Linwood Pottery LLC was founded in 2022 by Judah Birkeland in Linwood Township, MN. The property consists of 17 beautiful acres of deciduous forest and wetland located on the western border of Linwood Township roughly 30 miles north of the Twin Cities. It is home to Judah, his wife Sally, and their two children. The pottery studio and kiln building workshop is run out of a large pole barn which sits towards the back of the property.

Judah has been making pottery and building kilns for nearly 20 years. The current focus of his kiln building work is to make small scale portable woodfired kilns which can easily be fired by a single person in one day. The pottery he is currently developing is tailored to this firing process. The goal is to establish an array of surfaces with rich colors and textural depth which might highlight ones ability to achieve complex woodfired effects in a shorter firing timeframe, using smaller quantities of wood. He also continues to build small scale portable gas reduction and soda/salt kilns for Master Kiln Builders. If you have any questions regarding the purchase of kilns please don’t hesitate to reach out.