hughespottery

Artisan ceramics handmade for your table and kitchen

Tionesta, Pennsylvania On Etsy since 2008

5,863 Sales | 5 out of 5 stars

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hughespottery

Artisan ceramics handmade for your table and kitchen

Tionesta, Pennsylvania | 5,863 Sales

5 out of 5 stars

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Announcement    Hughes Pottery specializes in handmade functional tableware- coffee mugs, tea cups, beer tankards, plates, yarn bowls, teapots, wine goblets, bowls, pie plates, butter keepers, serving bowls, and more. We're happy to be living our dream of being full time artists, and thrilled to share our art with you!

If you are curious about the daily life of a potter, you can see blog postings and daily production update on our Facebook Fan Page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hughes-Pottery/96393995398

To see our full line of pottery creations, check out our website at www.hughespottery.com

Announcement

Last updated on Nov 22, 2015

Hughes Pottery specializes in handmade functional tableware- coffee mugs, tea cups, beer tankards, plates, yarn bowls, teapots, wine goblets, bowls, pie plates, butter keepers, serving bowls, and more. We're happy to be living our dream of being full time artists, and thrilled to share our art with you!

If you are curious about the daily life of a potter, you can see blog postings and daily production update on our Facebook Fan Page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hughes-Pottery/96393995398

To see our full line of pottery creations, check out our website at www.hughespottery.com

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Charles and Rowan Hughes

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About hughespottery

Sales 5,863
On Etsy since 2008
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  • Charles pulls a handle on a beer tankard
  • Rowan creating an oak leaf plate

We want our work to get covered in oatmeal!

Our Story
....as told by Rowan Rose

This is the story of a boy, a girl, some dirt and a dream.

When I met Charlie Hughes in 1997, he was selling his pottery at a show where I was also vending. He had studied ceramics at Penn State University and was now peddling his wares on the road, trying to make a living in the clay biz. I was a self-taught stained glass artist, and selling at art shows was a very occasional thing for me. We quickly became good friends (and I became a dedicated customer), and over the years a long and strange romance ensued.

I proposed to Charlie in 2007 in the very same spot we met all those years ago and we married in the summer (and twice in the fall) of 2008. That's our summer wedding picture over there on the right!

I never thought I'd have the aptitude for clay work, but Charlie patiently taught me "the way of the clay" and now I'm a potter too...and we've been happily covered in mud together ever since!

Our Work

Together we create beautiful functional stoneware pottery for your kitchen and table. We both enjoy cooking and entertaining, and appreciate the warmth that handcrafted pieces bring to our meals. We try to bring that sensibility to our work- making pottery with every day use in mind; light and comfortable but also strong and durable.

All of our work is completely handmade- from ball of clay to finished piece. This is the real deal, thrown one piece at a time on our wheels and finished by hand. All of our decorative elements are hand painted, hand-carved or hand molded from our originals. No decals or mass-produced elements are used.

We honestly love what we do, and are truly blessed to be able to make a living doing what we love. Even after all these years we race down to the studio, like kids on Christmas morning, to peek into our cooling kilns. We are, quite frankly, addicted to clay!

And our business isn't just about selling people some mugs; it's about making beautiful things that become a small part of our customer's lives. We love to hear that our customers have to use "our special mug" for coffee each morning, or that our teapot graces the table at every family gathering.

We pride ourselves in offering fantastic customer service and crazy fast shipping (check out our feedback!) We're happy to accommodate your special requests, like adding gift cards or shipping items to several addresses. First time buyers often become loyal return customers because they fall in love with our pottery AND our customer service. It's not unusual to hear that they are back for more because they're tired of fighting the family for their "favorite" mug or bowl!

Thanks for shopping with us and being part of our little circle of pottery love.

-Rowan Rose & Charles Hughes

Shop members

  • Charles & Rowan

    Owner, Maker, Designer, Curator

    We're the two that make just about everything happen around here. From throwing pots, to loading and unloading kilns, mixing glazes, photographing work, packing and shipping, customer service, wholesale and custom orders...we are Hughes Pottery!

  • Morgan

    Part-time Studio Assistant

    Morgan is our son...and sometimes our studio help. He's an active caving, climbing, fire spinning, machete wielding 23 year old who is hard to pin down! He does his aging parents proud by tackling some of the heavy lifting involved with clay work.

Production partners

  • Catherine Rose

    Tionesta, PA

    Helps with the graphic design of our original stamps

  • Troy Rosenbaum

    Tionesta, PA

    Troy is a guest artist doing some limited sgraffito work on a limited number of pieces

Shop policies

Last updated on March 23, 2017
Welcome to the Etsy home of Hughes Pottery! We are a husband and wife team of potters who produce handmade stoneware in our small studio in northwest Pennsylvania. All of our work is dishwasher, microwave and oven safe and is glazed in food-safe, lead free finishes. Because of the hand-made nature of our work, please expect subtle variations in color, texture and size.

All of our work is completely handmade- from ball of clay to finished piece. This is the real deal, thrown one piece at a time on our wheels and finished by our four hands.

Accepted payment methods

Paypal Mastercard Visa American Express Discover Apple Pay Klarna Giftcard
Accepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits
Returns and exchanges
We take great care in packing our pottery so it arrives safely at your door. Occasionally, damage occurs in shipping. If you have any problem with your shipment when it arrives, please save the packaging and contents and contact us immediately for a prompt replacement or refund.

We want you to be happy with your new pottery! Please contact us with any concerns, questions or problems with your order. We work hard to have happy repeat customers. We will gladly replace your broken, damaged or flawed pottery; we'll cover the shipping and get your replacement to you ASAP.

We DO accept exchanges and returns on regular purchases; please notify us within 5 days of delivery. The buyer is responsible for the shipping costs to return the item(s) to us; refunds (minus shipping costs) will be made promptly via Paypal once the item is received back in the same condition by us. If it is an exchange, the buyer must also pay to re-ship the new item(s). We are not responsible for damage that occurs to item(s) packed by buyers.

We do NOT offer returns/exchanges/refunds on custom orders, except in the case of replacing goods damaged in shipping.
Payment
Payment must be processed via Paypal within 24 hours of purchase. Pennsylvania residents will be charged 6% sales tax.

Local customers who want to pick up purchases at our studio can use coupon code LOCALPICKUP1 to avoid being charged for shipping.
Shipping
Our customers rave about our fast shipping! Most regular purchases will ship the day after we receive your payment. In the US, most packages will ship USPS Priority Mail; expect in most cases to receive your package within 2-5 days. Occasionally items will ship USPS Parcel Post or UPS which may take up to a week to arrive. International and APO/FPO addresses and holiday shipping should expect longer shipping times, sometimes as much as 30 days. We include tracking on all of our domestic packages.

Local buyers who want to pick up purchases at our Tionesta, PA studio should use coupon code LOCALPICKUP1 to avoid being charged shipping costs. Please contact us after your purchase to arrange for pickup.

We do our best to estimate shipping costs and to combine shipping when possible. Multiple piece orders often ship in separate boxes to prevent breakage.

Please note that shipping costs include actual postage paid plus the cost of the packing materials used to ship your order safely. We encourage you to recycle and reuse once you get your pottery!

International shipping is available! Please contact us with the details so we can calculate accurate shipping costs. Customs forms will be filled out for merchandise for the exact purchase price with no exceptions. Note that buyers are responsible for any and all duties, taxes and customs charges that may be incurred.

Items can be sent to a gift address, or multiple gift addresses- just send us the information. Let us know when you order and we'll include a card too!

Sorry, we do not gift wrap.
Additional policies and FAQs
IS YOUR POTTERY FOOD SAFE? CAN I PUT IT IN MY MICROWAVE? WHAT ABOUT MY DISHWASHER?

All of our stoneware pottery is made for functional kitchen and table use. It's lead-free and food safe. You can put it in the dishwasher, microwave, freezer...even your oven! Just avoid sudden temperature changes, like taking a bowl out of the fridge and putting it in a 350* oven or putting a hot dish into a sink of cold water. This is called "thermal shock" and can shatter your piece. Pieces used in your oven should always be placed in a cold oven so they can gradually heat along with the oven. With just a little extra care, stoneware is very durable and should last for years.

CAN I GET A DISCOUNT IF I BUY MORE THAN ONE PIECE?

We're always pleased when customers are anxious to buy more than one piece of our work! However, we do not offer discounts for regular retail purchases. If you're a qualified retailer interested in carrying our work, please contact us for a wholesale catalog and terms.

I BOUGHT A BUNCH OF STUFF FROM YOUR SITE HOPING TO GET A MATCHED SET BUT ALL THE PIECES LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT!

Everything we make is handmade piece by piece. Due to the nature of handmade goods slight variations do occur. Each glaze batch and each kiln firing also create slightly different color results as well. If you are interested in a set of something, please custom order it and it will all be thrown, glazed and fired together -assuring a better match.

I REALLY LIKE THAT MUG, BUT CAN I GET IT IN A DIFFERENT COLOR?

If we're out of stock on one of our colorways, we'd be happy to make you what you need. We're throwing pots and firing kilns all the time, but it takes many weeks to go from lump of clay to pretty finished mug. We don't offer colors other than the combinations shown on our shop. Please check our listings to see our current glaze palette.

CAN YOU MAKE ME SOMETHING I DON'T SEE?

Other than ordering something in our regular production line in a particular colorway, we are not accepting custom orders at this time.

WHAT IS YOUR CUSTOM ORDER POLICY? DO I HAVE TO PAY UP FRONT FOR CUSTOM WORK?

Here's how custom orders work in our shop:

We discuss (via conversations here on Etsy) the specifics of your order, including the estimated delivery time. Once we all agree on the details, I will create a custom listing in the shop just for you. Once you purchase the listing, we'll get to work crafting your order. Once it's complete, we'll ship it out to you! If you "Like" Hughes Pottery on Facebook, you'll probably even see pictures of your pieces being made!

Turn around time for custom work depends on the item(s) we are making and where we are in our production cycle. In general, your can expect to wait roughly 4-6 weeks for most custom orders.

All custom work must be paid 100% up front before work starts, including shipping costs.