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The East Fork Journal

Color Theory: Bittersweet & Nocturne

Color Theory: Bittersweet & Nocturne

Time traveling with Nicole Lissenden. East Fork’s Creative Director shares the inspirations behind this season’s bold color explorations and reflects on East Fork’s 15th Anniversary.

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Community-supported Healthcare

Community-supported Healthcare

Meet our first employee-recommended community partner, Big Ivy Health, and learn how they support the needs of the Barnardsville Community with free access to healthcare.

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A black and white photo of Alex Matisse kneeling in front of large ceramic pieces in a wood kiln

Why Is It Called East Fork?

Alex Matisse, East Fork’s founder, on how the company got its name and why it represents a “little private victory” for him.

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A lineup of ceramic palettes with square glaze swatches all over them.

Color Stories

A look back at the evolution of East Fork’s core colors and how they came to be.

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A person wearing a black sweatshirt is holding a ceramic terracotta mug with 2 hands.

How We Make The Mug

Want to know everything there is to know about how we make The Mug? It’s your lucky day. Get the behind-the-scenes on how we make our iconic ceramic mug.

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In a sink are various ceramic dishes, mugs, and silverware with sudsy water

Caring For Your Pots

A care guide for your pots, yourself, each other.

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  • An artful layout of a white coupe bowl with an entree and a hand reaching to grab a piece with a brass spoon. Surrounding are a plate of rice, bell peppers on a stack of plates, and more.

    The Scoop on Coupes

    Learn about the engineering, guesswork, lasers, 3D printing and testing that went into creating a form that solves your not-a-bowl-not-a-plate problem.

  • A soup spoon, dinner fork, teaspoon, and knife with white marbled handles sit against a lime gingham backdrop.

    Favorite Flatware: Sabre Paris

    Francis Gelb sets a cool, chic table—and overthrows the old rules about stuffy utensils that only get used for formal meals.

  • Outside, Donnie is kneeling on one knee wearing overalls and holding a watering can with a playful look

    Clay Buddies: Donnie Rex Bishop

    There’s a good chance that Donnie had a hand (get it?) in The Mug you’re drinking from right now. Read all about it, and about Donnie’s outside-of-work passions.

  • A black and white photo of Jennifer next to a commercial flour mill

    A Conversation with Jennifer Lapidus

    Read this interview and you’ll be as excited about stone-milled, regional grains as we are.

  • A round wheat cake sitting on a curvy shaped wooden board

    Jennifer Lapidus’s White Wheat Cake

    This simple recipe evolved from Jennifer Lapidus’s days as a baker, courtesy of North Carolina-grown Appalachian White wheat flour.

  • Day in the Life with Elianah Davi Sukoenig

    Day in the Life with Elianah Davi Sukoenig

    Elianah shares a day living in Los Angeles with her dog Elvis.

  • A peach flower rests on a ceramic plate in a burnt terracotta color.

    Common Ground

    We believe in prioritizing the centering experience of Blackness at East Fork.

  • Tony stares at the camera wearing a bright blue polo and fur shawl against a black background.

    East Fork x Drip Life

    Tony Pearson of East Fork’s roller team has a line called Drip Life. He made two designs for us that are for sale in limited quantities.

  • Against a cream background, a stack of ceramic bowls sits on a large rock, surrounded by brass serving utensils of different shapes.

    Top Brass

    Japan’s Lue Brass makes the best flatware and serving pieces. Here is our appreciation of this singular workshop and its products.

  • A shepherd's pie and pan-friend apples with a fork on a pastel purple ceramic plate, surrounded by a drink, the cast-iron pie pan, and a bowl of apples.

    Mountain South Shepherd’s Pie & Pan-Fried Apples

    Ronni Lundy used cornmeal and sausage to make this the “hills and hollers” answer to Shepherd’s Pie. We love it served with her pan-fried apple slices.

  • An artful overhead view of Bo Ssäm on a golden yellow ceramic plate, surrounded by ingredients and side dishes.

    Momofuku’s Spicy BBQ-Glazed Bo Ssäm

    Slow-roasted pork shoulder with some heat in the sauce: your picnic’s most popular guest.

  • A person is smiling and eating from a shallow dinner bowl sitting on a couch with hanging greenery behind them.

    Day In The Life with Joy Douglas

    3D Designer and plant enthusiast Joy Douglas shows us a day in her life and talks to us about her artistic process.

  • Vera is sitting on a couch and smiling next to a large plant, and ceramic bowl, mug, and candle.

    Afternoon Recharge with Vera Wu

    Yoga teacher, model, and actress, Vera Wu, from LA shares her afternoon pick-me-up routine using her fave East Fork products.

  • An artful flatlay of a lavender bandana surrounded by whole ginger, radishes, green onions and small bowls

    Everyday Talismans

    We collaborated with this small Winston-Salem-based business whose mission is to help people remember their inner strength.

  • Outside, Lisa is wearing a flannel and sitting in a chair turned and smiling at the camera.

    Clay Buddies: Lisa Flamion

    Lisa Flamion leads East Fork’s Quality Control team. She’s also a potter and a gardener who doesn’t mind when the rabbits take their share.

  • A plate of raw vegetables to be fermented next to a ceramic crock with a lid.

    Mixed Vegetable Croc

    Got some vegetables and no definite cooking plans for them? Cherry says ferment!

  • YMI Cultural Center

    Equity & Access for Black Asheville

    A conversation with Alexandria Ravenel, equity director at the YMI Cultural Center, recipient of East Fork’s Wealth Reclamation efforts in spring 2021.

  • A woman outside smiling sitting in a courtyard surrounded by plants, she's wearing blue jeans and a graphic orange top.

    A Morning With Elah Hale

    Singer-songwriter Elah Hale shares her morning with us—plus an exclusive interview on art, music, and cooking at home.

  • A medium sized ceramic mug with handle in a warm pale brown color featuring iron speckles and unglazed rim and bottom base.

    The Familiar Matters of Everyday Life

    Jehanne Dubrow writes about her favorite East Fork Mug in this personal essay.

  • A person wearing a green jacket stands with their back to the camera and is looking at a large ceramics factory

    Hecho en México

    A conversation with Hans Kritzler of Anfora, a century-old dinnerware manufacturer based in Mexico. Bonus! Hans shares some Mexico-based ceramicists he admires.