Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - Stanley Studios - Malcolm & Michael Stanley

Malcolm Stanley apprenticed in the early 1970's in the Norman-Crimmins partnership studio in Keswick-Ridge NB. The studio relocated and is now known as Crimmins Studio, with the current involvement of a second generation member of the Crimmins family. Much like his mentor, Malcolm would find that his son Michael Stanley would also embrace pottery as his chosen art form. Moving to PEI in the early 1970's Malcolm and Christine (a weaver) began selling their work through a variety of studios they operated in northern Queens Co. They were partners in the 1980's in a business, and continued to sell their items through a shop located appropriately enough in - Stanley Bridge. Eventually establishing their own shop and studio, Stanley Studios, in a wooded area of the Dixon Rd. - Breadalbane, next to their home. They have been joined in the business by their son Michael, an accomplished Island potter. Malcolm's early work used "Stanley - PEI" as well as the year, as his potter's mark.

Update 2021 - The Stanley family continues to grow as an active craft family on PEI, and a family that takes closeness to heart. Over a number of years Victoria, PEI has become a special place or home for the children and grandchildren of Malcolm and Christine. In 2020 it also became home for Malcolm and Christine when their farm on the Dixon Road in Breadalbane sold, and they purchased a heritage home in the village of Victoria.

Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - Stoneware Pottery - Sandi Mahon & Katharine Dagg

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.

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.

From collection of Doug Anderson - photo credit Doug Anderson

From collection of Doug Anderson - photo credit Doug Anderson

From collection of Doug Anderson - photo credit Doug Anderson

Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - New London Village Pottery - Patti Hawkins

Patti Hawkins began her pottery career at New London Village Pottery, studying with Daphne Large while she was employed in the shop.

Her work during that time included both the shop name "Village Pottery" - as well as her own initial and name, "PHawkins."



Since establishing Hawkins Pottery Studio in North Granville, her work has been signed with "Patti Hawkins."

Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - New London Village Pottery - Barb Graham

Barb Graham grew up around the corner from New London Village Pottery and quickly developed an interest in pottery making. From working within the shop, she quickly progressed to study pottery at the post-secondary level, under Ron Arvidson at Holland College School of Visual Arts, in Charlottetown, PEI.

After graduating from college, she returned to work at Village Pottery before establishing her own with a studio in New London.

During the time she worked at Village Pottery during the 1980's she signed her work with the shop signature as well as her own name "Barb".

Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - New London Village Pottery - Christine Campbell

Updated July 6, 2025

The potter with the longest connection to New London Village Pottery, beside the founder, Daphne Large, is Christine Campbell. Christine began work as a summer sales clerk in the 1970s while attending school and would bicycle to work from Kensington on occasion.

Pottery became her passion and she eventually trained with Daphne as a potter. A quick learner, she was able to advance her skill level through self-instruction and practice, and returned to Village Pottery as a studio potter, once her three sons were old enough for her to work full time in the 1990s. She is also a fabric artist and established her own fibre mill to produce wool from raw fleece. 

She relocated to Ontario in the 2020s, but during an extended stay on PEI beginning in 2024 she has returned to Village Pottery once again as a producing potter.

Typically her work is signed with "Village Pottery - PEI - ACC" (being her initials).

Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - New London Village Pottery - Large

New London Village Pottery has operated since 1973, and has trained and employed a number of potters over that time. Started by Daphne Large following her graduation from Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, she has typically signed all her work since with "Large - Village Pottery - PEI", as well as including the year.

Staff would find it humourous in the early days when customers would repeatedly pick up items all marked Large and say - "Do you have things in any other sizes ?"

As other potters joined the operation they would also sign their work "Village Pottery - PEI" but often add their own initials or name.

Confusion existed with a business in Nova Scotia which had opened around the same time also called Village Pottery. The addition of New London to the name helped but it was a long name to place on every piece of pottery. The Nova Scotia business eventually changed their business name which solved the issue.

In 1973 all work was in a red earthenware, but in the late 1980's a transition was made to a white clay body. In 2010 some work is made with a reddish clay but the majority is based on white.

Pottery Marks of Prince Edward Island - Malone

The recent surfacing of a piece of pottery by a local collector sparked the questions as to who was/is the potter signing their work with the following mark ? The work appears to indicate good level of skill in throwing with thin walls and an eye for shape, yet being an unglazed piece makes one wonder if it may have been student work which somehow never got glazed.

If you have any ideas please let us know.