Clay Coyote Gallery & Pottery

08/31/2026

🏆 Help the Clay Coyote Tagine become the Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota!

For the second year in a row, Clay Coyote has been selected as one of the contest’s Top 64 competitors. This year, our handmade Flameware Tagine is in the running, and we need your vote to help it advance.

Inspired by the traditional North African cooking vessel, our Tagine is handmade right here in Hutchinson and designed for modern kitchens. The Flameware base can go directly on the stovetop—no diffuser, soaking, or seasoning required—while its cone-shaped lid continuously returns moisture to the food as it cooks.

The result is tender vegetables, fall-off-the-bone meats, deeply developed flavors, and a beautiful piece of Minnesota pottery that can go from the stovetop to the table.

In other words: art you can cook with.

Round One voting is open now. Each person may cast one vote per matchup, so visit the contest page, find the Clay Coyote Tagine, and help us move one step closer to the title!

🗳️ Vote here: http://coolestthingmn.com/

Thank you for supporting Minnesota makers and handmade pottery!

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08/31/2026

Which Clay Coyote pot is right for your kitchen? Start with the way you cook.

🔥 Love cooking outside? Try a Flameware Grill Basket.

🥘 Make soups, stews, and meals for sharing? Reach for a Dutch Oven.

🍳 Want an everyday multitasker? Start with a Cazuela or Flameware Skillet.

🥖 Always have something baking? Explore our bread bakers and baking dishes.

The names may tell you where to begin, but they don’t tell you where your creativity has to end. Many of our favorite pots can do far more than one job.

Find your match in Morgan’s How to Choose the Right Pot guide here 👇🏼

This post is designed to be a primer on the pots we make by hand in our studio. We have a team of potters that create the pots that end up in your homes. Every pot is touched 50+ times before it leaves our hands and heads to your homes.

08/26/2026

“Small businesses are the crux of our communities, and it is everything to me to support them.”

For longtime Clay Coyote customer Roxy Janke, choosing handmade means knowing the real people and real hands behind the pottery she brings into her kitchen.

Roxy first visited Clay Coyote years ago, where she toured the pottery, saw the kiln, and met the potters. Since then, she has built her own collection, introduced her daughter to the Coyote, and even brought a small Flameware Frying Pan to the gym so her friends could take turns cooking with it.

Her latest addition is a Flameware Tagine she admired for nearly three years. Although Roxy admits she’s “no Barefoot Contessa” and cooks plenty of hot dish and traditional meals, the tagine has already handled everything she’s tried, including Swiss steak.

That is what we want our pots to be: beautiful enough to catch your eye, useful enough to become part of your life, and durable enough to be shared for years to come.

Thank you, Roxy, for supporting the people behind the pots, and for sharing the Coyote with your family, friends, and gym buddies. ❤️

Shop online at shop.claycoyote.com

08/24/2026

We've got 3 more summer weekends, and it is time to make them count. Fire up the grill and reach for your Flameware☀

Our Grill Baskets keep vegetables from slipping through the grates and cook evenly every time.

Planning a long weekend filled with good food? Shop Grill Baskets and the rest of our handmade Flame at the link in our bio.

08/18/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 🧄

We loved seeing so many familiar faces, meeting new friends, and sharing the main stage with people who appreciate good food, local makers, and plenty of garlic.

Whether you watched Morgan cook, stopped by to talk pottery, or brought home a new favorite piece, thank you for being part of such a wonderful day.

What was your favorite bite from the festival?

08/18/2026

A piece of Clay Coyote history will be on display at the Hutchinson Center for the Arts this August.
Tom Wirt: Works, Collection & Legacy brings together pottery by Clay Coyote cofounder Tom Wirt, pieces from his later work as New Clay Pottery, and work he collected from other artists over the years. The pieces will be available for purchase, with proceeds benefiting the Hutchinson Center for the Arts.

The community is invited to a reception on Wednesday, August 19, from 5:30–7 p.m. The evening will also recognize this year’s Tom Wirt Award recipients, Jenna and Jayson Wall of the Hutchinson State Theatre.

Learn more:

Join to honor Tom Wirt, HCA founder & Clay Coyote founder, and this year’s Tom Wirt Award winners, Jenna & Jayson Wall, owners of the Hutchinson State Theatre. Tom Wirt: Works, Collection, & Legacy is a 2 week exhibit and sale of 3-D art donated to HCA by Tom Wirt. All ite

08/15/2026

Today’s the day! Come see us at the Minnesota Garlic Festival! 🧄

The festival runs from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. in Hutchinson, with local garlic, great food, live entertainment, artists, and plenty of wonderfully stinky fun.

Be sure to catch Morgan at:

🧄 11:30 a.m. on the Edible Minnesota Chef Stage, making Roasted Garlic Cold Noodles with Seasonal Veggies

🍳 2:30 p.m. in the Commercial Building for “What’s Cooking With Your Cookware?”

Come hungry, say hello, and celebrate the garlic harvest with us!

Festival details: https://www.mngarlicfest.com/

08/14/2026

Come see us at the Minnesota Garlic Festival Saturday, August 15 from 10 AM to 5 PM.

It’s a stinkin’ good time!

08/14/2026

August in Minnesota means two things: the garlic harvest is coming in, and zucchini is everywhere. Luckily, we have a recipe for both.

Our Roasted Garlic Zucchini Dip combines zucchini, roasted garlic, tahini, lemon juice, and a splash of white wine vinegar into a simple summer snack. Serve it with carrots, crackers, pita, or even more summer squash—and keep it in the refrigerator for easy snacking all week.

The timing feels especially fitting as Morgan gets ready to cook on the main stage at the Minnesota Garlic Festival this weekend!

Find the recipe here: August in Minnesota means two things: the garlic harvest is coming in, and zucchini is everywhere. Luckily, we have a recipe for both.

Our Roasted Garlic Zucchini Dip combines zucchini, roasted garlic, tahini, lemon juice, and a splash of white wine vinegar into a simple summer snack. Serve it with carrots, crackers, pita, or even more summer squash—and keep it in the refrigerator for easy snacking all week.

The timing feels especially fitting as Morgan gets ready to cook on the main stage at the Minnesota Garlic Festival this weekend!

Find the recipe here:

From Emily in the Gallery ~ Now that Garlic Festival has come and gone (this past weekend), I thought I would share a recipe from back in August of 2011.Read More

08/14/2026

Fresh garlic deserves a better home than the plastic bag at the back of your pantry. 🧄

Our wheel-thrown Garlic Keepers give every bulb a beautiful place to wait for its next recipe. And for anyone who believes bread is best served warm, buttery, and loaded with garlic, our Garlic Bread Gift Pack makes baking and sharing it even more special.

Consider this your official invitation to bring a little more garlic, along with a little more handmade pottery, into your kitchen. Come see us at the this weekend and see!