Bryan Cronk Ceramics

Photo of greenware loaded in a kiln.

Low bisque cone 05. 466th firing in my @coneartkilns.bsky.social 1822D

Ornaments Individually made, hand-built rustic functional ware. Made by me, Bryan Cronk, a potter living and working out of Livingston Manor, in the Catskills region of New York State.

2025 ornaments finally wrapped up!
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Box of handmade tiles.

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.

No! Put that away!

Rainbow birch handmade mug

Rainbow birch handmade cup

Rainbow mugs and cups restocked. Not many left.

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

I work with soft slabs. And this slab was pretty soft.

Oh that would be cool! I’m hoping to get some cool variations in the glaze I’ll be using. I’ll have to experiment to get some “sparkle”

Grid of wet clay tiles drying.

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.

Salt fired pot sitting on a board the trees in the background.

I’ve started to explore different firing processes. This is a piece I put in a salt kiln.

Photo of nine handmade tiles with plant impressions.

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.

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

Yay! Glad they arrived.

Speckled clay handmade tiles

This these tiles using Dark Star by Kentucky Mudworks are my favorite from the batch.

Green, brown, and white handmade tiles.

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.

Thanks! Hope they survive the drying process.

Two small clay pots sitting on a pottery wheel. Just trimmed and ready to dry.

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

Handmade birch vase with blue glaze

Handmade birch vase with yellow glaze

Handmade birch vase with white glaze

Handmade birch vase with pink glaze

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…

Photo of penny tiles

Selfie sitting on a floor laying out sheets of penny tile.

Not all of my ceramic work is done in the studio, I’m also a tile setter.

Thank you!

Cool. Have a look and let me know if you have any questions. They are all handmade so all unique.

B. Cronk Ceramics | Handmade Rustic Pottery Individually made, hand-built rustic functional ware. Made by me, Bryan Cronk, a potter living and working out of Livingston Manor, in the Catskills region of New York State.

Yes, I have a website, and sell them online at bcronkceramics.com
I can’t remember what colors I have up there right now. I go through them quickly.

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.

Holding a white handmade bowl just taken off the pottery wheel.

Popped into the studio late last night to trim a bowl recently thrown. For a handbuilder, I’m pretty happy with my wheel skills.

Sitting at a pottery wheel trimming the bottom rim.

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.

Selfie standing in my ceramics studio before a tray of recycled clay.

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!