I make pieces of ceramic art. I guess you could call it pottery - just like you could call a fine hand-made chair "carpentry". You see, I take my time with my work just as a painter or furniture maker might. Some potters can make a mug in 5 minutes and throw a handle on it and call it good. My mugs are thrown on the potters wheel slower and they take days to cure, under plastic wrap before they can be		exposed to the air. This extra care makes the handles stronger and it exemplifies my philosophy of "slow and thoughtful". Perhaps it's not the best business model. My advisors want me to crank out work in a production mode. I just can't. So, when, and if, you buy something from me. You are buying a part of me. You will find that my work fits warmly in your hand or in your heart .
			Dan Saultman produces one-of-a-kind ceramic art pieces for those who appreciate the hand made beauty of Ceramics as an art form. Coaxing art from clay takes time and years of practice, science and careful glaze testing. All of our glazes are mixed by hand from scratch.			Stoneware is the strongest clay. The white stoneware we use is fired at 2300F in a gas kiln - no automation, just careful monitoring of a kiln for 14 hours. This method yields beautiful glazes with opalescent levels of color and depth, that are tough enough to stand up to daily food and kitchen demands.