We periodically post about interesting things that are happening in the world of SHKO. Check in periodically to find out what is new and exciting!
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Custom Tiles
We are often asked if we do custom tile work. The answer is yes! We’ve completed a number of fun…
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Three Prizes at MHA 2025
This year we entered two of our favourite recent projects in the Masonry Heater Association of North America‘s annual contest.…
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SHKO demonstration at the MHA
Jessica was a guest at the Masonry Heater Association of North America again! As always, the conference was held at…
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An Ambitious Project
This was one of the most challenging ovens that Jessica has undertaken. One of our medium sized ovens might contain…
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Crown Corners
The crown corner kacheln are usually the largest pieces in one of our projects. They tend to get made toward…
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Final Firing
It always feels great once the last few pieces of a project come out of the kiln. Our natural workflow…
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Looking Back to 2012
One of the most important projects in Jessica’s development as a designer of kachelofen was the “St. Gallen” from 2012.…
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Round Oven Gallery
We’ve done quite a few round ovens over the years. Here are some of our favourites:
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Victorian Kachelofen Project, part 2
One of the most challenging moulds that we’ve ever made was for this project. We wanted to reference the existing…
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Article in Swiat Kominków
Last year we were featured in issue #58 of Świat Kominków (Fireplace World), a beautiful and glossy Polish publication dedicated…
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Victorian Kachelofen Project, part 1
Earlier this year we completed the most ambitious project we’ve ever done, from both a design and logistical perspective! The…
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An Old Oven with a New Home
This Kachelofen is named “Oven of Fire and Myth.” It was originally created in 2011. At that time Jessica was…
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Thermal Photographs
We received a delightful email from a customer who made infrared images of one of our Kachelofen. The results are…
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Blue Ridge Mountains!
We’ve just shipped two skids of Kacheln off to the Blue Ridge Mountains! This project is a two-sided Kachelofen in…
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We have a new name!
Designing and building kachelöfen has been the focus of Stonehouse Pottery for several years now. We’ve been so busy however,…