Prince Edward Island for a small province, is home to many potters. As part of a family pottery business I developed an interest in the history of pottery, and when collectors started writing me for information to identify local pottery the blog developed as a place to share information. We appreciate receiving additions to the site.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Suzanne Scott -- The Potter's Daughter
Suzanne's Scott's interest in creative ventures was evident very early growing up in a home where two craft studios shared the basement along with a playroom in between. Pottery and leather were the media of her parents and she now uses both of these in her own work.
You can follow Suzanne's ventures in several ways. Her online store called Potter's Daughter is a great starting point to view and purchase her line of pottery and leather jewelery and her blog The Potter's Daughter is a great way to follow her latest creations.
She is on Twitter as well as the Village Pottery Facebook site. Village Pottery in New London, PEI carries Suzanne's full line during the summer season from May 10-Oct 25.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Pottery Pendants by Suzanne Scott
Now available worldwide the ever popular pendants by Suzanne Scott, produced at New London Village Pottery are available through Etsy at Island Pottery.
Check it out.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Watercolour of Village Pottery
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Pottery Brie Bakers
Here are two recipes --
Brie Melt
Sprinkle about a 1/4 cup of brown sugar,
1/4 cup walnut pieces, and 1/8 cup of soft butter on top of a 300 gram piece of Brie.
Put in microwave for about 30 seconds or until butter is melted and Brie is starting to melt.
Serve warm with your favourite crackers.
Cranberry Brie Melt
With your favourite Cranberry Chutney, spoon 3/4 cup chutney over top of an 8 inch round of Brie. Put in microwave for about 30 seconds
or until butter is melted and Brie is starting to melt. Garnish with Pecan halves.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Pottery Marks of PEI - Frieder Hermann
A collection of pottery by former Malpeque, PEI potter Frieder Hermann who retired to Ontario is available.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Japanese Brochure Launched
Monday, April 12, 2010
Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - The Anne Pottery
Her glazes have the characteristics of a gas fired kiln but were fired electrically.
Her signature was, The "Anne" Pottery - Ch'town - PEI
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - Stone & Sea Pottery
Elizabeth signed her work with the company name and the province - Stone & Sea PEI.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - Duffy Pottery
"Of the Isle" was a craft shop in Brackley, PEI that operated in the 1960's & 1970's by Mrs. Duffy from Charlottetown. Her son Philip Duffy, an Island potter at that time supplied her shop with pottery. His work was signed "Duffy PEI". Now a resident of the province of Quebec, Philip continues to pursue his ceramic interests in the sculptural side of the art, rather than in functional pottery. He wrote in 2012 to indicate how the shop building,
"Was bought and moved in the late 1970's from Brackley to make into a cottage, it was a few miles north of the [Charlottetown] Airport, soon after Fair Isle Motel . . . my mother had at least 30-40 craftspeople represented in her shop, at the time. I loved all the variety, really fantastic, to see Levitt's woodturning -- no longer... Axel Johnson [woodturning]. When Moira and I went to see him in Little Sands, what a treat ! One time the road was blocked, June for road construction, we walk a half mile, across fields, when we got got there, Axel, said 'Well I know the road is blocked, how did you get here?' Moira answered, well, 'We walked all the way from Charlottetown,' Axel was surprised, then, he said 'Well that will take some lard off your behind !' "
Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - Carol & Ken Downe Pottery
Carol developed the business beginning with an early interest in ceramics as a hobby. Having lived in Alberta she and her husband Ken returned to PEI in the 1970's. Carol's interest blossomed through following the example of her mother who in retirement had just become a student at Holland College School of Visual Arts in Charlottetown. Carol registered at the college as well and they both studied under Barry Jeeves and Ron Arvidson.
Carol's husband Ken developed an interest in the business and retired early from his career to join her in the business - assisting in all aspects of the business with Carol as the primary potter. Working as business partners Carol and Ken were prolific potters during the late 1970's until the studio closed following Ken's death and Carol's retirement.
The Royal Gazette for PEI indicates that on May 24, 2002 that the partnership known as The Old Forge Pottery & Crafts, which had been registered by Kenneth G. Downe and Carol Downe was dissolved.
Their studio work was signed Downe - PEI. As well Carol signed some work with C Downe - PEI.
Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - Maxine (Elliot) Stanfield
Eventually painting became her dominant visual art form and she became well known on PEI for her abstract work.
Maxine relocated to Nanaimo, British Columbia in the 1990's and resumed using her maiden name of Elliot.
Mourning the loss of Maxine Elliot. Born in Vancouver, she made her way to P.E.I in the 1970’s when she began her career as a painter and potter. Maxine will always be remembered for her outspoken, honest approach to life and art. She was an inspiration to many. Maxine died at Victoria hospital on June 28th. She leaves behind her three children, four grandchildren, ex husband and many who will miss her dearly.
Maxine Elliot - photo published in The Guardian July 16, 2019 |
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - Ida MacKay Pottery
Throughout my pursuit of word and image, I met and became friends with some remarkable people. One was Ida MacKay of Mount Stewart, Prince Edward Island, who came to Toronto in the 1930s to pursue psychiatric nursing and, at night, to study pottery-making at Central Technical School. One of her pieces appears in Chapter 1. When war broke out, she enlisted, and, as Lieutenant MacKay, she survived several adventures, including abandoning her torpedoed ship near Gibraltar while en route to Italy to care for Canadian troops. In 1970, when she finished her peacetime career in public health, she returned to clay. No longer interested in wheel work, she enrolled in a workshop in Charlottetown that focused on the stretched-slab technique, conducted by Alberta College of Art instructor . . .Ida used her initials in a vertical format I M M as her potter's mark along with the province "PEI" indicated.
Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - St. Clair Pottery
To St. Clair House, the Morrises brought their love of Island sandstone, the native rock of PEI, and added what would become their signature renovation, added to each of their houses - a sandstone fireplace.
From Charlottetown they moved to Victoria, PEI which is well known for its quaint village atmosphere and the artistic community that gravitates there. Their Victoria home and studio, continued since the early 1980's to house various tourist businesses; an antique clock shop and currently The Studio Gallery have followed Dodi and Harry's lead, helping to make the village a special place.
The work of Harry and Dodi Morris made during the 1960's and 1970's carries the pottery mark of St. Clair Pottery - St. C. P., as well as P.E.I. for Prince Edward Island. Some pieces are marked St C H indicating St. Clair House. Each piece also has a unique number attached. Often their work had a nautical theme and included slab built row boats.
Tree form sculptural piece by St Clair House Pottery |
Friday, March 19, 2010
Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - Jeeves Pottery
Barry was a graduate of the Ontario College of Art in Toronto and Sir George Williams College of Art, Montreal.
The family purchased property, and built their home and studios on the Brackley Point Road, with a retail shop for the summer tourist trade, and Barry teaching pottery during the school year.
When MS kept Barry from working full time, he continued to teach part-time and had a major influence on arts education in Prince Edward Island. When he became confined to a wheelchair he continued to focus his attention on an art form that required less physical ability. He returned to his painting, and would locate buildings which had both an elevator and a view so that he could paint urban scenes from new perspectives.
Both Barry and Joan maintained an active interest in the Arts. His art work was represented in Charlottetown by Details Past and Present Fine Art and Antiques.
Barry used a potter's mark a stamp with the mark "Jeeves P.E.I." he also used a signature "Jeeves PEI".
From the collection of Tom Banks
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From the collection of Tom Banks |
From the collection of Tom Banks |
On May 10, 2015, Barry died. He was a true builder and left an enduring influence on the development of craft as a viable art form on Prince Edward Island. When he arrived he was one of only a few professional craftspeople on the Island; now, his adopted island has become known as a hot bed of fine craft and young artisans are able to pursue their craft at a professional level.
Barry Jeeves' favorite poem:
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - New London Village Pottery - Kathy Ethridge
In 2010, along with partner Robert Kennedy she opened Everyday Pottery in Kensington, PEI.
While working at Village Pottery, she signed her work with the studio name as well as her own initials "KE."
Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - New London Village Pottery - Christopher Dahn
Jaiden Carragher Pottery, PEI
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The Dunes Studio Gallery in Brackley Beach, Prince Edward Island, features the work of two potters, Peter Jansons and Joel Mills. ...
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Stoneware Pottery was established by Sandi Mahon in Milton, PEI in 1973 following graduation from Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, i...
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Pottery has traditionally been marked with the place of production as well as a means of identifying the potter or the studio where it was m...