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John's Kiln Gods

John's Kiln Gods

"The tradition of sacrifice to the kiln Gods originates from ancient times, most likely there have always been traditions for sacrifice to some kind of kiln Gods. For safe keeping of the pots, good luck, or a friendly gesture to the guard of the kiln who hopefully returns the favor."

 

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Almost Perfect Pottery Sales or Why We Sell Seconds This Way

Almost Perfect Pottery Sales or Why We Sell Seconds This Way

The 'Almost Perfect Pottery Sale' began over 25 years ago because we needed a quick way to clear off the shelves of slightly imperfect or dinged pottery.  It also seemed like it would be more fun for us to sell those discounted beauties at one time. 

So, as we clean out the storage and gallery and studio of the pots that didn't make the grade, we thought it would be good to have one more Second Sale before we move. 

BTW that photo is a past photo - it doesn't represent what will really be available.

The SALE will open Saturday Feb. 10 at 11am which is when the gallery will open, so be ready.  :)

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Do You Have any 'Seconds' For Sale?

Do You Have any 'Seconds' For Sale?

Yes! We do (inevitably) have Seconds to sell; just not on any old day but during our Annual Almost Perfect Pottery Sale day. 
We started the Almost Perfect Pottery Sale almost 30 years ago in response to the questions asked frequently in the gallery. 
Each time someone would ask, one of us would take them into the kiln room and clear a spot for the 3 or four ware boards full of seconds we had to remove from the shelves.  The pots were stored in the kiln room and were dusty from being up on the shelves for months.  It was dirty and time consuming. 
After thinking about the benefits of having a special second sale once a year and struggling to pick the dates, we settled on the second Saturday in September.  It was a great success! 
From then on, each year we'd collect all the seconds we thought were worthy and clean them up.  We'd price them to sell, set up our Pop-Up tent and arrange them. 
A few weeks before the sale we'd send out a newsletter and list it in the Peninsula Pulse (a local paper) and put it on our calendar. 
After a time, we (unfortunately) managed to accumulate more seconds, so we started a second sale over Memorial Day, which was also successful. 
And then, someone asked if we couldn't have the sale online as well.  And could we possibly include a Facebook Live aspect to the sale.  So we jumped in and accomplished that. Our brains were mush after a day selling in the gallery, online and through LIVE!! all at once! LOL
This year we didn't have the second sale in May and weren't sure we'd be able to hold our September one.  Our health has improved and we're going to do it AND add a twist!
First: No online sales this year.  We'll try the Facebook LIVE and see how it goes. 
Second: We've gone through our personal pottery collection and selected pieces to sell in the gallery and we also found some that are Almost Perfect! and will be added to the second sale. 
Third: We are selling select pieces of glass, pottery and paintings from our personal collection.  We've enjoyed them for decades and we've decided to make them available.  It's time to simplify our lives. We're hoping to pass on these treasures.
We can't wait to see everyone who can make it or who comes on our FACEBOOK LIVE September 9 2023, at 11am. 

Click EBP FACEBOOK link for more.

Images of past pottery seconds sales

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Personal Collection-Artist Statement 2023

Personal Collection-Artist Statement 2023

JOHN T. DIETRICH ~ STUDIO POTTER

  1966-2023

‘Early in his career, Dietrich was more interested in the process of throwing than in design and aesthetics, but as he played more with color and line, he experimented with gesture painting which led him to developing his signature painterly brush strokes, which showed the torque and energy produced while throwing and showed off the activity of the porcelain lines.'


John T. Dietrich’s earliest memories are dominated by creating worlds with his hands. His early years were spent exploring his environment and learning how to use tools. His artist parents nurtured their children by exposing them to art daily and taught them to be observant. By the time John began his journey into clay he was prepared to sink deeply into the study of his chosen medium.

This small Retrospective of John’s life and devotion to clay shows his energy and focus as he explores clay and learns what he has to say.

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My Apology Tour

My Apology Tour

Sorry Puppy

This wasn't supposed to happen and now the link doesn't work so you can't opt out or in.  I can rectify that--email ellisonbaypottery@gmail.com and I will fix it.

The app sent the invitation to people who already had an account and to those who opted out.

Now I'm spending my afternoon writing apology emails; it would be funny if it wasn't so embarrassing. :(

Please forgive me.  I never wanted to be one of those annoying people

Warmly

Diane

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The Early Years in Ellison Bay by Liz Maltman

The Early Years in Ellison Bay  by Liz Maltman

“Perfection just does not exist,” John Dietrich of Ellison Bay Pottery explained to me when I visited his studio-gallery, where he had been producing lovely pottery works since the late 1960s. “I produce about 3,000 pieces of pottery every year. If I come up with three or four pieces that I really like, that come close to what I imagine is the best I can do, I’m happy. That is what keeps me wanting to do it again and again.”

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