Troy Bungart Studios | Turtle Whistle Collection

Troy Bungart Studios | Three Rivers, MI

Troy Bungart makes ceramic art, wooden pottery tools, and handmade paintbrushes. 

Troy’s pottery studio is a converted 3-car garage where he keeps electric kilns, a potter’s wheel, a slab roller, and works-in-progress.  He regularly joins soda firings and wood firings with other regional potters. Stoking a wood-fueled kiln requires constant, around-the-clock monitoring for several days, so the group works in shifts to fill and fire these kilns. The extra effort is worth it, creating atmospheric work and unique glaze results.  While tending the kiln, the artists get to visit together and share ideas. 

In Troy Bungart’s own words:

“I especially like wood-fired pottery because each wood kiln - even each firing - imparts a unique quality to the finished pottery.  I can look at a piece I’ve made and tell you what kiln it came out of. I’m interested in everything to do with ceramics: materials, methods, and the community of makers. 

I respect how pottery captures and carries its own story.  It speaks volumes. 

I hope my pottery conveys to you, my collector, the same delight I have enjoyed in making it for you.” 

• Style A - Blue Patterned: 2.5" x 5" x 2.75"
• Style B - Matte White: 2" x 5" x 2.5"
• Style C - Mustard Yellow: 1.75" x 4.5" x 2.75"
• Style D - Taupe: 2" x 5" x 2.5"