{"id":19,"date":"2026-09-12T08:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T08:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/journal\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T08:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T08:14:12","slug":"journal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section mt-0\">\n<div class=\"container mw-md text-center\">\n<h1 class=\"display-5 mb-3\">Journal<\/h1>\n<p class=\"lead mb-0\">Notes from the studio: how a jar is thrown, why a glaze moves, where the clay comes from and how to live with the result.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section bg-transparent my-0 my-lg-6\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div style=\"--custom-gutter: 60px\" class=\"row gutter-custom\">\n\t<div class=\"entry col-md-4\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/2026\/09\/01\/how-a-jar-is-thrown\/\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"829\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/1-1-829x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brown clay table jar in a studio setting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/1-1-829x1024.jpg 829w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/1-1-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/1-1-768x948.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/1-1-1244x1536.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/1-1-640x790.jpg 640w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/1-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-title\">\n\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/2026\/09\/01\/how-a-jar-is-thrown\/\">How a Jar Is Thrown, From Wedged Clay to Finished Rim<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"uil uil-schedule\"><\/i> \t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 1, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>A jar begins long before the wheel starts turning. Here is the whole sequence, from wedging the clay to trimming the foot.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/2026\/09\/01\/how-a-jar-is-thrown\/\" class=\"link-dark text-smaller text-uppercase ls-1 fw-medium op-09\">Read on<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry col-md-4\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/2026\/08\/21\/reading-a-glaze\/\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"White Big Showcase Jar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/3-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-title\">\n\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/2026\/08\/21\/reading-a-glaze\/\">Reading a Glaze: Why Two Jars From One Bucket Look Different<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"uil uil-schedule\"><\/i> \t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 21, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Glaze is a suspension, a chemistry and a weather report all at once. Small differences in any of them show up on&hellip;<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/2026\/08\/21\/reading-a-glaze\/\" class=\"link-dark text-smaller text-uppercase ls-1 fw-medium op-09\">Read on<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry col-md-4\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/2026\/08\/10\/living-with-clay\/\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Black Monk Table Jar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/2-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-title\">\n\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/2026\/08\/10\/living-with-clay\/\">Living With Clay: Care, Repair and the Marks of Use<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"uil uil-schedule\"><\/i> \t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 10, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Clay is meant to be used. Here is how to look after a piece so that it ages well instead of simply&hellip;<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/2026\/08\/10\/living-with-clay\/\" class=\"link-dark text-smaller text-uppercase ls-1 fw-medium op-09\">Read on<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry col-md-4\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-image\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/2026\/07\/30\/where-our-clay-comes-from\/\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/2-2-1024x727.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Featured clay pottery collection\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/2-2-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/2-2-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/2-2-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/2-2-1536x1091.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/2-2-640x455.jpg 640w, https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/09\/2-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-title\">\n\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/2026\/07\/30\/where-our-clay-comes-from\/\">Where Our Clay Comes From, and Why That Changes the Colour<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"uil uil-schedule\"><\/i> \t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 30, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>We buy from three pits, and each one gives a different body. Knowing which is which is half of designing a collection.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/2026\/07\/30\/where-our-clay-comes-from\/\" class=\"link-dark text-smaller text-uppercase ls-1 fw-medium op-09\">Read on<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Notes from the studio: clay, glaze, firings and the people who shape them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-canvas","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.canvaswp.com\/shop-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}