by Donna McGill | Dec 29, 2009 | Buying Art Pottery
Founded in 1871, Haeger Pottery remains the oldest American art pottery company. Still in business after almost 135 years, there is a rich history associated with this Illinois pottery company. What began as an effort to supply the millions of bricks...
by Donna McGill | Dec 28, 2009 | Buying Art Pottery
If you haven't taken a look in the past several days at the new arrivals on the Just Art Pottery site, you're in for a treat. I don't believe I have ever seen a more beautiful Rookwood Pottery Ewer. The intricate detailing via silver overlay...
by Donna McGill | Dec 23, 2009 | Contemporary Art Pottery
Between the years 1911-1918, Arequipa Pottery existed first as a way to provide therapy to patients at a California sanitarium and then as a financial endeavor that might had been successful were it not for World War I. Arequipa, meaning "the place of...
by Donna McGill | Dec 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
Following World War II, everything people knew – or thought they knew – changed dramatically. The art pottery world was no different. One of the most challenging changes was a 1946 Supreme Court ruling that had Roseville Pottery concerned...
by Donna McGill | Dec 15, 2009 | Miscellaneous
Ever wonder how the potter's wheel works? I've actually wondered for years each time I saw a potter work balls of clay into remarkable shapes and designs. It looked so easy and graceful, but I knew there was a lot that went into it. I dug...
