Joe Cole
A native of Washington State, Joe began making pottery in 1999 at Cornell College. He went on to make pots at Haystack School of Crafts in Maine and the Rochester Folk Art Guild in Rochester, NY before beginning a two-year apprenticeship with internationally renowned wood-fired potter Mark Hewitt in Pittsboro, NC. After his apprenticeship, Joe worked as a journeyman potter for Dover Pottery and King’s Pottery in the historic pottery community of Seagrove, NC. He also worked with local materials clay and glaze development at STARworks Ceramics, Materials, and Research, and taught wood-firing and kiln building at Central Carolina Community College. Joe has designed numerous successful wood kilns. Since moving to Wisconsin, Joe has shared his extensive knowledge of wood firing with many ceramics students here at Adamah and at nearby art centers. He also is a talented self-employed carpenter, dad, road cyclist.
Events with Joe Cole
Anagama WoodfireOctober 22 - 28, 2027
Come spend a week immersed in the tradition of wood firing at Adamah in our Anagama kiln! This firing will include both the main chamber of our Anagama kiln and our salt catenary chamber, offering participants the opportunity to explore two distinct wood-firing environments. Participants will bring 50–70 bisque-fired pots and take shifts stoking the kiln as part of this collaborative, hands-on experience. All pieces must be made from a cone 10 clay body and should include a variety of forms and sizes. During kiln loading, participants will choose which chamber will fire their work, placing approximately one-third of their…