In the mountainous village of Castell de Castells, Spain,you'llfindEstudioVernís—the ceramic studio founded in 2019 by Alejandra Martínez Pina and Coke BallesterDolz. Trained in architecture, the duosoughta more tactile, grounded practice,ultimately embracingthe unpredictable, slow-paced art ofwood-firing.Their white stonewareis hand-formed using techniques like pinching, slab-buildingor coiling, then finished with glazes they mix themselves. Fired in a backyard wood kiln, these piecesembody what it means to be made with soul.