Art that Shapes Your Kitchen: PVCC’s Pottery Sale

On Saturday, Dec. 3, PVCC’s Pottery Club lined tables with their handcrafted pieces of pottery. Every piece was one of a kind, offering dishware for everyone in the Dickinson Building this past weekend at the PVCC’s Pottery Club Sale. 

This sale lasted 9-11 a.m. and allowed PVCC students and anyone in the local community to enjoy and purchase a handmade pot  by one of the many talented pottery club members, and was followed by the school’s annual Comic Jam. Setting up Saturday for an art-packed day of appreciating and celebrating creativity with others. 

The ceramics ranged from $5, for mugs or tiny bowls, to $60, for larger hand thrown vases. The sale had a bright array of interesting colors and styles. A large section of the pots were bright pink or speckled with pink while other pots were more neutral in color.  Professor Tom Clarkson, the ceramics professor, said the bright pink color was due to different heating in the large glaze kiln. When people purchase a piece of pottery the Pottery Club uses the money to fundraise for a published potter to come and showcase their personal style in a workshop for all ceramic students. Clarkson tries to bring in a new published potter every year to lead his students in for a workshop. To learn more about next year’s sale and more about ceramics check out PVCC’s website.