River Stone Pottery & Kalapuya Pottery
41764 Upper Calapooia Drive
Sweet Home, OR 97386
Phone: 541-367-3772

Open 1st full weekend of every month, 10 am – 4pm or call for an appointment

Artist’s Statement

It has been my pleasure to be a Potter for most of my adult life. I love feeling and watching each ball of clay on the wheel transform between the centered pull of my fingers into a new form. The concept that each pot when finished will have a place in someone's home to function in everyday living has always been very fulfilling to me.

When I choose to sculpt a face in a pot, the clay is still moist enough to move under finger pressure. I begin with the nose then push out the eyes and cheeks, working from the inside and out.

The smile happens last. I strive each time to give each face ultimate contentment and joy. No matter what mood I might bring to work when the pot smiles, I find myself smiling back. My greatest hope is that they will have the same effect upon others.