Casey Zablocki is a ceramic artist based in Missoula, Montana, working at the intersection of sculpture, furniture, and functional objects. His practice is rooted in material honesty—allowing clay, fire, and gravity to determine both form and surface.

Trained through formal study and years of apprenticeship, Zablocki’s work draws from wood-fired traditions and large-scale kiln processes. He works without applied glazes, instead relying on ash, flame, and extended firing cycles to shape surfaces that cannot be fully controlled or repeated.

Structure is intentional; surface is earned. Each piece carries visible evidence of its making—marks left by heat, movement, and time. These surfaces are not decorative, but documentary, recording the conditions under which the object was formed.

Zablocki’s work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private collections. Whether functional or sculptural, his objects are designed to be lived with—elemental forms that balance mass and restraint, utility and presence.

Future work he hopes to expand into different mediums and explore materiality. Place has been an important part of his story and the community that he has been fortunate enough to be surrounded by. Time and growth will eventually lead to larger facilities and he hopes that no matter where that is he will be fortunate enough to continue to be surrounded by such an amazing supportive community.