Maine Pottery Tour

The Maine Pottery Tour is happening on 

April 30th and May 1st!  

Maple Lane Pottery is very excited to 

be participating again this year!  

 Our gallery and studio will be open

from 10-4 pm. Sarturday and Sunday!

We hope you can stop by for a 

visit and some refreshments!  

-Robbi & Alex

Rectangular clay baker in the chicken design!

Square Chicken bowl!

Rainbow Lobster cereal bowls!

Sheep figures!

Mini bowls!

Link for Maine Pottery Tour Information below-

http://mainepotterytour.org/  

Maple Lane Pottery studio photo shoot with Allison!

Throwing Mugs in my studio!

Pulling a mug!

Finishing the rim of a large bowl!

Getting ready to cut a cereal bowl from the hump of clay!

Maple Lane Pottery's 28th Annual Holiday Show and Sale!!

Please join us for our Annual Holiday Show and Sale at on November 28th and 29th at Maple Lane Pottery! We will be open from 10-4 both Saturday and Sunday!

  This year we will be joined by special guests - Alex Portela of Hyddraworks, Cari Balbo of Ridge Pond Herbals, Elizabeth Davis of Granite Hill Designs and Bea & Richard Abbott of Forma 550!  We will be serving refreshment and have a fabulous door prize!!

Welcome Reception at The Maine Potters Market!

My newest Gallery is The Maine Potters Market in the heart of the Old Port in Portland, Maine!  I am very excited to be part of this amazing group of potters!
  Next Friday in celebration of the new potters, Rebecca Verrill and myself, The Potters Market will be host a welcome reception!  I hope you will be able to stop in for a visit and a bite to eat!
   If you are ever in the neighborhood, The Potters Market is a delightful place to shop with 14 very talented Maine Potters filling the shelves with their unique designs!

"Kiln loading is a bit like a puzzle" said my Ceramic professor!  "You have to optimize your space!"  These are photos from one of my most recent kiln openings this winter, top, middle and bottom shelves of the kiln!  When making and glazing my pieces I not only think about the design and function but also how they will fit in the kiln!  Sometimes I wonder if I need a bigger kiln?!

Third Annual Maine Pottery Tour

This is our Third Annual Maine Pottery Tour!

Potters from all over Maine will be joining us.

The potters will be opening up their studios, 

galleries and kilns

to give you the inside scoop on how 

all this great Maine 

pottery is made and the inspiration

 behind it all!

For more information and maps, check out:

mainepotterytour.blogspot.com

Your Favorite Mug!

I know we all have a favorite mug or mugs!  I love a great cup of tea or hot chocolate in the afternoon in one of them!  These are some of my mugs inspired by a hot beverage!

Bee, Hedgehog and Chicken Mugs!

Chicken Mug!

Hedgehog mug!

Bee Mug!

25th Annual Holiday Show

Yes, I have now been making pottery on Maple Lane Farm for a quarter of a century!  It has been a wonderful journey and I have loved all every minute of it!  Thank you all for making it fun and rewarding!  Hope you will stop by for a visit and a cup of hot mulled cider!  Robbi

Maple Lane Pottery's Annual Mother's Day Show and Sale

You are invited to join us for our Annual Mother's Day Pottery and Perennial plant show and sale!  I have some fun new designs for this spring show! Hope you can come join us!  Thank you for your support and I will look forward to seeing you! Robbi

Garlic Grater designs

The Garlic Grater is a delightful little dish with a ribbed design on the bottom used to very simply grate a clove of garlic, making it a little gourmet treat when adding olive oil!

I have just started making these and have whole heartedly added them to my line of pottery! 

Hedgehog Garlic Grater

Use of the Garlic Grater:

Separate cloves from the garlic bulb. Hit a clove with the back of a wooden spoon or kitchen hammer. This will slightly mash the clove making it easier to peel. Peel one or more large garlic cloves. Press the clove on the bottom of the dish or bowl and rub back and forth. This will grate the garlic clove, releasing it's spicy oil and turning the grated clove into an intensely flavored garlic paste.
Add your favorite oil to the paste and enjoy dipping torn pieces of  french bread.
For tasty variations, add: Balsamic vinegar, Parmesan cheese or soy sauce to the garlic oil.

Crows & Ravens

Crows and Ravens have always fascinated me! Their almost human movements combined with an uncanny ability to even sound human make them an irresistible subject to study. I am intrigued by all the of the mysteries surrounding them in superstitions and folklore.

Some of my favorites: If a raven perches on a house in Wales, it will bring prosperity to the family within.

Alexander the Great was supposedly guided across the desert by two ravens sent from heaven.

Rooks feeding in village streets or close to nests in the morning means inclement weather is to come - usually storms or rain.

Conversely, rooks flying far from their nest means fair weather

I have started a new design with the crow/raven as my subject. I have enjoyed trying out different poses and crow possibilities!

Maple Lane Pottery Holiday show invite!   You are officially invited to our annual holiday show!!

New Designs at The Common Ground Country Fair

Chicken ware!

Leaping cat design

New rabbit design

Rabbit tray/square plate - 8in.

What an amazing fair, we met so many interesting people and enjoyed the food and very talented crafts people all around us.  I want to thank everyone who stopped in at my booth!  You never cease to amaze and inspire me to greater creativity!  Thank you so much, Robbi

Knitter inspired Yarn Bowls: The possibilities are endless!

This Yarn or Knitting Bowl will keep your ball of yarn from rolling all over the floor while you are knitting away!  Just insert the end of your yarn through the swirly opening!

Mo enjoying the July clover!

Mo is the friendliest angora bunny ever and truly enjoys the company of his humans!

Special Orders!

These are a couple of special orders for special family members!

Mug Season awaits!

Every year our clay group - Central Maine Clay Artists - Sell mugs in 4-5 local coffee shops in the Augusta, Hallowell area.  The money from the sale of these mugs goes to local public schools to support their clay programs!  We love to do this, but this year we are diverging from the coffee shops (don't worry we will be back next year)  and having our very own Mug Season show in Gardiner at the Center for Maine Craft!

Show dates: March 2nd - April 30th.                                     Opening reception: March 15th  4-6 pm.

  All of the clay artists in our group are trying something different with their mugs and also producing a sculptural piece for the wall or podium!

Unglazed rabbit sculpture for Mug Season Show

Mug Season Mugs

New and inspired designs for our show!

Inspirations in Clay: Intro

Atop Mt. Battie in Camden State Park - September 2011

Belted Galloway mugs

Crazy Chicken mugs

Hedgehog and Crazy Chicken cereal bowls

Small square bowls

I grew up on a small farm in southern New Hampshire, and I now live and work on a small farm with my husband and two children in Windsor, Maine.  I am very much inspired by the farm animals and wildlife that inhabit our landscape!  On our farm we raise Chickens, Cows, Horses and Sheep.  We also have 4 Cats, a Rabbit and Dog who all keep my life very busy, fun and lively!  All of these creatures find their way into my clay work whether it is in sculpture or painting, I just love the way they can take on so many different shapes and with all there different their personalities, create wonderful fun variations of the same animal!