Stinky Cheese Ceramics

That river mud between your toes has taken an epic journey of transformation through geologic time, and it will speed through another one in your kiln, in the blink of an eye.

I harvest wild clays and hand-process them for use in my studio practice. The story of Earth is told in layers, and I study these archives to learn the language of geology, and to speak with the sediment. I manipulate clay into objects which highlight the absurdities in our relationships with the natural environment.

Amy Joy Hosterman
Owner, Stinky Cheese Ceramics

Fascinated by rocks, dirt, history, and process, Amy Joy Hosterman researches and harvests wild clays and minerals across the country. Amy Co-Founded the Visitor Center Artist Camp, an Artist Residency and Wild Clay Workshop site in Upper Michigan, in 2014. She creates under the name Stinky Cheese Ceramics at her studio in Colorado, and teaches wild-clay workshops while traveling across the country.