Pottery by Helen

Call me biased, but the new pottery we got in last week is my absolute fave pick!  Some of you, but not all, know that each Pottery by Helen piece is beautifully hand crafted by my mommy!!  Yes, the woman who gave birth to me, raised me and put up with my incessant nagging for more crayons, popsicle sticks and pompoms made each and every gorgeous piece you see here!

Mom is an amazing potter.  She has been working on a wheel almost full-time for the last 8 years and I absolutely love her style.  She hand throws all of her pieces and creates all of the handles, imprints, cutouts and details by hand.

She is an absolute purist: she makes all of her own glazes and uses only non-toxic components.  She uses all kinds of different clays, but my favorite is the speckled cream one that you can see in the photos.  Her glazes are yummy cotton candy colours: pinks, blues, and yellows.

As I write this blog post at my window, I am drinking out of one of her white speckled mugs.  The cup nests perfectly in my hand.

Thanks Mom.  So happy to have you at Workshop!

♥ Bridget

Pottery by Helen with birdies