Studio

MK Pottery Studio is a working ceramic workshop at Can Brull, in the Montseny Natural Park near Barcelona.

A place of clay, fire, teaching, and exchange. A wide, bright space that opens to the landscape, prepared for groups, intensive workshops, and quiet individual work.

Inside the studio

Courses usually run in English and Spanish, often both at once.

Wheels and the table

Seven wheels for group practice, and a common table that seats fourteen. The table is the heart of the studio: demonstrations, handbuilding, tests, glazes, and conversation around the work.

Machines

A slab roller for even slabs of any thickness, and a pug mill that mixes, compacts, and reclaims clay.

Electric kilns

Three electric kilns, from 60 to 280 litres, sized to each batch: tests, bisque firings, and small and medium work. They carry much of the studio's research.

Clays and glazes

A variety of industrial and natural clays and glazes to experiment with during the workshops.

Clay recovery

Sinks with a recovery trap collect clay scraps before they reach the drain. Reclaimed clay goes through the pug mill and back into work: less waste, longer-lived material.

Wood-fired kilns

The fast-fire wood kiln sits beside the studio, and Kujiragama a few metres away. Studio, kilns, and territory work as one system.

The deck

A large outdoor deck extends the studio toward the forest: meals, rest, conversation, and the sunset after a day of work. In summer, the wheels can move outside to work closer to nature.

The stone terrace at Can Brull at dusk, with warm lights and the forest behind it.

The space

Can Brull has a life of its own: land, food, fire, and shared meals. The studio is one part of it.

Visit canbrull.com

Articles

Writing by and about MK Pottery Studio, Bizen, and the construction of Kujiragama.

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