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NCECA 2020 Here We Come! Richmond, VA

March 4, 2020November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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The Village Potters Clay Center team is heading out on the road again. March 25-28 will find us in Richmond, VA at the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), the largest clay conference in the US. This is our third consecutive participation, we are more prepared than…

Why make?

February 4, 2020November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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Making: A Pathway to a Fuller life! “Why make?” The question to some of us seems almost like saying “Why breathe?” We have always been creative, and for many of us we don’t know any other way. I believe the need to make is in the DNA of all of…

2020 here we come!

January 17, 2020November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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Last year was so full - thank you to all of you who support, study with, and follow us here! All that we do is built upon education, relationship, and community and that means you! We spent the second half of 2019 planning 2020, we have a line up of…

“If you believe in yourself, things happen:” A conversation with ceramic artist, Avery Latronica

December 5, 2019November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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Clay, and its endless possibilities, has facilitated a means of self expression and creative discovery for thousands of years. Still today, to lose yourself in the creative process is a journey of self discovery and finding purpose. I sat down to have a conversation with Avery Latronica, a wonderful potter…

Potter Ingrid Jones Abrahamson: Refined by Fire

November 6, 2019November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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In the potter’s life, one works for weeks on many pieces, sometimes making hundreds of pots, with each pot given the full attention of the maker. In the course of this process, there are so many considerations: form, function, clay body, firing temperature, wall thickness, rim weight, foot treatment, attachments,…

Our Biggest Event of the Year: Multi Kiln Opening Celebration 2019

October 2, 2019November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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Our biggest day of the year is almost here, Saturday, October 12, 2019, 11am-4pm. Kilns are being loaded all around the studio, and this is the only time of year when having 13 kilns becomes a challenge. We're talking deadlines, calendars, clay drying, and more. It is a beautiful dance…

Celebrating Eights Years of Creativity, Collaboration and You

September 3, 2019November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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Multi-Kiln Opening Celebration: Saturday, October 12, from 11am-4pm It’s hard to believe that it was eight years ago this October that our adventure, or as I like to call it, our “grand experiment” began. Why “experiment”? Because we were leaving the safety and comfort of our home studios. We all…

What is Raku Crazy!

August 5, 2019November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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When I first started raku firing at my home with a friend many years ago, our husbands together called us the “raku-nuts.” Today, some here at The Village Potters refer to my Raku Intensive class students and myself as the “raku crazies.” Both of these nicknames are due to symptoms…

Change Can Be a Glorious Thing!

July 2, 2019November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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Highly creative people are often lovers of change. We all know it can be challenging, but in many cases change is glorious. All of us at The Village Potters Clay Center are so pleased to announce a glorious change coming this October. Tori Motyl, a wonderful potter and pure delight,…

Pottery with a Quist: A Story of Unexpected Love and Passion

June 5, 2019November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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Life is full of daily routine that we rely on to feel safe and secure. It’s also filled with unexpected opportunities that we need them in order to grow and to feed our passions! These opportunities can come to us through intentionality, life’s crossroads, or circumstances that can be filled…

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