Martin Jarman Porcelain & Pottery - Summerside, PEI

Martin Jarman Porcelain & Pottery operates in Summerside.

Martin Jarman, Summerside, PEI 
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During the early 2020's Martin worked with Island Pottery of Summerside. Their website indicated that:

Martin Jarman

Since his first pottery lesson at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design (NBCCD), Martin has been hooked on pottery. Initially resisting taking a class, that all changed as soon as he got his hands on clay. He was fascinated by the beauty that skilled hands could coax from such a humble material, literally mud from the earth. Until graduation he spent every possible waking moment at the wheel honing his craft. After graduating from NBCCD, Martin moved to Prince Edward Island and began working at Island Stoneware as the junior technician, a job he describes as his working apprenticeship. Surrounded by many experienced potters at Island Stoneware in those early early made every day a huge learning and growing opportunity. After several years, Martin left our studio to embark on a great working journey across the country.

A self-described pottery nomad, Martin has spent the last decade travelling across Canada making pots and teaching pottery. This journey took him from the east coast to west coast and back again. This time was a great experience, exposing him to tons of exciting and different ways of making pots. And, after a decade of upheaval, Martin was left him with a strong desire to settle in one place. As a Maritimer, he felt there was no better place to return to than Prince Edward Island. When he was away from the PEI, Martin found he would always talk about his Island experiences and, especially, his time at Island Stoneware. The return to PEI and our studio felt like a natural return. We are incredibly delighted to have him back!

Martin was, is and will always be driven to create. From sun up until sun down you will find him either elbows deep into clay or holding a paintbrush. For Martin there is no better way to spend a life than creating art in such a beautiful setting as Prince Edward Island.

In 2025 the Facebook page is Martin Jarman Porcelain & Pottery and the Instagram account is Martin Jarman Porcelain & Pottery. The Etsy shop is a source of buying Martin's work.

In 2022 while living in Victoria, BC Martin's pottery mark included one using his first initial and last name:  M. Jarman. On Instagram he indicated that it was a new mark he was trying out.

While employed with Island Stoneware his work was signed with their name.

In Sept 2025 Island Stoneware closed. Martin Jarman Porcelain & Pottery operates in Summerside and uses a ceramic blue oxide stamped pottery mark with a logo including the words "Martin Jarman Porcelain" on the bottom.

Martin Jarman Porcelain & Pottery, Summerside, PEI 
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Martin Jarman Porcelain & Pottery, Summerside, PEI 
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Martin Jarman Porcelain & Pottery, Summerside, PEI 
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Jamilynn Wilson Ceramics - Summerside PEI

Jamilynn Wilson Ceramics
photo https://www.jwceramics.ca/

The website for Jamilynn Wilson captures her approach as a small batch potter living on PEI. It indicated that she is, 

"a self-taught ceramic artist from Summerside, PE, uses local wild clay to connect with her grandparents' roots and reflect on life in Western PE.

Combing her love for Japanese ceramics, traditional and ancient techniques to design and produce useful domestic objects. Mostly thrown, these contemporary ceramics are intended for everyday use and are entirely handmade. In the name of responsible manufacturing, Jamilynn highlights the possibilities of local clays extracted from the nearby beaches.

“Researching, digging, testing, and working with wild clay helps me connect to a place, I dig small quantities of each material, process clays by hand, and use them pure when possible.

I aim at abstracting as little as possible from the original earth, maintaining what could seem an imperfection, be it soluble salts surfacing during the firing, organic and mineral impurities, or non-homogeneous texture, to respect what the material really is. I want to embrace the marks of a maker and the stories behind them.

My glazing approach is in a constant state of progression as a I learn about my local materials and how to process them. “ - Jamilynn Wilson

Currently Jamilynn is working towards a tableware line featuring the Island clay. Along with working on limited edition collections & collaborating with fellow artisans to make one of a kind pieces. Jamilynn is also striving towards brining a wood fired kiln to the Island, and will be releasing workshops very soon to help support that venture."

In 2023 she wrote about her potter's mark. 

"I’ve always known from the very beginning that, my makers mark would be really simple but full of meaning.

Before I made any new work in 2023, I started with my stamp. It’s the same simple j, but slightly altered and much smaller than before. Ironically I designed it before taking notice that it has similar characteristics from my tattoo.

The anchor on my thumb was imprinted from a first young love over a decade ago. And has now become a symbol for the role I take part in when it comes to my family, and marks my life living and working by the sea."

Jamilynn Wilson Ceramics -- Instagram 2023

Potter's Mark -- Jamilynn Wilson Ceramics -- Instagram 2023

 

Her Instagram account shows "the processes involved in the craft and the ideas and discoveries she encounters along the way."

You can contact her directly via her contact  page.

Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - Lisa Finkle - Finkle Pottery

The Facebook page for Finkle Pottery states that, "Lisa Finkle is an Island potter, offering pottery creations online through Facebook and Instagram, and at seasonal sales events."

Her potter's mark is her last name Finkle and PEI.

Island Stoneware - Perry Niessen Studios Inc. 2019 Article & 2025 Closure

For information on Right Off The Batt Pottery which was founded and became Island Stoneware -  under the ownership of Cindy & Darryl Lentz see Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - Island Stoneware.

As Island Stoneware was sold in 2016 to Chris Palmer who in November 2017 sold the operation to Perry Niessen Studios Inc. this blog post will focus on Perry Niessen Studios.

Perry Niessen Studios combines the surnames of the owners Randy Perry and Jamie Niessen.

Their website indicates:

Island Stoneware pottery is made by Perry Niessen Studios Inc., owned and operated by Randy Perry and Jamie Niessen, two business professionals with a shared passion for arts and craft. We are aspiring potters at this point, and the remarkable handcrafting of all the Island Stoneware pottery is done by our team of talented artisans. We started in 2008 as Right Off the Batt pottery and changed our name to Island Stoneware. We recently re-located our studio to Summerside from Borden-Carleton.

The address is:
664B Water St E, Summerside, PE C1N 4J1

An article in the Journal-Pioneer gives an introduction to the new owners:

Island Stoneware relocates to Summerside, looking for to hire new staffers

The Journal Pioneer
Published: Jan 16, (2019 likely) at 1:53 p.m.
Updated: Jan 18 at 6 a.m.

Tunde Szarka, is shown hand building a custom mug at Island Stoneware studios. Szarka has worked with Island Stoneware for five years.  - Contributed to the Journal-Pioneer

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – A popular Island pottery business has found new site for its production studio.

Perry Niessen Studios Inc., makers of Island Stoneware handcrafted pottery, recently moved to a Summerside location which offers more space, improved access to skilled talent and better shipping service for the studio’s wholesale business.

The move is happening in correlation with Summerside native Randy Perry’s return home.

“About two years ago we were living in Toronto and it struck us, as much as we love the things a big city had to offer, we were ready for more space and less pace,” said Perry, co-owner of Island Stoneware.

“We started looking at opportunities to start up or buy a business on the Island and quite quickly we found Island Stoneware to be a great fit for our skills and interest.”

“About two years ago we were living in Toronto and it struck us, as much as we love the things a big city had to offer, we were ready for more space and less pace.”
-Randy Perry

Within seven months of the initial idea to move home, Perry and his spouse, Jamie Niessen, bought a home in Summerside. The couple took ownership of the business in November 2017. Before the move, Island Stoneware was located in Borden-Carleton. The company’s primary business is as a manufacturing wholesaler, selling its Island-made pottery to retailers across Canada and the United States.

“Within three weeks of announcing our move to Summerside, we found a skilled potter to join our team,” said Perry. “We’re also looking to add a new hand builder to the team.”

A hand builder makes pottery from slab, rather than on a wheel and adds designs elements to those pieces.

Perry works full time as a database developer for a Calgary-based software company.

Niessen, originally from Alberta, is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the studio.

“We’ve been home for about a year-and-a-half now,” said Perry. “We still marvel at how easy it is to get places, like how quickly we can to get to the beach or enjoy a dog walk on the boardwalk. Owning a business takes a lot of effort but, on P.E.I., we have so much more time to live, not just work.”

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In 2025 Island Stoneware announced on Facebook that it would be closing with this post: 

We have made the decision to close our beloved Island Stoneware. 

It has been our honour to bring beautiful, handmade pottery to you over all these years. There are many reasons behind this decision but, as with many other small businesses, we were deeply affected by the pandemic and access to highly-skilled talent.

While we are closing, we are heartened to know we will remain a part of your morning coffees, meals shared with family and friends and maybe even stories of time you spent on our beautiful Island. It's been our pleasure to serve you.

Our deepest thanks to you for welcoming us into your homes.

Please come see us and enjoy our closing sale where all pottery is 50 to 80% off.

Our last day is Thursday, October 2, 2025. Until then we are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 - 5 pm.

Thank you,

Jamie & Randy

Ramsay Pottery, Summerside, PEI

Charlotte Ramsay operated Ramsay Pottery in Summerside, PEI during the early 1970's. She also operated an antique shop along with her husband Lorne. Her pottery, made of red clay, used underglaze techniques where oxides were used for decorative purposes with a clear glaze over the top to produce a shiny red clay surface and black figures and illustrations showing through the glaze. The location of  Ramsay Pottery and antique business was the historic MacLennan-Hunt house.

The work was signed with the Ramsay Pottery mark on the bottom along with the location Summerside P.E.I. - on some pieces the year is also included. Charlotte was also a weaver and studied at Holland College School of Visual Arts.

Charlotte M. Ramsay died in 2010 at the age of 89, according to her obituary.

Research is ongoing on this work and any assistance is appreciated.

Courtesy of Blue House Antiques & Collectibles, 22 Brackley Point Road, Charlottetown - 2016

Suzi Cameron Pottery, Summerside

 The Nova Scotia Centre for Craft & Design has the following entry for:

Suzi Cameron BFA, BA
Cameron is an established stoneware potter and multi-media artist. During the winter, Suzi makes decorative tableware at Clayworks Pottery in Halifax and each summer, since 1986, Suzi has returned to her studio at the Lefurgey Cultural Centre in her hometown of Summerside, PEI. There she produces hand-painted pottery for sale on The Island. Cameron has received numerous scholarships and awards from The Banff Centre for the Arts to study with Harry Davis, Walter Ostrom and Bruce Cochrane, from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University to help complete a Bachelor of Fine Art, and this past year from the Nova Scotia Potters Guild for ongoing historic research. Her multi-media work has been included in international exhibitions and festivals.

The 2004 Craft, Art, and Giftware Guide issued by the Province of PEI indicated the stores where her work was sold at that time.

Nova Scotia Centre For Craft and Design photo.

Suzi signs her work with the following mark, "Suzi PEI"

From the collection of Tom Banks

From the collection of Tom Banks