This is Part I of a series, “Towards an Understanding of Indigenous Images on Twentieth-Century Canadian Pottery.” Part II explores the period from 1970 to present and is available online at CanadaPottery.ca, as well as in print in Discovering ANTIQUES, … Continue reading →
Collecting information on Ineke Pottery has been difficult – it is almost impossible to find details about this artist and her pottery on the web. I’m working to change that. Whenever I see comments come in with additional information on … Continue reading →
Blue Mountain Pottery Collectors Club (BMPCC) is a social club that shares information, experiences and a passion for collecting Blue Mountain Pottery. Their website is one of the central hubs in sharing. The club also offers a list serve for … Continue reading →
View the Gallery History Dates: 1960s (?) – early 1980s Artist(s) / Owner(s): Kate and Phillip Budd Location: Whitehorse, Yukon. The first location of Grey Mountain Pottery was in a neighbourhood called Riverdale in the same ‘mall’ as the … Continue reading →
Gunther Mele Ltd., best known as packaging experts specializing in jewelry packaging and storage solutions, bags and gift packaging, offered ceramic and pottery items during the 1970s and into the 1980s. The most successful items were the “Beaver Beaus”, which … Continue reading →
Crown Ceramics, a little-known Vancouver company from the 1950s Finding information on some Canadian pottery manufacturers can be intriguing and frustrating. Snippets of information here and there will sometimes be all that can be found for details. Such is the … Continue reading →
British Columbia pottery of the mid-late 20th century displays distinct themes of the West Coast natural world, of West Coast Native spiritual and cultural designs, of the great Pacific Ocean. It is glorious in colour, organic in shapes, and grounded … Continue reading →
View the Gallery History I’ve found very little about the history of this small BC pottery. There seems to be quite a few pieces to be found here in Western Canada – very free-form and organic in shapes and colours. … Continue reading →
View the Gallery Dates: 1945-1971 [Vancouver] 1972-1979 [Sardis, BC] Location: 4316 Fraser Street, Vancouver, B.C.; 2nd location: 2910 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. People: David Lambert, -d.1985. Retired Canadian soldier, member of the British Ceramic Society, established the first commercial production … Continue reading →
View the Gallery It is surprisingly difficult to find in-depth information on the company, BC Ceramics. The following information was gathered many years ago as personal research, and I cannot currently find it anywhere online. I began with an article … Continue reading →
View the Gallery Cranberry Pottery of Powell River, BC closed its doors on April 12, 2014. The pottery was in production for 40 years at which time the owners made the decision to retire. The company produced handcrafted porcelain-like stoneware … Continue reading →
This history of Royal Ariston of British Columbia begins with understanding that Royal Ariston was the brand name of a line of ceramics introduced by the Importex Company of Vancouver. From the late 1920s to WWII, Importex, managed by … Continue reading →
View the Gallery History: the Herta years Production years: 1955-1967 Location: Hamilton Street (Yaletown district) Vancouver, B.C., Canada People: Herta Gerz (1913-2005) Artistic Director, designer, production manager focused on training decorating staff, on designing unique & varied decorative patterns, motifs & … Continue reading →
