Stoneware Pottery was established by Sandi Mahon in Milton, PEI in 1973 following graduation from Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, in Halifax.
Returning to her native province she opened a shop and studio near Charlottetown. In the late 1970's Katharine Dagg, a designer and college instructor at Holland College School of Visual Arts joined her in the business. Working together on each piece Katharine handled the decoration and glazing as well as slab work, with Sandi doing all wheel throwing, they built up one of the longest established craft businesses in the Maritimes when they retired after 35 years in business.
Typically all work was signed by the two potters with Sandi using her first name and Katharine her last name and included PEI. As well a studio potters mark was used on the foot of the pot with a stylized mark for the initials of Stoneware Pottery.
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| Signatures of both Sandi Mahon and Katherine Dagg as well as the studio stamp of Stoneware Pottery |
Their later production work appears to have the potter's mark of the studio on the edge of the bottom along with PEI on the bottom.
Stoneware Pottery closed operations after 35 years of business around 2008, and Sandi Mahon and Katharine Dagg retired from pottery to pursue other interests. Katharine who had done most of the glazing and decorating of their joint workm and had been Design instructor with Holland College School of Visual Arts returned to painting, exhibiting and selling her work on PEI.
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| From collection of Doug Anderson - photo credit Doug Anderson |
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| From collection of Doug Anderson - photo credit Doug Anderson |
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| From collection of Doug Anderson - photo credit Doug Anderson |
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Hi. My family was in Prince Edward Island and saw pieces like this in a store. Do you have any idea what store we can buy this type of poetry in? If you can, please e-mail me at platt.jake@gmail.com. Thanks!!
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