Recycling large amounts of wood ash collected from families who heat with wood gives Goodman's stoneware the subdued and sensuous wood ash glazes that are its trademark.

"Wood warms twice" is a popular expression in the densely forested western North Carolina mountains, referring to the warmth generated in the chopping and burning of wood. But through Hank Goodman's distinctive wood ash glazes, wood warms a third time in their lasting beauty.

Designed to last a lifetime, this pottery is produced with lead free glazes, is microwave, dishwasher, and oven proof up to 400 degrees.

Due to the handcrafted nature of this work the size and glaze may vary slightly.

Hank Goodman is a native of Iowa where he grew up on a family farm. In his senior year at Buena Vista University he began to throw on the wheel.

After graduating with a degree in Arts Education he went on to attain his MFA at the University of Iowa.

He took an assistant professorship at a small Midwestern college then a fine arts directorship at a private school in Colombia, South America and later high school and college teaching jobs in El Paso, Texas.

In 1989 he and his wife Vicki moved to the mountains of North Carolina. In addition to his pottery Hank also has a love for gardening and cooking.

"I like to produce pottery that can be useful and at the same time make a statement of form, my work varies from small, functional pieces to large scale-bottles and vases as high as 24 inches-and in the style of Mediterranean and Greek shapes. I like to create work that looks as though it could have been found in an ancient tomb."
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