Archiving the story of Canadian Studio Pottery

This purpose of this site is to tell and preserve some of the stories of Canadian potters and thus serve as a source of information to collectors, researchers and enthusiasts. 

Studio Pottery Canada primarily focuses on pottery thrown before 1980 and is intended to supplement (not compete with) other on-line sources of information about the potters of Canada. 

The posts focus primarily on potters in British Columbia and the west but guest writers will be occasionally invited to share their knowledge from all across Canada. 

Over time, the goal is to establish a sizeable, accurate, and somewhat academic archive.

Links

Barry Morrison's website is an excellent source of information about important potters in Canada. Find it here. Barry featured this website in a blog post you can read here. Thank-you Barry!

Louise and Adolph Schwenk were pioneer potters in the Okanagan valley in the 1950s until 1968. Their story is documented here.

Zeljko Kujundzic was a fifth generation artist who excelled in several mediums and his pottery is amazing. His story is documented here.

The Potter's Guild of British Columbia has created a Marks Registry for potters who produced in B.C. Currently in draft form, it's an excellent resource. See it here.

Site Blog Directory
Click these links for direct access to past blog entries.

Selected Bibliography

Below are some print publications you may find useful. Some may be currently out of print.
  • Allison, Glenn. Thrown: British Columbia's Apprentices of Bernard Leach and Their Contemporaries. Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, The University of British Columbia, 2015.
  • Crawford, Gail A. Studio Ceramics in Canada: 1920-2005. Lane, 2005. ​
  • Potter's Guild of British Columbia. Retrospect Ceramics 80 - 25th Anniversary of the Potter's Guild of B.C. 1980.
  • Potter's Guild of British Columbia. Made of Clay, 1998.
  • Bancroft-Snell, Jonathon. Walter Dexter, Ronald P. Frye & Co. 2012.
  • West Vancouver Museum, The Ceramic Art of Thomas Kakinuma. 2017.
  • Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Life With Clay - Pottery and Sculpture by Jan and Helga Grove, 2017.
  • Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Modern Eye: Craft & Design in Canada 1940-1980. 2011
  • Vancouver Art Gallery, Modern In the Making - Post-War Craft and Design in British Columbia, 2020.
  • Moose Jaw Art Gallery, Hansen-Ross Pottery : Pioneering Fine Craft on the Canadian Prairies. 2012.
  • ​Canadian Potters Guild exhibition catalogs