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George Stewart’s Studio is set up!

George has been working so hard for the Kawartha Potters’ Guild that he hasn’t been able to throw for at least two months (maybe more).  His fans have been missing him. But today he made great progress and has revealed some great photos on his Facebook page, which the Kawartha Potters’ guild follows.

Zen and the art of Pottery

Who wouldn’t be able to throw with this lovely setting?

We’ve added Pinterest links

If you see anything on our site that you would like to remember for later, you can now pin it directly from the images!  Hover your mouse over an image and if you want to pin it to a board, click on the Pinterest symbol and it will take you to your own Pinterest account.  As easy as that!

Consider following us on Pinterest too, as we will be following other potters we find around the globe!  Happy pinning!

Hurly Burly is playing at our Christmas Show Opening Night!

We are very happy to announce that the ensemble, Hurly Burly will be playing for your listening pleasure on November 30th.  They will do two sets from 7pm – 7:30, and then again from 7:45pm – 8:15.

Our very own Karina Bates is one of the members of this group and we look forward to hearing them play.

To find out more about our upcoming Christmas Show, please check out our sale page here.

Hurly Burly at St. John’s

KPG Peterborough Public Library Display

We are gearing up for our Christmas Pottery Show and Sale.  We have our work in the KPG Peterborough Public Library right now and the work on display looks great!  Just a taste of what you will see at our show at the end of the month!

Christie Gruppe is our November Presenter

Christie Gruppe
Christie Gruppe is our November presenter!

We are looking forward to welcoming Christie Gruppe to our meeting on November 12th.  We had her as a presenter at least seven years ago where she showed up her character tea-pots and the press-mold process she used to put them together.

This month she is returning and telling us all about the new process of slab building that she is using.  After showing some images of past and current work, Christie will be discussing and demonstrating the merits of handbuilding with slabs using Tar Paper. Bring your own scissors to the meeting if you would like to go home with your own template!

Our Gallery is now officially open!

KPG gallery
The gallery is now open.

We opened our gallery to the public officially yesterday (although, we’ve had some sales from curious shoppers already).  Our official opening hours are:

Tuesday  – Friday: 11am – 6pm
Saturday – 10am – 5pm

There is new work from our guild members as well as work you have loved and know from George Stewart at Park Street Pottery.  This is the perfect place to buy that one of a kind gift for a wedding or Christmas!

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Pumpkin Time a Fun Day

Our first Family Clay Time took place today and what a crowd of talented artists we had!  They had two hours to take a lump of clay and turn it into a work of art, and if the photos are any indication, they certainly succeeded!

Aren’t they lovely!

The pumpkin tea lights are due to be picked up next Saturday, October 27th, just in time for Halloween.  We’ll post a photo of the fired and glazed results when they are done.

And if you think these are impressive, wait to see what you can make for your Christmas Tree when we hold our next Family Clay Time on December 8th.  This one is a two-part event. The first Saturday to make your decorations, and the second one to decorate with paint and acrylics.  Again, just in time for Christmas.  They can be for your own tree, or gifts for your favourite friend or relative.  Because this class is over two Saturdays, it is for the slightly more expensive price of $20 for one participant or $60 for four.  So get your friends together (of all ages) and join us.  Fore more details, visit our Classes page.

First Classes Started

We had the first of our classes start yesterday, Wednesday October 17th.  We had two students for this particular class, and they were very productive!  You can see from the photos that they made a mug, a few bowls or trays and look like they were having a fun.

Don’t forget, there is still time to sign up for our new class Discover Clay for First Time Potters which starts November 7th.  See our classes page for more details.

Kawartha Potters' Guild