Posted on October 18, 2022November 3, 2022 by p j p o t t e r y — Leave a comment

Pottery Road Open Studio Trail

Who doesn’t love a road trip?

Particularly one where you can take a look into an artists’ working studio. Under the brand-new banner Pottery Road, five local Tamborine Mountain and valley potters are joining forces to launch an open studio trail to coincide with the Australian Ceramics Open Studio event on Saturday & Sunday 12^th & 13^th of November 10am-4pm daily.

Nicci Parry-Jones PJ Pottery; Larissa Warren Ratbag Studios: Julia Bramich Julia Bramich Ceramics; Jo Mackenzie Jo Mackenzie Ceramics and Claudia De Salvo Claudia De Salvo Makes will be selling their ceramics and some will offer workshops from their studios over the weekend. Larissa, Jo and Nicci will be in Tamborine Mountain studios, Claudia in Guanaba and Julia in Wonglepong. You can also catch an amazing exhibition of new works by Julie Shepherd at Under The Greenwood Tree on the same weekend

These potters are passionate about their craft and would love to share some insights into how they create. Each has a unique style, utilising different techniques to produce their ceramics from delicate jewellery, one-of-a-kind porcelain pieces, quirky teapots and functional dinnerware and homeware.

Follow the Pottery Road Facebook page to find more, details of studio specials and demonstrations and workshops on offer. PJ Pottery will be offering a fun 1 hour workshop – Make Your Own Platter Set

Book workshop here

Visitors to the studios will see where the magic happens! This is the perfect time to stock up on gorgeous handmade Christmas presents. And as a special incentive, those who call into the studios over the weekend can go into the draw for beautiful ceramic package give-away from each of the studios. If you visit all five potters, you have five chances of winning!

Book in that road trip with your pottery-loving mates now!

flyer image photo by Sabine Bannard

Posted on October 1, 2022April 24, 2023 by p j p o t t e r y — 3 Comments

Winning! Sydney Teapot Show

Jabberwocky Teapot by PJ Pottery

So……I am absolutely thrilled to say that my entry into the 2022 Sydney Teapot Show won its category! A big thank you to Kerrie Lowe Gallery for putting on this wonderful exhibition and Gleebooks for sponsoring the Nonsense Poems Award this year. My entry was a tea-drinking Jabberwocky titled, “…as in uffish thought he stood…” inspired by the Lewis Carroll poem, Jabberwocky.

This ceramic-specific event, devoted to Australian ceramics and in particular Australian made teapots, provides a wonderful opportunity for potters like me. As a professional potter whose focus is on creating unique handmade teapots, winning the Sydney Teapot Show has been on my bucket list for many years and I am honoured to have won and have my work displayed alongside the teapots of other potters whose work I greatly admire.

As an added bonus, this teapot was sold during the exhibition. Woohoo!

If you are interested in knowing more about my background or purchasing my work:

Learn more about PJ Pottery teapots

Posted on September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 by p j p o t t e r y — Leave a comment

2 Day Teapot Making Demo

Wide Bay Burnett Potters Convention poster

Teapot Making Demo with PJ Pottery

I am honoured to have been invited to the annual Potters’ Convention with Wide Bay Burnett Potters Association later this month. If you are up that way and want to watch me demonstrate how to throw and construct teapots, you can book HERE

It is a 2 day conference with other tutors demonstrating; Gai and Cam McDonald and Lyndell Peterson, at the Maryborough Showground.

Posted on August 30, 2022September 22, 2022 by p j p o t t e r y — 3 Comments

Sydney Teapot Show 2022

detail of a Jabberwocky teapot in Steampunk style by PJ Pottery

We love the Sydney Teapot Show! This year one of the categories was to create a teapot based on a nonsense poem so of course, I made a Jabberwocky holding a teapot inspired by the Lewis Carroll poem

I have put in an entry in each year for many years. There is usually a choice of themes to challenge potters to great heights of creativity. This is an amazing exhibition that potters and collectors around Australia look forward to each year.

If you are in Sydney around Saturday 17 September – Sunday 16 October 2022 call into the Kerrie Lowe Gallery in Newtown and view the amazing and diverse teapots from around Australia.

Here you can view and purchase our handmade Australian made teapots

Posted on July 18, 2022August 29, 2022 by p j p o t t e r y — Leave a comment

jewellery highlight

This winter I wanted to share some love and offer a special on PJ Pottery jewellery which includes my porcelain earrings and glass bead necklaces. And you get to hear about it first!

Until 31 August 2022 I am offering a 25% discount to the handmade jewellery range (not applicable to sale items). Apply WINTERLOVE in the coupon box at cart to apply the discount and you will also get free postage for your jewellery purchase across Australia.

PS I would love you to leave a review of PJ Pottery on Google Thanks!

Posted on June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 by p j p o t t e r y — Leave a comment

above-ground pit firing. smoke and magic

What an enjoyable winter morning at PJ Pottery! A group of my dedicated students had created pots for this pit firing and were rewarded with some fabulous results. We used a variety of combustible materials for colour and effects and now can’t wait to do another firing!

Nicci explaining the unpacking of the pit firing

Posted on June 6, 2022August 30, 2022 by p j p o t t e r y — Leave a comment

big news: Wedding Ceramics by PJ Pottery

Welcome to Wedding Ceramics by PJ Pottery It has been an exciting hum at PJ Pottery over the last 18 months. I’ve been researching, designing and testing colours and styles to create a new range of ceramics for that very special day – The Wedding.

There is a delightful range of options available and we are happy to discuss these with our clients so they are super satisfied with their choices. These are what we are excited to create at Wedding Ceramics by PJ Pottery:

unique hand crafted wedding favours for your guests – thank you cups/beakers, mini planters
custom made homeware for the bride and groom-to-be to choose for their wedding register
original accompaniments for the ceremony and reception – tea lights, bud vases
selection of beautiful packages available – Sweet + Simple, Boho Magic and Luxe (coming soon)
choice of glaze colours, styles and surface textures

If you or friends or family have nuptials coming up, send them to the new website which features the first release of the 2022 – 2023 range of gorgeous ceramic products for that special day.

shiny new website right HERE

Posted on May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 by p j p o t t e r y — Leave a comment

Rain, rain, go away

Here on our misty mountain we have had 4 days of rain and more to come, the mould is happy! The biggest problem is that pots won’t dry so heaters are on and the firings are very slow. On a happy note, my Mt Tamborine classes are full and running and a new 5 week course at Gold Coast Potters Mudgeeraba studio is about to start on 25 May. If you are on the Goldie and interested in getting into clay either for the first time or as a return, this is your chance.

BOOKINGS HERE

Posted on May 7, 2022May 21, 2022 by p j p o t t e r y — Leave a comment

‘Rona came to visit

Yes, I finally got the dreaded virus – so hello 7 days of isolation, then my poor husband got it which turned into 14 days. After losing a few days to coughing, sniffling and fevers, I made the most of my time in the studio: recycling clay, tidying the shelves and of course making teapots! Below are works in progress that I have enjoyed creating with a bit less hurry and distractions than usual.

I also finished a few sample beakers from the recent surface treatment workshop I gave in Redcliffe. I’ve since made a few more which will have a touch of gold added to increase their beautiful blinginess! These have a variety of techniques applied such as slip decoration, inlay, resist, sgraffitto and stencils plus underglaze painting. There are some of these colourful beakers for sale at e360 Design on Gallery Walk, Mount Tamborine.

Posted on April 25, 2022August 29, 2022 by p j p o t t e r y — Leave a comment

handmade love

I was commissioned to make a large hand built planter for siblings who had recently lost their mother. She loved gardenias and this pot was going to hold their mum’s ashes and a gardenia in her honour. It was my honour to create this piece for them. This is a short video of smoothing the surface as I add each new coil.

Video music credit: Emancipator, Greenland, 2010 (Safe in the Steep Cliffs album)