Bryan Cronk Ceramics
@bcronkceramics.bsky.social
Small-batch potter based in Livingston Manor, NY making handmade rustic functional pottery. 🏳️🌈
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Low bisque cone 05. 466th firing in my @coneartkilns.bsky.social 1822D
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Low bisque cone 05. 466th firing in my @coneartkilns.bsky.social 1822D
Getting so close to having this order of tiles done. Grateful for a very patient client.
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Getting so close to having this order of tiles done. Grateful for a very patient client.
A little Taylor Swift to get me in studio mode.
October 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A little Taylor Swift to get me in studio mode.
Rainbow mugs and cups restocked. Not many left.
September 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Rainbow mugs and cups restocked. Not many left.
Time to make more vases.
September 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Time to make more vases.
If you have been waiting to pick up a new mug or one for the first time, a new batch has been added to my shop (link in profile). Limited colors and quantities, and I will be honest, I do not anticipate another mug drop before the end of the year.
As always, thank you for the support! -Bryan
As always, thank you for the support! -Bryan
August 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If you have been waiting to pick up a new mug or one for the first time, a new batch has been added to my shop (link in profile). Limited colors and quantities, and I will be honest, I do not anticipate another mug drop before the end of the year.
As always, thank you for the support! -Bryan
As always, thank you for the support! -Bryan
I work with soft slabs. And this slab was pretty soft.
June 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I work with soft slabs. And this slab was pretty soft.
Custom tiles. Interested in a custom, expensive backsplash? Reach out to discuss. Working on two right now and while there isn’t much variation finding the process cathartic.
June 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Custom tiles. Interested in a custom, expensive backsplash? Reach out to discuss. Working on two right now and while there isn’t much variation finding the process cathartic.
I’ve started to explore different firing processes. This is a piece I put in a salt kiln.
June 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I’ve started to explore different firing processes. This is a piece I put in a salt kiln.
Handmade white tiles with botanical imprints.
May 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Handmade white tiles with botanical imprints.
Adding botanicals to some tiles. Going to make a four season backsplash with imprint from what’s in the garden year round.
May 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Adding botanicals to some tiles. Going to make a four season backsplash with imprint from what’s in the garden year round.
I’m taking the Raku workshop and thought a teapot would be fun. When I make a teapot, I think of one of my first instructors. I said I wanted to make teapot and he told me it was only for the experienced. Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t do something. I ignored him and made a teapot my first week
April 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I’m taking the Raku workshop and thought a teapot would be fun. When I make a teapot, I think of one of my first instructors. I said I wanted to make teapot and he told me it was only for the experienced. Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t do something. I ignored him and made a teapot my first week
This these tiles using Dark Star by Kentucky Mudworks are my favorite from the batch.
April 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This these tiles using Dark Star by Kentucky Mudworks are my favorite from the batch.
First batch of handmade tiles out of the kiln and I couldn’t be happier! Minimal warping, good glaze coating…these are going to look great as a backsplash in my studio.
April 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
First batch of handmade tiles out of the kiln and I couldn’t be happier! Minimal warping, good glaze coating…these are going to look great as a backsplash in my studio.
Not a bad first attempt at throwing and trimming on a kick wheel. I could get into throwing this way.
April 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Not a bad first attempt at throwing and trimming on a kick wheel. I could get into throwing this way.
First time on the kick wheel. It was pretty awkward but managed to throw two pots. #kickwheel #kickwheelpottery #beardedpotter
April 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
First time on the kick wheel. It was pretty awkward but managed to throw two pots. #kickwheel #kickwheelpottery #beardedpotter
I’ve got to get in the rhythm of posting new work on my site. These are some birch vases I put up recently. Now if I had an assistant to do the business side of being an artist…
April 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’ve got to get in the rhythm of posting new work on my site. These are some birch vases I put up recently. Now if I had an assistant to do the business side of being an artist…
Not all of my ceramic work is done in the studio, I’m also a tile setter.
April 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Not all of my ceramic work is done in the studio, I’m also a tile setter.
No mud, No lotus.
While it’s not the most glamorous of studio tasks, there is something satisfying about reclaiming unfired clay experiments and bits to make something new. I am using reclaimed clay for the majority of my tiles.
While it’s not the most glamorous of studio tasks, there is something satisfying about reclaiming unfired clay experiments and bits to make something new. I am using reclaimed clay for the majority of my tiles.
April 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
No mud, No lotus.
While it’s not the most glamorous of studio tasks, there is something satisfying about reclaiming unfired clay experiments and bits to make something new. I am using reclaimed clay for the majority of my tiles.
While it’s not the most glamorous of studio tasks, there is something satisfying about reclaiming unfired clay experiments and bits to make something new. I am using reclaimed clay for the majority of my tiles.
Popped into the studio late last night to trim a bowl recently thrown. For a handbuilder, I’m pretty happy with my wheel skills.
April 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Popped into the studio late last night to trim a bowl recently thrown. For a handbuilder, I’m pretty happy with my wheel skills.
I have been a hand builder in my pottery work for most of the last 15 years. It’s nice to sit at the wheel and be a “beginner” again.
April 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I have been a hand builder in my pottery work for most of the last 15 years. It’s nice to sit at the wheel and be a “beginner” again.
I’ve been unmotivated to work in my studio, between the cold weather, an exhausting job, and the shit-show world, I’ve not had the energy. I had coffee with a bunch of potter friends yesterday and I’m grateful to them for our mutual support and encouragement. Keep your community close!
March 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I’ve been unmotivated to work in my studio, between the cold weather, an exhausting job, and the shit-show world, I’ve not had the energy. I had coffee with a bunch of potter friends yesterday and I’m grateful to them for our mutual support and encouragement. Keep your community close!
Figuring out underglaze transfers. #handmadeceramics #potteryprocess
March 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Figuring out underglaze transfers. #handmadeceramics #potteryprocess
The handmade tile tests continue. Now that I am making then 1/2” thick, I’m the warping has been reduced. Let’s see how they handle the bisque fire.
March 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The handmade tile tests continue. Now that I am making then 1/2” thick, I’m the warping has been reduced. Let’s see how they handle the bisque fire.
Time to start working on a new batch of birch mugs. What colors would you like to see this year?
March 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Time to start working on a new batch of birch mugs. What colors would you like to see this year?