Cub Creek Foundation

05/03/2026

05/02/2026

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Photo credit: Mia Franco

04/09/2026

Cub Creek Foundation is offering a wood-fire ceramic artist the opportunity to serve as Assistant to the Director. This is not a paid position. This is a work-trade opportunity.

15 to 20 hours a week for a semi-private studio, access to a variety of wood kilns, gas kilns, and native clay deposits. Electric kilns are not included. Total value: $800 a month. Serious inquiries only.

- 5+ years of wood-fire experience
- Focus on wood-fire ceramics goals & pursuing an art career
- Interest in planning and leading wood-fires
- Interest in stacking kilns and taking risks
- Motivated and leading wood preparation
- Opportunity to get paid for teaching wood-fired workshops
- Clean, organized, and responsible
- Communication skills is a must
- Works efficiently
- Upbeat personality, healthy sense of humor, & outgoing personality. Able to meet and greet incoming residents
- Seeing the big picture, staying one step ahead and understanding how to plan ahead
- Participate in weekly or bi-weekly staff meetings with Director
- Participate in resident meetings
- Participate in cleaning chores and trash runs
- Participate in two or three person tasks. IE. Heavy lifting
- Carpentry skills is a plus
- Long term (1 to 3 years) is a plus
- Phone addiction? Do not apply
- Wearing headphones all the time? Do not apply

Cub Creek Foundation does not offer housing but can help applicants seek housing opportunities.

To apply:

Please send the following to Heidi Kreitchet at [email protected]

- Resume
- BIO
- Artist Statement
- 10 to 20 images of your work
- Letter of Intent - How will this opportunity help you grow as an artist? Why are you applying for this position? Please explain your goals for wood-firing your artwork and why it is important for your work.

Thank you!

03/28/2026

Cub Creek Foundation is fortunate to have Chris Pate as our Visiting Artist. Pate arrived in rural Virginia at the beginning of 2026 and immediately got to work in his studio. Originally from central Louisiana. Pate received his Bachelors of Science in Psychology and Anthropology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette while being introduced to ceramics. In 2010 he relocated to Portland, Oregon and continued his investigations into clay, firing techniques, and kiln designs. For the past 14 years, Pate has passionately wood-fired his pottery and sculptural work in a variety of wood kilns around the country. Pate’s knowledge and enthusiasm on kiln building, ceramic technology, and craftsmanship is broad, conscientious and exceptional.

Please take a minute to view his Instagram and give him a follow
If you are in the area, please come by and say hello!

02/16/2026

We are selling our Bailey gas kiln AS IS.
Shelving available, no kiln furniture.
Last time it was fired, it reached 2000 degrees so we are unsure if it goes any hotter.
If you are interested, please DM Heidi.
Thank you!

02/13/2026

Selling off one of my Don Reitz pitchers to help support our driveway fundraiser. For those interested, please DM me directly for more information. Thank you, Heidi Kreitchet

02/09/2026

Need a last minute Valentine’s gift? We have the Cub Creek Foundation Studio Handbook (hardback) along with a Jessiman tea bowl combo.
If you’re interested in seeing our selection of Jessiman tea bowls to pick or other Jessiman pottery for sale, DM me and I’ll send you more details.
We’ll be sure John signs your book with a personal message too. ❤️

02/07/2026

Meet Warren Stetler (), a material researcher and ceramic artist currently in residence here at Cub Creek Foundation. Warren describes his work as a “systematic experiment.” Whether he’s test-firing local rock dust or developing glazes from eggshells and industrial waste, his practice is about pushing the limits of what a clay body can be.

He’s currently knee-deep in his “A Penny For Your Pottery” project - a massive undertaking to create 10,000 pieces where the price of each piece increases by exactly one penny ($0.01, $0.02, $0.03...). He is currently on piece numbers in the 2000s. It’s part production, part psychology, and part economic experiment.

Check out more of Warren’s work here and give him a follow!

02/06/2026

Cub Creek Foundation is renting out our kilns! From wood kilns to our salt kiln. Interesting in coming to fire with us? Join our community to learn more about native clay, wood-firing kilns and creative techniques in clay.

Want to put your own wood-fire crews together and rent out our Anagama? Let’s chat!
928-607-5765 or [email protected] for more information.

Make your 2026 firing plan successfully happen at CCF!

02/03/2026

https://gofund.me/a85717792

Cub Creek Foundation is beginning its 24th year in the ceramic arts! We have put together a fundraiser through gofundme to fix our driveways, walkways, and expand our kiln pad to build a train kiln.

Your financial support will ensure the future of CCF and help emerging artists navigate the property and facility with ease.

Please take a minute to view our fundraiser, share with anyone that may be able to help support our mission, and as always, give John a call to say hi! He would love to hear from all of you!

Thank you from all of us at Cub Creek Foundation

01/26/2026

https://www.gofundme.com/f/enhance-cub-creeks-residency-program

Cub Creek foundation has a 23 year history in American ceramics. Our … Heidi Kreitchet needs your support for Enhance Cub Creek Foundation's Residency Program