The Village Potters Clay Center

It’s Your Turn!

July 5, 2017July 5, 2017 by Lindsey

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Creating a memory.  Learning something new. Smiles. Laughter. Discovery. As a "Create Your Own Workshop" instructor, I have been able to celebrate many special occasions with couple's and individuals', but also have the joy of cheering on those that always wanted to try the potter's wheel, and then giggle with delight…

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17 Questions with Tori Motyl

June 6, 2017June 7, 2017 by Lindsey

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The Village Potters is pleased to feature the amazingly dedicated and talented, Tori Motyl, for our 17 Questions series. Tori also happens to be one of our studio apprentices who we have been fortunate enough to work with since spring of 2016.  We hope you enjoy getting to know Tori! Why clay? Clay makes me…

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17 Questions with Hannah McGehee

May 2, 2017June 4, 2017 by Lindsey

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The Village Potters is pleased to feature the multi-talented and multi-faceted ceramic artist, Hannah McGehee, for our 17 Questions series. Hannah also happens to be one of our studio apprentices. We have had the pleasure of working with her since October 2015.  We hope you enjoy getting to know Hannah as much as…

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Julia Mann: A Natural Mentor

April 4, 2017June 4, 2017 by Lindsey

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By Sarah Wells Rolland On any given day at The Village Potters you will find potters working hard at their craft and pushing their creative edge and skills to the limit. If you look more closely you will see more, so much more.   Julia Mann joined the community at…

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It’s a Beautiful Day in Our Neighborhood

February 28, 2017February 28, 2017 by Lindsey

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  The Village Potters are a wonderful creative community teaming with amazingly generous people. Now our block is growing and we are thrilled! Wedge Brewery Co., 12 Bones Smokehouse, and RAD Skatepark are now in our back yard, literally! So, come visit us and see the amazing pots being created here…

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We Are Social Creatures

January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 by Lindsey

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By Sarah Wells Rolland We are social creatures. We need one another and draw from one another every day. Here at The Village Potters, we are an intentional creative community, dedicated to each other’s success. We have students working with clay for the first time in their lives in small…

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Digging Deeper: Reviving the Apprenticeship

December 6, 2016 by Lindsey

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There are so few experiences these days where the dissemination of information comes only from direct experience. We most often turn to the internet to be our teacher and guide. We look up definitions, videos, blog posts, and articles written by someone we have not met in person and likely…

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Digging Deeper: Obviously…. Obvara!

November 2, 2016November 2, 2016 by Sarah

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Last week a group of Village Potter Independent Study & Mentoring students gathered with Judi Harwood to fire pots in the raku Kiln and get to know some alternative firing techniques. We met in the morning ready to learn and experience an unpredictable day of firing. It was unseasonably warm for…

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Digging Deeper: ‘Kazegama: the inaugural firing’

October 4, 2016October 4, 2016 by Lindsey

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After hours, days, and months of work the Kazegama kiln has been completed! And she is quite a beauty. The inaugural firing of the Kazegama took place this past weekend and it was a beautiful sight. It was certainly an instance in which it ‘took a village’ to make it…

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Digging Deeper: ‘The Culture of Generosity’

September 5, 2016October 4, 2016 by Sarah

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by Dearing Davis, The Village Potters & Red Clay Halo Pottery When you walk through the door at the Village Potters there is a sense that something is different. It is evident that our gallery space is exquisite and displays unique, gorgeous work, however there is something else. Something that…

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