Welcome to Shadow Wood Studio, a small-batch ceramics studio in Saratoga, New York, run by artist Kristen Brockmon and her husband Tim.
Kristen is a Pratt Institute BFA graduate whose work lives at the intersection of functional pottery and surface artistry. Every piece is wheel-thrown, trimmed, and glazed by hand, then brought to life through hand-applied botanical and mushroom underglaze transfers and carefully layered glaze work. Some pieces are finished with gold detail added by hand before the final firing.
What started as a pottery studio became something more when Kristen began turning her broken kiln seconds into mosaic wall art, reclaiming the pieces that didn't survive the firing process and transforming them into something new. It's a practice rooted in the belief that nothing made with care should go to waste.
Tim handles the heavy lifting, literally. He hauls and preps the 100+ lbs of stoneware clay that keeps the studio running, and as a working chef, his kitchen puts every piece through its paces to make sure each mug, bowl, and vessel performs the way functional pottery should.
At Shadow Wood Studio, we make things meant to be used, not saved for special occasions. Pour your coffee into something beautiful. Hang something handmade on your wall. Support a small studio that puts care into every piece that leaves it.
We're glad you're here.
Kristen + Tim
Shadow Wood Studio | Saratoga, New York