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blackpotter's Shop Announcement

I am the Black Potter, maker of face jugs and functional pottery. Lots of folks are not familiar with face jugs. In this country they are a Southern tradition, although we black folk have our own spin on that. The ones I make are inspired by my heritage and by my several-times-great Aunt Evangeline, a slave potter in Jamaica who made face jugs.

The love of my life, Jan, takes care of our sites and the whole business end of things so I am free to be an artist. ("Everyone should be so blessed," she says!) We live and work in Pittsburgh, PA, where we have converted our brick two-car garage built in 1927 into a pottery studio. (Yes, I am blessed!)

I use a variety of clay bodies, sometimes mixing my own, make my own glazes from recipes I've collected and embellished over the years,and prefer to fire in a wood kiln. There's nothing like a wood fire for pots! It adds greatly to the value and appearance of the work.

We welcome your orders, questions, correspondence, and custom requests. More at www.blackpotter.com.

Thanks for browsing around at The Black Potter's shop.
Stay Centered,
Potter Jim & Jan

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