Maddie Anderson - Maddie Made Pottery & Village Pottery

The work of potter Maddie Anderson is marked under the name Maddie Made Pottery.

Maddie's webpage and Instagram feed as well as Etsy shop are all ways to contact her directly. Her business Facebook page indicates:

Hi there

I don’t think I’ve really introduced myself on here and I wanted you guys to get to know me a bit better!

My name is Maddie Anderson and I’m a ceramic artist from Prince Edward Island. I first touched clay when I was nine years old at Village Pottery (swipe for that throw back). But it wasn’t till about seven years ago that I started taking lessons and thanks to my amazing teacher @peipotterscove I’ve been practicing ever since. 

About a year ago I really decided to give this whole pottery thing a 100%. I got a job as a potter at Village Pottery (yes, the same place I first tried pottery all those years ago) and started attending the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design! And in about a week I’ll be studying ceramics full time for the next two years! 

I’ll be forever grateful that I discovered ceramics. A little piece of me goes into every single piece I make and I hope that shines through.

Thanks to each and every single one of you for following along and supporting me.

 The pottery she produces at Village Pottery in New London, PEI is signed with Village Pottery as well as her initials MA, the year and PEI.

Holly Anne Doyle -- Dear Margaret Pottery

Holly Anne Doyle, operates her business as a potter using the Instagram handle Dear Margaret, and her website is hollyannedoyle.com

She indicates that her work is "Handmade by the sea PEI, Canada"

She signs her work "holly anne pei"

Pottery by Holly Anne Doyle -- photo by Ian Scott 2022

Pottery by Holly Anne Doyle -- photo by Ian Scott 2022

Pottery by Holly Anne Doyle -- photo by Ian Scott 2022

Bethany Galbraith -- Village Pottery

 

This short interview was published by Village Pottery in New London, PEI on both Instagram and Facebook in August 2022.

Bethany Galbraith is one of our newest potters to join the Village Pottery team after graduating from @nbccdlive. Let’s get to know her with a short Q&A: 

Where are you from?

- I'm originally from Ontario. 

How’d you get into pottery?

-I got into pottery when I attended the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design and chose to specialize in ceramics. 

What’s your favorite thing to make?

- Mugs are my favourite thing to make. 

What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

- In my free time I enjoy reading, watercolour painting, and taking walks on the beach. 

 Bethany Galbraith's potter work currently (2022) is signed with Village Pottery and her initials BG as well as PEI and the year.

Hesperus Pottery - Hunter River, PEI

Hesperus Pottery - Hunter River, PEI.

In 1991 Hesperus Pottery established a US patent for the name Oven God --- a ceramic bread warmer when it had been heated in an oven. Circular in shape of cast ceramic material, the item could also double as a trivet.

A corporate listing website still had a listing for the operation in 2022, although there is no indication if it was current. It listed:

Hesperus Pottery

PO Box 113

Hunter River, Prince Edward Island, C0A 1N0

Peter Baker, partner

Email: hesperus@capecod.net

Phone:  (902) 964-2284

Fax:  (902) 964-3165

Website: capecod.net

Email: hesperus@capecod.net

Hesperus Pottery bread warmer

Hesperus Pottery bread warmer

Hesperus Pottery spongeware jug

Ebb And Flow Pottery - Canavoy, PEI

 Ebb And Flow Pottery is the studio name of Briege B. Gunn who is located on MacEwens Creek Rd. in Canavoy, PEI

Tel: (902) 218-5278

ebbandflowpei@gmail.com

The Facebook page and Instagram feed are additional means of contact.

The potters mark is a circular seal at the base of mug handles or elsewhere on other pieces. The owner indicated on November 4, 2021 on Facebook that the reason for the seal relates to several personal things as well as identifying the company's work:

Customers often ask me about my “red seal”. The seal means two things. Number one, it’s the seal that I’ve been using on my fine art paintings for the last 13 years, so if you can’t afford an original painting or Wool Art piece, you can still get my artwork in the form of pottery at an affordable price with my red seal. The seal also symbolizes my family lineage in pottery. My family line in pottery goes back 400 years in Ireland, so the red seal is also a sign of genuine craftsmanship that flows through many generations in my bloodline.

 

Murielle Sullivan - Isle View Pottery

 Isle View Pottery is operated by Murielle Sullivan, and is a small-batch pottery located on Isleview Drive in Stratford, PEI.

The Etsy store and the Facebook page as well as the Instagram feed are easy ways to contact Murielle. She signs her work with both her name and his studio name as well as PEI in the following format.

M Sullivan     Isle View     PEI

Dylan Tierney Stoneware & Porcelain

Dylan Tierney Stoneware & Porcelain is the studio name of Prince Edward Island potter Dylan Tierney who signs his work with his name in the shortened form of D Tierney.

Dylan Tierney Stoneware & Porcelain
photo credit - Suzanne Scott

His Instagram feed and his Etsy store are the best ways to contact him.

At time of writing (Dec 2021) he is the only potter on PEI using a propane kiln to fire his pots thus has a range of glaze effects that are simply not available to other Island potters. He is a juried member of the PEI Crafts Council.

Image credit -- Dylan Tierney Ceramics Instagram 2023

Image credit -- Dylan Tierney Ceramics Instagram 2023