Okay, so we're going to try something here. It involves two not-so-technologically-inclined potters and an adventure on the interweb (but secretly our daughter is going to do everything for us!).
Let's get started with a few fun-facts about our business:
- We started Aven-Hill Pottery in 1984 (31 years ago!!!), after graduating from the Alberta College of Art (now called the Alberta College of Art & Design).
- Our first real studio was located on a hill on a farm just outside of Grande Prairie, Alberta. Our business is named after the spring avens that bloom on the hill.
- In 1985, we relocated to Edmonton, Alberta and have been working out of our home studio ever since.
- Our pottery is handcrafted using a high-temperature stoneware clay that is fired in an electric kiln to a whopping 1250 °C (that's 2282 °F!).
- We've been selling our goods at the Old Strathcona Farmers' Market since the spring of 2000. You can find us there from 8 - 3 every Saturday (Row 5).
So, what can you expect from this blog? Well, considering the aforementioned lack of technological prowess, don't expect daily posts (unless, of course, we decide that we like blogging so much that we give up on pottery entirely...). We plan to use this blog to let you know about our upcoming shows and sales and to brag a bit when an extra-special piece comes out of the kiln.
We hope you'll come back occasionally to see what's happening - Jacquie & John.
(Photos, from top: Jacquie's pots from the salt kiln at the Selfridge Pottery Studio - 2014, John's teapot - 2014, a mid-process shot of Jacquie's steins - 2013)
