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Online Gallery:
Welcome to Bradley Pottery! Our pottery is all unique and handmade. Our Gallery will showcase several pieces of pottery utilizing different types of clay bodies covered in various glazes. The pottery is not only beautiful, but functional. These handmade ceramics are lead-free, food safe, microwave safe, oven safe, and dishwasher safe. Our online Gallery is fully secure. Please, don't hesitate to e-mail us any questions or suggestions. Our e-mail address is: email@bradleypottery.com. We hope you enjoy our pottery and online Gallery. Thank you, for shopping with: Bradley Pottery!
Mistletoe Show
Knobbs Creek Recreation Center
200 E Ward Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Friday November 13, 10:00-6:00
Saturday November 14, 10:00-6:00
Sunday November 15, 12:00-5:00
Indian River Christmas Craft Show
Indian River High School
1969 Braves Trail
Chesapeake, VA 23325
Saturday, November 21, 10:00-5:00
Sunday, November 22, 12:00-4:00
Silver Bells Show
Currituck High School
4203 Caratoke Highway
Barco, NC 27917
Saturday, December 5, 10:00-5:00
Sunday, December 6, 10:00-4:00
Pottery:
Pottery has to be the most relaxing art form there is. Creating art that can function as someone's daily tableware is just an added bonus. We love doing our jobs, but put in many long hard hours to provide the quality products that you see in our gallery. Every piece is carefully created, sanded, dried, fired in the kiln, painted with glazes, and re-fired in the kiln. After the second firing, we open the kiln like it is Christmas each and every time.
Pottery is an art and a science. You can make everything the exact same; same clay, same glaze, same firing, and in the end you still get a totally different product. Have I mentioned the fact that less than half of all our pottery produced is saleable? What do we do with the rest of it? Well, we throw it in the trash. I must admit, when we first started out in pottery we kept everything. The pieces not perfect enough to sell were kept around the house. One day one of our fellow potters said, "You can't make art, when you have less than perfect pottery around the house." So, all of the chipped, cracked, and other mishaps immediately went into the trash. We have never looked back.
One of the questions we are asked most frequently is, "Where can I take a pottery class?" Your local recreation department probably offers pottery classes. That's a great place to start. If you don't have one of these where you live, try out a community college or university. I hope you have found this information helpful. For further information take a look at our newly opened Bradley Pottery Forum.
Bradley Pottery is undergoing a number of new changes to it's site, particularly the Bradley Pottery Gallery. It is going to be expanded to include three or four different gallery subjects, such as: Hand Thrown Pottery, Hand Built Pottery, Pottery Sets, and Non-Bradley Pottery. Stay tuned for the changes and keep coming back for more great Handmade Pottery by Bradley Pottery. Thank You!
Thanks To:
Anne Bradley................Bradley Pottery
Chris Buhner.................Buhner Studio
Rick Shoemaker...........Bizzy B Pottery
Betty Shoemaker..........Bizzy B Pottery
Herb Consolvo..............Clay Fish
Chris Stevens................VBRC
Elaine Goulart...............VBRC
Nancy Hendrix..............VBRC (In Memory)
Gary Mattern................VBRC (In Memory)
Margie Romano............Clay Escapes Pottery
Pat Yoder.......................Clay Escapes Pottery
Fran Dumville................TerraForms Pottery
Burt Manuel..................The Repair Man
And:
Mary Edmonson
Mary Simons
Debbie Lambourne
Pat Radcliffe
Brenda Kennard
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