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New Digs, New Directions, New Staff

February 6, 2018December 6, 2019 by Sarah

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With our new classrooms we are creating new classes designed to stimulate individual creative paths. We are so excited to announce that Angelique Tassistro is joining our staff and will be offering classes in her own style. She has been a friend of The Village Potters since our small…

Nurturing a Crafted Life

August 2, 2017December 6, 2019 by Sarah

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by Sarah Wells Rolland How You Can Support Our Emerging Potters on their Journey Choosing to be a potter requires a creative spirit, a strong work ethic, long hours, and a wild capacity to dream. Here at The Village Potters we have created an environment that fosters these qualities in our…

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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…

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…

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…

Oh, Bertha!

August 2, 2016August 3, 2016 by Sarah

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by Dearing Davis, Red Clay Halo Pottery The Village Potters is unique and wonderful in that we have a variety of options when it comesto firing our pieces. We have seven electric kilns, a raku kiln, a car-sized gas kiln (Bertha), and a new Geil kiln (Glorifred). We are even in…

Digging Deeper: Get a Grip.

June 1, 2016August 3, 2016 by Sarah

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Oh the handle…that small piece of clay that makes all the difference in the ever popular mug. The handle serves great function on a drinking vessel….to keep our sensitive hands from the heat and to assist an ease of motion to our mouths. Almost every day there is a brief…

From Our Hands to Your Home

February 27, 2015July 31, 2015 by Sarah

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The Village Potters have been busy this winter making pots, teaching classes and making plans to expand the Teaching Center with a mentoring program later this year. With years of experience at the wheel, this amazing group of potters have entered their fourth year as a “collective”. Their prime location…

Spring Blooms

May 28, 2014February 27, 2015 by Sarah

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While things are most definitely blossoming inside our studios, thanks mostly to VP Sarah Wells Rolland, the garden in front of the Gallery is constantly giving us new beauty to behold! Here's a glimpse of what greets us each day - we'll add more pictures as things continue to bloom!

It’s time to take a pottery class in Sculpture, hand building or wheel

April 15, 2014February 27, 2015 by Sarah

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