Hey, I’m Scott.

I throw pots at a community studio in New Jersey. Mostly mugs, bowls, the occasional vase that goes sideways on the wheel and becomes a “planter.”

The problem

I kept forgetting what glazes I used on which pieces. Every time something came out of the kiln looking great, I’d stare at it and think — was that two coats of Obsidian over Ancient Jasper? Or the other way around?

I tried notebooks. I tried sticky notes on the shelf. I tried a spreadsheet that lasted exactly one firing. Nothing stuck because none of it was connected to the actual photos of the work.

So I built it

I’m a software developer in my day job, so I started building the thing I wished existed — somewhere to snap a photo of a piece, tap the glazes I used, and have it all saved together. Label it right on the photo so future-me doesn’t have to guess.

I built it with the help of AI (Claude Code, specifically). That let one person move fast enough to actually ship something. The ideas, the design decisions, the pottery knowledge — that’s all from years at the wheel. The code just got written faster.

What Kilnside does

• •Photo annotations— label glazes right on the photo so you remember what went where
• •Glaze catalog— 2,263 glazes from Amaco, Mayco, Coyote, Laguna, Spectrum, with images and specs
• •Your glaze wall— track the glazes you actually own and use
• •Cloud sync— your studio travels with you, phone to desktop
• •Sharing— show other potters exactly what you used, not just the finished piece

It’s early

Kilnside is in beta. The core works — I use it for my own pieces every week. Some edges are rough. Things will change based on what real potters need.

If you find something broken or have an idea, I genuinely want to hear it. This is a one-potter operation and your feedback goes straight to the person building it.

A few things I believe

• •No ads. Ever. Your studio is yours.
• •Your data belongs to you. Export anytime.
• •Built for hobby potters who use commercial glazes — not recipe chemists, not production studios.
• •The free tier should be genuinely useful, not a teaser.