Featured Potters – Page 5 – Kawartha Potters' Guild

Holiday Profile – Maureen Reed

November 7, 2019November 4, 2019 by Karina Bates

Maureen began working in pottery about fifteen years ago, after taking some courses offered at her local visual arts center. She enjoyed both the medium and the company of other potters. Over time, she realized that pottery was stress reducing and offered opportunities for creativity. Maureen now has her own small home-based studio where she prefers wheel work to create functional pots (bowls, plates and mugs). She has taken courses in pottery at the Haliburton School of the Arts and has taken advantage of the great workshops and courses offered by the Kawartha Potters’ Guild.

Holiday Sale Profile – Diane Hancock

October 23, 2019 by Karina Bates

Diane Hancock lives in a small rural community north of Bowmanville, and just south of the Oak Ridges Moraine border. This quiet, peaceful country setting is the perfect environment for exploring the never-ending possibilities of what can be made from a lump of clay. Working with clay offers a unique way to channel the need to be creative. With an attention to detail and form, Diane focuses on wheel thrown functional stoneware pottery, but also enjoys forming one of a kind hand-built vessels. Inspired by the beauty and timeless quality of handmade goods, Diane hopes you will enjoy using her pottery pieces as much as she has enjoyed creating them.

Holiday Sale Profile – Karina Bates

October 23, 2019October 18, 2019 by Karina Bates

In 2016, Karina participated in the Fusion Mentorship program under Michelle Mendlowitz, and in 2018, she travelled to Icheon, Korea with 5 other members of the Guild, to learn techniques from Korean pottery masters. Also in 2018, Karina was accepted into the KPG Juried show at the Peterborough Art Gallery and was honoured to win the Design Award from Angelo di Petta.

You can find Karina’s work in our Pottery Shop and she will also be participating in the 2019 Holiday Sale from Nov. 29 – Dec. 1. When she is not in her pottery studio, Karina is part of two musical groups; Hardwood Cat and Hurly Burly.

Slipped and carved large bowl - Karina Bates Teapot in bisque - Karina Bates Painted plate - Karina Bates

Holiday Sale Profile – Sara Purves

October 18, 2019October 13, 2019 by Karina Bates

Sara started taking pottery classes four years ago after retiring from her job as a teacher and administrator. Pottery has been a creative outlet for her, as well as providing lots of opportunities to keep learning. Sara finds it very inspiring to take something that you think is beautiful out of the kiln knowing that you created it! She enjoys hand-building and throwing; “both methods of working with clay are harder than they look but the possibilities are endless.”

It’s been so great to see Sara grow at our guild; we can’t wait to see what she brings to our sale this year!

Karina Bates

September 22, 2019 by Karina Bates

Karina (Horus Eye Pottery) has been an active potter for about 15 years and just recently took the plunge into working full-time in her studio. Her work is strongly influenced by medieval, and especially middle eastern designs and ornamentation. She also very much enjoys making reproduction pottery for the re-enactment community. In 2016, Karina participated in the Fusion Mentorship program under Michelle Mendlowitz, and in 2018, she travelled to Icheon, Korea with 5 other members of the Guild, to learn techniques from Korean pottery masters. Also in 2018, Karina was accepted into the KPG Juried show at the Peterborough Art Gallery and was honoured to win the Design Award from Angelo di Petta. You can find Karina’s work in our Pottery Shop and she will also be participating in the 2019 Holiday Sale from Nov. 29 – Dec. 1. When she is not in her pottery studio, Karina is part of two musical groups; Hardwood Cat and Hurly Burly.

Large carved bowl for 2018 KPG juried show — Memories of Cordoba 2018

Cathy Allen

October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 by Kawartha Potters Guild

Cathy Allen has been an avid part time potter for 25 years. She is a founding and active member of the Kawartha Potters Guild. Recently she participated in Fusion’s new mentorship program “Creative Directions” which resulted in a final exhibition of work at the Robert Mclaughlin Gallery in Oshawa.

Cathy strives to make decorative functional pottery that enhances and beautifies our everyday lives. Simple carving techniques and patterns in her thrown pieces give way to the curves of our own life’s passages. She hopes you will enjoy her pieces!

Jane Turner

March 7, 2019November 25, 2017 by Kawartha Potters Guild

Jane has been working in clay for 6 years. Primarily building on the wheel using different firing and glazing techniques to create different finishes for similar forms.

John & Carole Bandurchin

March 7, 2019November 24, 2017 by Kawartha Potters Guild

John and Carole have been exploring new designs for teapots in the last two years.

Shown here are the “Aladdin”, Beehive”, and “Laid back” teapot designs.

Darlene Malcolm-Moran

March 7, 2019November 22, 2017 by Kawartha Potters Guild

Darlene Malcolm-Moran enjoys working with all types of stoneware clays which she sometimes marbles and leaves in their natural fired colour. She likes to mix and layer her earth tone glazes on the simple, clean forms she throws.

Darlene’s functional pottery is a pleasure to use and is food, oven, and dishwasher safe.