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Juniper Row Pottery
Hands shaping a terracotta bowl on a spinning potter's wheel

Handmade in Asheville, North Carolina

Juniper Row Pottery

Small-batch stoneware, thrown by hand in a little garage studio in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Hannah, the artist behind Juniper Row Pottery, throwing a bowl at her wheel
Hannah Pierce Artist & owner

Meet the artist

Hi, I’m Hannah.

Artist & owner of Juniper Row Pottery

I’m a former office worker turned full-time potter. Every piece in the shop is made by me, start to finish, in a converted garage studio behind our house in Asheville.

Wheel-thrown stoneware for slow mornings · one potter, one kiln · Asheville, NC

  • 2019shop open since
  • 1person makes it all
  • 100%food-safe glazes

Our story

The story behind Juniper Row

Hands wedging a fresh block of clay on a worktable
Wedging clay, most mornings before 7am.

01 How it started

It started with one lopsided mug.

Ten years ago I signed up for a Tuesday-night pottery class to get away from my laptop, and I walked out with the ugliest mug you’ve ever seen. I still drink my coffee from it every day.

I kept going back: once a week, then every spare evening, then every weekend. In 2019 my husband and I cleared out our garage on Juniper Row, bought a second-hand kiln from a retiring potter, and I opened the online shop. The first order came from a stranger in Oregon. I cried a little.

— Hannah

02 Where & how it’s made

By hand, in a garage studio in Asheville

No factories and no production partners. Everything is made in small batches, about twenty steps from my back door.

  1. Wedge. Local North Carolina stoneware clay is kneaded by hand to push out air bubbles.
  2. Throw. Each piece is shaped on the wheel, so no two are exactly alike.
  3. Trim & glaze. Pieces are trimmed, dried for a week, then dipped in glazes I mix myself.
  4. Fire. Two kiln firings make every piece dishwasher- and microwave-safe.
Close-up of hands pulling up the wall of a pot on the wheel

03 What makes it special

Three things I won’t compromise on

Made to be used

Pottery belongs on the breakfast table, not behind glass. Everything is built for daily life.

Honest materials

Regional clay, lead-free glazes, and plastic-free packaging made from recycled paper.

A real person

Questions, custom orders, a chipped mug? You’ll always hear back from me, not a help desk.

Reviews

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What we make

Everyday pottery, made in small batches

New pieces come out of the kiln every few weeks and are listed in the shop as they’re ready.

  • A mint-green handmade mug on a gingham tablecloth

    Mugs & cups

    Hand-pulled handles that fit your fingers, in sizes from espresso to big Sunday-morning mugs.

  • Stoneware plates and a small terracotta bowl on a table

    Bowls & tableware

    Serving bowls, pasta bowls and plates, sturdy enough for every day and pretty enough for guests.

  • Rows of glazed stoneware bud vases in sage, blue and olive

    Vases

    Bud vases and larger vessels in soft, earthy glazes, for a single stem or a whole bunch.

  • Two people's hands shaping clay together on a potter's wheel

    Custom orders

    Matching sets, wedding gifts and pieces for cafés. Send a message through the shop and we’ll plan it together.

Visit the shop

Everything is sold through the online shop, with secure checkout and buyer protection.

The studio letter

Get 10% off your first order

Join the list and I’ll send a note when fresh pieces come out of the kiln, usually once a month. You’ll get your discount code right away.

Find your new favourite piece

Fresh batches are listed in the shop as they come out of the kiln. Thanks for supporting a one-person studio.

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