gigantic terra-cotta pot shaped like a pointed egg, with the point at the bottom. Read more...

Primeval Fermenting in Ancient Ceramics and Us

Fermentation as a food preparation and preservation technique is older even than civilization – the practice goes back more than 9000 years. Read more...