Pottery near Patterson ON (162 Result(s))

I first made pots in the old farmhouse on Lindgren Road in 1975, and later my wife Cathy and I established Lindgren Pottery in a new studio and showroom next to our farmhouse in 1981. The showroom here is open to the public through the year. We used to sell to shops and galleries as well as exhibit at craft shows, but for many years, our work has only been available at our showroom here in the woods outside Huntsville.Seven years ago we built a new studio and then moved the showroom downstairs to the ground floor - the space is twice as big as before. If you haven't visited in a while we're sure you will appreciate the 'new' showroom.

Pictured, are the three main elements of the process that takes a lump of clay through to a finished pot. Formed on the wheel, glazed in the spray booth, and finally, fired in the kiln. But the process is more than that. It starts the first time you sit at a potters wheel with that lump of clay. It's a connection with, and a feel for the clay. You need a teacher that can guide you through the frustrations and disappointments, getting you to the point where you develop some skill and your own technique. I had Terrie MacDonald do that for me and am forever grateful. Thanks also to Pamela Bailey-Brown for her teachings and for sharing her wisdom. So it's a long process and doesn't end when you take the finished pot out of the kiln. To me the process ends when someone actually wants what you made. That makes pottery a win-win endeavour. I get the joy of making the pot, and the joy and satisfaction from someone putting it to use.