Are you a ceramic artist, collector, curator or student? Then this website is for you!
Dean Maxfield Mullavey, Judy Chartrand, Early Rankin Inlet Ceramics, Birdsall-Worthington, Donn Zver, Valerie Metcalfe, Pierre-Aimé Normandeau, Victor Cicansky, Barbara Tipton, David Lambert Les Manning, Jean Cartier, Jan and Helga Grove, Carol Smeraldo, Harlan House, Thomas (Tommy) Kakinuma, Robin Hopper Update, Alain-Marie Tremblay, John Chalke Tom Smith, Margo Meyer, Walter Dexter, Stan & Jean Clarke, Debra Sloan, Gaétan Beaudin, Judy Blake, Brendan Tang, Connie Pike, Enid Legros-Wise, Keith Campbell, Susan Collett, Ann Mortimer, Paula Murray,
Watch for future pages on:
Roseline Delisle, Lorenzen Update, Rankin Inlet Ceramics/Matchbox Gallery, Luke Lindoe, Six Nations Pottery and many more.
Enjoy the slideshow below of artists already published:
Young Emily Carr 
Mature Emily Carr 
Axel Ebring Outside his Studio. 
Ebring in his tudio displaying his glazed work prior to firing n.d. 
Alan Lacovetsky Mudding Up His Bourry Kiln 
Young Alice Hagen 
Alice Hagen in her Studio 
Alan Lacovetsky in his studio 
Carl Ahrens at Roycroft n.d. 
Keith Campbell 1987 
The Wit of Keith Campbell Today 
Alma Lorenzen creating one of her famous mushroom works 
Ernst Lorenzen at work in his studio 
Maurice Savoie 
Maurice Savoie. Photo La Presse 
Carol and Richard Selfridge 
Robin Hopper 
Hopper at work 
Alexandra McCurdy, 2011 
Peter Rupchan At His Pottery Wheel 
Ruth Gowdy McKinley, courtesy Lauren McKinley Renzetti 
Ruth Gowdy McKinley, courtesy Lauren McKinley Renzetti 
Paula Murray 
David Ross, Courtesy of the National Archives 
David Ross Teaching Children from A Way with Clay newsletter 
Folmer Hansen at Wheel brochure picture 1981 
Ann Mortimer in Fuping, China. 2007 
Ann Mortimer with a Woven Bowl. 1980 
Susan Collett 
Susan Collett. In Israel. 2009. 
Keith Campbell with his work Wolfe, left, and Canada’s Holy Grail . 
Enid Legros-Wise Today 
Enid Legro-Wise 1974. Photograph by Robert Barzel 
Paula Murray 
Connie Pike c. 1978-81, Lavoy, AB 
Connie PikeToday, Her APA Portrait 
Brendan Tang 
Brendan Tang 
Judy Blake working on a Penguin Sculpture. 
Gaetan Beaudin nd. Robert Champagne collection. L’Association des collectionneurs de céramique du Québec 
Gaetan Beaudin 1967 
Stan Clarke (Nat Arch CGP C131970) 
Jean Clarke Nat Arch CGP C131971 
Tom Smith Strathbutler Award 1992 
Walter Dexter 1931-2015 
Debra Sloan with her work “Shall I Be Mother?” 
Debra Sloan In Hungary 
Walter Dexter RCA (1931-2015) 
Margo Meyer in her studio 
Margo Meyer 
The Wit of Keith Campbell 
John Chalke, c. 1975. Ceramics Monthly, March 1975. P.28. 
John Chalke, glazing, from Prairie Excellence, 2010. 
Alain – Marie Tremblay 
Alain – Marie Tremblay 
Robin Hopper, January 2016. Photo: Times Colonist 
Robin Hopper In His Studio 
Thomas Kakinuma, UBC, late 50s, Image courtesy of Rare Books and Special Collections, University of British Columbia 
Harlan House c. 1984. From Alberta Clay Comes of Age. 
Harlan House today. From MUD, Hands, fire Exhibition, University of Manitoba. Photo: Mary Ann Steggles 
Carol Smeraldo today 
Carol Smeraldo In The 1970s Checking A Pot She Is Throwing 
Barbara Tipton c. 1987. Photo: John Chalke 
Barbara Tipton Today 
Jean Cartier 
Jean Cartier 
Jan and Helga Grove in their garden at Sooke Rd studio, c. 1970, photo by Karl Spreitz 
Les Manning. 2013. Photo: Alberta Craft Council. 
Les Manning at the Banff Centre, 1978. Photo: Connie Pike. 
David Lambert 
May 1st, 1974 — David Lambert, potter, at his home in Ryder Lake near Sardis. Photo courtesy John Denniston, http://www.johndenniston.ca 
Victor Cicansky 
Victor Cicansky today. Regina Clay: World in the Making 
Pierre-Aimé Normandeau 
Valerie Metcalfe at 1000 Miles Apart conference, University of Manitoba. October, 2015. 
Valerie Metcalfe. 1974. Her Thesis Exhibition at the University of Manitoba. 
Donn Zver today, at his Troy, Ontario studio. 
Donn Zver. 1967. At the Sheridan College Kiln. 
Judy Blake 
A group of carvers. in Rankin Inlet. The Sad Tale of the Rankin Inlet Ceramics Experiment – 1963-1975. by Dave Sutherland. Inuit Art Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 2 Summer 1994.
Studio Ceramics Canada 
Hi Barry
It’s been a while since we last emailed. Obviously you have been busy with the site, a most welcome resource.
I recently looked a the Clarke entry and thought I might be able to add something, at least some images of their work (pottery and enamel) in the Reagh Studio days.
They sold through the Quest (stores in Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Banff), and UVic acquired the stock from the Banff store when it closed in the 80s. UVic’s Maltwood/Legacy Gallery has several pieces, with whimsical décor by Jean (I always thought her last name was McIntyre)
How do I get these 5 or 6 images to you?
I am presently working on a history of pottery in BC (1920-1950) and will share a few items with you when I have completed it.
Best wishes…
Allan
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It’s good to hear from you, again, Allan. I ‘ll reply via email with more details about your generous offer to provide images. The history of pottery in BC 1920 – 1950 sounds most interesting. Please stay in touch on the project.
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I came across your site while researching a mark on a nice stoneware bowl I recently acquired – it’s been a fun rabbit hole to go down! The mark is RMcK, and I thought it may be by Ruth Gowdy McKinley – but the stamp is different than the variations of her mark I’ve seen (the R is backwards, the little c is under the middle of the M, there’s also a stamp with what looks like an M S inside a circle (S is backwards, looks like mountains and a river). It also has a handwritten W.P. #125. I’ve had no success tracking any of it down. Any assistance in identifying the mark would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Nick
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Hi, Nick. Thanks for the enquiry. Do you have digital pictures of the entire piece and of the signature? They could be helpful. If so, send them to me at studioceramicscanada@gmail.com .
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YES, PLEASE TO THE SIGNATURES, MARKS AND CHOPS!
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Thank you, Cheryl.
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Hello. I was looking for some information and the internet has led me to your site. Recently, I was pleasantly reminded of a group of great co-workers in Victoria in the late ‘70’s. When I left my position they kindly gave me two pieces of Walter Dexter pottery. I remember that it was impressed upon me that the pieces were “Dexter”. I was a collector of Moorcroft – so quite a different style. I gently packed the pot & the plate away and just recently came across them in my ongoing efforts to downsize my home a bit! They have moved with me for the past 40 years! I only now read with interest about the artist and wonder where my pottery should go in it’s next life as it is sure to outlast me? Any thoughts?
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Dale, any gallery or museum in BC would probably be interested in a donation of Dexter works, especially Victoria, Vancouver, and probably Kelowna. Congratulations on preserving them for so long.
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Re: David Lambert / Lambert Potteries —- Barry, thanks for all your hard work & in depth info on Lamberts — I have an extensive collection, including some probable rare, non 1st Nations or Little Stick pieces — i would gladly provide any info I have & send you pics to use on your site if you wish — let me know & give me an address I can send them to — thanks & cheers, Gerry Silver
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Many thanks for the offer, Gerry. My address is studioceramicscanada@gmail.com.
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We have several pieces of Jean Clarke’s work. Playful goats and a substantial sized mother possum with three babies, which the house cats revere.
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Hi, Wendy. Would you have pictures of the works you could send?
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Hi Barry. I came across your site while doing some research on Walter Drohan and the Ceramic Arts studio in Calgary. I am currently binging on some of your past articles and have found them to be fascinating as well as informative. So much so that I have subscribed. Thank you so much for all your hard work. .As to your question, I too answer: “YES, PLEASE TO THE SIGNATURES, MARKS AND CHOPS!”
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Thank you for the kind words, Angie. Glad you are enjoying the articles. I am still working on the Marks and Chops idea. How to search, especially for non-alphabeticals is the hangup right now. Take care.
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