Our story
A two-person studio in Portland
Bumbleweb began at a kitchen table with a secondhand wheel. Today we work from a small studio on Division Street, making the pieces we wanted for our own table: simple, sturdy and a pleasure to hold.
We want our pieces to be used every day, chipped a little, and loved for years.
How a mug is made
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Thrown
Each mug is shaped on the wheel from a pound of stoneware clay.
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Trimmed and handled
A day later we trim the foot and pull the handle by hand.
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Fired twice
A bisque firing, then glazing and a final firing to 2,232°F.