This is a great set from Huronia Pottery, in its distinctive shape and glaze. Huronia Pottery was based in Meaford, Ontario and was founded by Tom Hrcek, a Czech immigrant who had worked at Blue Mountain Pottery in Collingwood, Ontario, as a mold maker. This glaze is undoubtedly Frankoma inspired. The pottery closed in the [...]

A few of my Canadian pottery pieces (Blue Mountain Pottery, Lorenzen, Laurentian Pottery, CCC) are included in a mini-exhibition presented by design firm Motherbrand as part of their exploration of  sampling in Canadian design. This mini-exhibition reveals how Canadian ceramic art has been enriched by the appropriation of formal and design elements from sources as diverse [...]

Here is an iconic Canadian image to celebrate the day, a Northern Pottery polar bear.