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Sawdust and Clay features handmade functional pottery and woodcrafts made by husband and wife artists

10/13/2026

We’ve taken one of our best-selling swirly bowl and given it a little makeover! Rich, dark clay paired with gorgeous new glazes brings a whole new personality to a shape you already know and love.

Same handmade goodness, fresh new look!

This new collection is headed to the NC State Fair this week, and we can’t wait to see what you think!

10/12/2026

Monday blues? We prefer ours with a little purple and a fresh cup of coffee. 💜☕

This and soooo many other pieces are headed to the NC State Fair Pottery Expo this week! Come check it out when you visit the fair this year.

10/10/2026

This week's Studio Builder FULL Journal entry is now live
on substack! Check it out... Link in bio.

10/08/2026

Turns out, changing careers doesn’t mean starting from scratch.

I spent nearly 20 years building a career in retail, and while I was ready for something different, there’s a whole lot from those years that I’m grateful to have brought with me.

Some lessons worth keeping. Some worth leaving behind. And plenty I’m still putting to use as we grow Sawdust & Clay.

Tomorrow’s Studio Builder is about The Things I Brought With Me.

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10/07/2026

Working on some new item ideas with the team today. Any guesses on what this will be?? Can’t wait to hear them!

10/06/2026

When I left my corporate career, I thought leadership was one of the things I was leaving behind.
Now I'm not so sure.
I think what wore me down wasn't simply being responsible for people. It was being responsible for asking people to accomplish things I didn't always get to choose—and sometimes didn't entirely believe in.
Building my own business hasn't eliminated hard goals, difficult feedback or the responsibility that comes with leading people.
But it has changed something important:
If I ask something difficult of someone, I have to be able to stand behind why I'm asking it.
I've been thinking about what that means as Sawdust & Clay grows.
That's where we're going in this week's Studio Builder.

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10/05/2026

Fresh out of the kiln and feeling festive for Mugshot Monday! The first holiday mugs came out this week, and our Holiday Cheer collection is now live on the website.

For you early birds already checking names off your list… or just ready to sip your coffee out of something merry. We’re here for both.

10/03/2026

I've been thinking about this a lot lately.
When I left a nearly 20-year career in retail, I thought I was leaving leadership behind too. I wanted to make things. Work with my hands. Build a creative life that looked completely different from the one I had just left.
And for a while, that's exactly what I did.
Then the business grew.
We started bringing other artists into it. I started training people, planning their work, setting expectations, giving feedback and thinking about how to create an environment where people could do good work.
Somewhere along the way, I became a leader again.
The strange part is that it doesn't feel the way it did before.
I've been trying to understand why.

09/25/2026

Live now!

09/24/2026

Sometimes being a better business owner means knowing when you’re standing a little too close to the work.

This week’s Studio Builder is about customer service, creative work, and what happens when the two get personal.

New issue Friday. Subscribe free at the link in my bio.

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8624 Castleberry Rd
Apex, NC
27523

Website

https://sawdustandclay.com/

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