The East Fork Journal The Journal

Color Theory: Bittersweet & Nocturne

Time traveling with Nicole Lissenden. East Fork’s Creative Director shares the inspirations behind this season’s bold color explorations and reflects on East Fork’s 15th Anniversary.

Community-supported Healthcare

Meet our first employee-recommended community partner, Big Ivy Health, and learn how they support the needs of the Barnardsville Community with free access to healthcare.

A black and white photo of Alex Matisse kneeling in front of large ceramic pieces in a wood kiln

Why Is It Called East Fork?

Alex Matisse, East Fork’s founder, on how the company got its name and why it represents a “little private victory” for him.

A lineup of ceramic palettes with square glaze swatches all over them.

Color Stories

A look back at the evolution of East Fork’s core colors and how they came to be.

A person wearing a black sweatshirt is holding a ceramic terracotta mug with 2 hands.

How We Make The Mug

Want to know everything there is to know about how we make The Mug? It’s your lucky day. Get the behind-the-scenes on how we make our iconic ceramic mug.

In a sink are various ceramic dishes, mugs, and silverware with sudsy water

Caring For Your Pots

A care guide for your pots, yourself, each other.

An Interview with Alex Matisse on Being a Father

C: Happy first Father’s Day, Alex! What’s your favorite part about being a father so far? A: [Without pause] The...
Friday Update

Kiln Sale We had such a great time at our Kiln Sale and we hope you did too! It was...
Where We Come From

5 years ago, when I started East Fork Pottery, all I wanted was a place to make pots in the...
Clay Like Ripe Fruit

There's a sensuality about summer that's so heavy, so carnal, as to feel desperate in its urgency. Peaches, plums, tomatoes...
Lucky Thirteen

Please Join Us Next Weekend Saturday, June 14th & Sunday, June 15th for our Spring Kiln Sale The 13th Firing at...
Pitchers, Pictures, & Pictures of Pitchers

Alex Glazes a Rebecca Pitcher with a Slip-Trailed Floret, Destined, perhaps, for the Baptismal Chapel at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church...
October

I start getting excited for October in April or May and start to lament its impending departure in August or...
EFP Doin’ Work

It happens the same way each throwing cycle: about four weeks before loading & firing, we start worrying that there...
The Blaauw

For those of you who have been following along with us for a while, you’ll know that Alex and John...
You’re Invited to Dinner

You are invited to a 5-course farm-to-pottery dinner with East Fork Pottery & Table Restaurant Saturday, September 14 at 6:30 pm on the...
A Feast Fit for Kings

Thank you so much to all who came to our first pottery dinner last weekend! Alex and I had such...