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Drop 01 · The First Swim

Date coming soon · Shark teeth bowls, sea turtle dishes and espresso mugs · Prices on inquiry

Handmade pottery by Ransom Reback

Shaped by hand. Moved by water.

I’m Ransom: student, swimmer, potter. Every mug, bowl and vase is thrown, trimmed, glazed and fired by these two hands, in small batches between classes. No two come out the same. Just like whale shark spots.

Commission a one-of-a-kind Dive into the gallery

Fresh from the kiln

The latest catch

Drop 01: espresso mugs

Drop 01: shark teeth bowl

Drop 01: sea turtle dishes

Photo: wave-rim serving bowl

Photo: spotted ring dishes

Photo: kiln opening day

Wheel-thrownNo molds, no factory, no shortcuts. Just two hands and a spinning wheel.
Cone 6 stonewareFired hot enough to laugh at your dishwasher. Food-safe glazes on anything you sip or scoop.
Small dropsReleased during school breaks. When the tide goes out, so do the pieces.

Meet Ransom

A gentle giant of a hobby

I started making pottery [when and where he started] and never stopped. What hooked me is how clay moves: it spins, rises and twists on the wheel like something alive in the water.

That’s where the whale shark comes from. It’s the biggest fish in the ocean and one of the calmest, and every one has its own pattern of spots. I want my pieces to feel the same way: steady, useful, and one of a kind.

Right now I release work in small drops during school breaks, plus a few custom orders. Want something made just for you? Swim on over to Custom Orders.

A day in the life

Up before the fish. In the water by five. Covered in clay by dinner.

  1. Wake up

    Before the sun. Before the fish, honestly.

  2. Swim

    Two hours of laps. The whale shark approves.

  3. School

    Classes all day. Daydreaming about glazes.

  4. Small pottery break

    A quick dip into clay: trimming, a few pulls on the wheel.

  5. Dinnertime

    Family table. Refuel like a whale shark at a plankton buffet.

  6. More pottery

    Back at the wheel until the tide turns. This is where the magic happens.

Kind words

Straight from the pod

Real words and real photos from people who took a piece home.

Quiet waters… for now.

The first reviews surface after Drop 01. Bought a piece? Send a photo of it in action, coffee in the mug or a plant in the planter, to @ransomware.pottery and it might land right here.