I told her kilns are close to a thousand dollars and a pottery wheel can be $900,” said Hafner. “It’s an expensive art form.

A gas kiln heats the pots to temperature. The potter glazes the outside of the pot with a glaze made of natural materials such as silica, iron, cobalt and other natural materials from the earth. It ...

The Lawrences started Architectural Pottery with two young designers, John Follis and Rex Goode, who had learned to make and market contemporary ceramic products while in art school. In the next ...