NEW! Potter

Location:

239 Elm Av, Keswick

When Mary wakes up, she thinks… “let’s get (my hands) dirty”! Playing with clay is a daily passion for Mary, a retired Arts educator and elementary principal, with a lifelong appetite for the Arts. Falling in love with a set of ceramic dishes 35 years ago, Mary decided she wanted to make her own set of dishes and began “throwing clay” at Village Pottery in Markham. Putting this dream on hold for a number of years, she has recently picked back up with studies at the Pine Tree Potters Guild (Linda Lapone, Linda Szoldatits, Cathy Harris, Sheena Griffith), and privately with ceramic artist Teresa Dunlop.

Mary creates functional and decorative pieces by combining her love for throwing on a wheel and hand-building pieces. Mary has been commissioned to create pieces by many who adore her work found at markets including Seedy Saturday, On the Ridge Christmas Market, Welder’s Wife markets, Sunderland Maple Syrup Festival, and others. Sunset View Pottery is also sold at Blooms on the Go (flower shop) in Beaverton, where she now lives. The Great Canadian Art Machine also offers miniatures of her work. Mary has recently been accepted into the Pine Tree Potters Guild where she will work alongside great potters further inspiring her and continuing her lifelong learning of working with clay.

Growing up in Markham, and starting her family in Newmarket while working in York Region, she is now living on the beautiful shores of Lake Simcoe: Mary’s Sunset View Pottery is aptly named for the stunning sunsets she sees from her living-room. She lives there with her husband, teenage daughter, two dogs and her bees. You’ll find her maker-mark has a honey-bee, bringing together her two passions.

Mary hopes others will appreciate her use of nature, colour, and creativity in her pieces.