WillowAK Pottery

  Thanks to all who visited WillowAK Pottery on July 24. We enjoyed seeing people we'd not seen for a long time, meeting people we'd never met , and visiting with all who stopped by  during the Willow Garden Tour 2021. It was a fun and interesting day.  The studio will stay clean and orderly for a couple of weeks, and then I will begin creating new work once again. Meanwhile, Keith will continue to water, feed, mow and trim grass, as well as tend the trees, flowers and herbs on the property. Birch will keep a watchful eye on all activity, wagging her tail with approval in hope of attention. May those of you who bought pieces created of clay or yarn have many years of use and enjoyment from them. Those wanting to see a meadow of well-cared-for grass and trees, it is here for the looking. Thank you for coming . . . and do come again. If you did not visit us this time, maybe next time. ~Carol  willowakpottery@gmail.com 

  The 36th Willow Garden Tour is happening Saturday, July 24, 10:00-4:00.   😊 Some new items from kiln 1: First fish. Two more in kiln 2. Berry bowls with saucers. Yarn bowls for those who knit and/or crochet.   Bacon cookers for use in microwave. Mugs..unique, with lots of detail in design Ceramic flower and two smaller plates. Colorful accent pieces for so many uses. A lidded flower bowl and a pie plate. Serving bowls with leaf design. You have to hold this to really appreciate it! So, how creative are we collectively?  Ideas? See you Saturday during the Willow Garden Club Tour? Gardens, Arts, Crafts Full details about the Tour are on the WGC Blog .

For maps and details about the tour, check out the Willow Garden Club blog . For a quick peek at some new work at WillowAK Pottery, check out this video: Thanks to M&M of Northern Spirit Rustics , also on the tour, for making the video! Any event that has lasted 36 years must be something very special. It is. Hope to see you.

WillowAK Pottery Studio was invited to be part of the Willow Garden Tour  celebrating 36 years of garden tours in Willow! A kiln load of new work was made for the event and will be available for sale at the studio. As the poster indicates, maps will be available the day of the event; in addition, all tour details and a map are available on the Willow Garden Club Blog at willowgardenclub.blogspot.com .   Hope to see you on July 24!

It was nice to reconnect with those who stopped in during an open studio day a few weeks ago. All were repeat visitors who know my work and were interested in having more WillowAK Pottery pieces in their homes and/or for gifts. At the end of the day, I decided it would be good to also have May 29 as an "Open Studio" day, so that's going to happen: •  If you've been to the studio before, please come again. •  If you've not been to the studio, please do come to see what it is all about. •  On Saturday, May 29, come by between 10:00 and 5:00. •  On other days, please text 907-360-3696 to arrange a visit. • Location: 25879 W Southlake Dr., on Shirley Lake This is a working pottery studio where "pieces with personality" are created from clay.   There is nothing here that you NEED, but there are many things that you may like to have for yourself or for others.  Browse the blog postings for a sampling of studio work. 

Don't all moms like pottery? Here are some new pieces.  Invite your mom to select...or come by and select for her. If you're already in Willow, no need to drive elsewhere for a gift or gift certificate. WillowAK Pottery is at 25879 W Southlake Dr. on Shirley Lake Open Studio Day...May 7, 10:00-6:00 If you're not in Willow, let me know what pieces interest you and we can work something out. Drop a note to: willowakpottery@gmail.com Speaking of mothers, there is a lot of Mother Nature appearing on the pieces these days: A circle of leaves A bird in blues  Birch leaf Some pieces are grouped by glaze color Fanciful fern Foxy A slice of pinecone Fish in a splash Fish pondering fly Spruce and moose Yellow bird The ultramarines If you've not yet been to WillowAK Pottery on Shirley Lake, this would be a good day to discover a local studio where "pieces with personality" are created of porcelain clay throughout the year. Come by for a look during an open studio day, or...

 We are hearing the noisy chatter of sandhill cranes; the drip, drip, drip of water running down the drain spouts; and the dramatic thump of snow slides off the metal roofs. We are not hearing snow machines or snow plows. This could be it!  SPRING!! To those of you who have been so very patient for pottery you've ordered,  I thank you. When you said, "no hurry" I really believed you, maybe to a fault. It was not until today that I unloaded a bisque load of new pieces: bacon cookers, flower pots, French butter crocks, serving bowls, mugs, plates, and some just-for-fun pieces that are included in every firing.  Forty-eight in all, and once they are glazed and fired again, you'll see images of many new pieces on a future blog posting and in the studio.  If you placed an order, I will be contacting you directly to invite you to come take your pick. Here's a table full of porcelain pieces ready for glaze application. Please, no earthquakes in the coming week. As I wa...