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May 14, 2012

Mother’s Day Giveaway Winner

This past week we celebrated Mothers everywhere with a Mother’s Day Giveaway. We received over 200 comments on our blog, 400 “likes” and shares on Facebook and over 100 tweets. Thanks to everyone who entered! Congratulations DARLENE BRAY! You are the lucky winner of a $100 gift certificate to Village Pottery. We look forward to

May 7, 2012

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Mother’s Day Giveaway { May 8-13th, 2012 }

Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 13th and we want to celebrate by giving away a $100 gift certificate to Village Pottery! The $100 Gift Certificate can be used in a number of ways: 1- A special pottery lesson for you and a guest where you’ll get to learn how to throw on the wheel

April 17, 2012

Clay Impressions by Ellen Burge has arrived!

Village Pottery will open its’ doors for the 2012 season on Saturday, May 5th. It’s a very exciting time of year, when the orders from our out-of-house potters start arriving. Last week it was Hawkins Pottery, this week it’s Clay Impressions by our good friend Ellen Burge! I had the pleasure of unwrapping each piece,

April 7, 2012

Hawkins Pottery Comes Full Circle

This past week our order from Hawkins Pottery arrived. It was very exciting for a few reasons… 1- Her pottery is gorgeous 2- Patti’s career in pottery began at our shop! That’s right, about 10 years ago Patti was hired to work the front cash at Village Pottery. She’s an outgoing, friendly person who had

March 27, 2012

“One Potter to Another” – A Day with Hutchinson Pottery

With less than 6 weeks until opening day, I’ve been taking advantage of my flexible schedule to meet with other potters on PEI. A few weeks ago I spent the day with Ellen Burge from Clay Impressions. You can read about it by clicking here. We had a great time and I certainly learned a

March 9, 2012

Village Pottery wins Tourism Atlantic Technology Award!

What a week it has been! It started out pretty normal, with a big load of clay arriving and we got busy in the studio. Mom glazed and loaded up the kiln, which we unloaded on Wednesday to our delight. Some very nice pieces came out of the kiln including these long red lace trays

February 17, 2012

First Kiln Firing of the Year + Valentine’s Day

Ever since December 15th 2011, we have been busy throwing, trimming and carving pots in our home studios. Once dry, we would bisque the pots, but that was it. Until now.. Thanks to our newly installed elements in the kiln, we are now able to do glaze firings! Normally, Mom would continue to bisque and

February 8, 2012

A day with Ellen Burge, Clay Impressions

Today I ventured away from my home studio & drove 25 minutes north east to friend Ellen Burge’s of Clay Impressions Pottery. She offered to have me out to her studio for the day and I gladly accepted. The first thing I noticed when entering Ellen’s home was her incredible collection of pottery. She asked

January 30, 2012

Village Pottery Across the Pond

We have a very special customer who returns to the shop several times every summer. She’s special for a number of reasons: 1- She went to grade school with my mom & has known her for years 2- She was the first Anne of Green Gables! 3- She has a beautiful collection of our pottery

January 14, 2012

Social Media Lunch & Learn Success

A few months back, I was offered the opportunity to host a Lunch & Learn at Queen Street Commons. The topic? Social media and how it has benefited our business. I thought it was a great chance to share our story but at the same time wasn’t sure what to expect.. Well, this took place

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