The old church Pottery & Gift
N of Minnedosa, MB on #10 highway.

The Old Church Pottery & Gifts last day open for the summer season will be Monday, Sept.7 . Taking time to reflect on the generosity of my regular/new customers and letting go of some of the stress of this strange season. Hope to get some camping in as well. Projects, making more stock for the fall/Christmas season and getting the church ready for winter will be part of the downtime. Wanted to thank everyone who was kind enough to purchase and/or pass on a good word about their experience here and in so doing allow me to keep making pottery, pay the bills and continue living the dream. See you in October..

Final firing before the end of the summer season: spice bowls, last of the big bowls, a bowl for my own cupboard and glaze tests....

New temple bells. Sanded down to bare metal, painted on a hydrogen peroxide and salt mix to bring out a rust pattern and 3 clear coats. Happy with the results..

Available Thursday for sale...

Final run of small bowls(3 sizes). Changed the application of glazes and increased the final temperature of the firing to get more blue and hints of purple.

Had a opportunity today that I could not pass up. While a few need repair and frames, a few more are in showroom condition. An investment l like finding, having and selling. A great day off!

3 different sizes of smaller bowls, mugs and the last of the berry bowls in the new matte glaze combo...

A few more bowls into the gift shop soon...

Few more berry bowls and big bowls....

Berry bowls and a few odds/ends out of the kiln....

After being in quarantine for awhile, my hammock shipment from Mexico is finally here. Lots of colours to choose from. More hammock stand brackets being ordered but still have a few in stock as well as complete stands.

Some new stock in the gift shop. Encaustic painting by Brandi Fullerton out of Swan River. Saw trees and feathers by Pierrette Papillion from St.Anne. Pressed w...ishes jewelry by friends James/Melissa from Mabel Lake, BC. Wood carving and birdhouses by Oak Lake Carver. Willow furniture by Verne Malfait from Brandon. And a new shipment of Hammocks from my friends Jorge and Abraham at Hamacas Rada in Mexico. See more

Some new to the gift shop oak pews available. 2-6ft with beautiful scrolled/carved ends and curved seats. 2-4ft cut down from longer with different ends. $250 - $300

Did not have a sale for 2 1/2 hours to start but it turned into the best day of the year and in the top 5 ever. Stunned by the sales, generosity, compliments and numbers of new people to the gift shop. What a day!! Earned some hammock time.....

The gift shop for this August long weekend....

Hot out of the kilns! Mugs and spoon rests for the long weekend. Here we go!

Getting more mugs glazed and through the kilns for the upcoming long weekend.

Just out of the kiln. More mugs with the speckled matte. Glaze of the summer!

Mug lids and spoon rests...

From the kilns this morning: mugs, platters, vases, lidded jars, berry bowls, bird feeders and a large bowl.

As of July.1, The Old Church is moving to full time summer hours. Will be open 10-5 daily, 6 days a week with Wednesdays closed.

The gift shop is open today but with many roads closed and detours extremely wet and soft, it would be safer to stay home, let the water go down and the ground start to dry out. See you later this summer.

The old church is open for Canada Day,..10-5

Last of sinks and a large bowl out of the kiln this morning.....

Local producer Bob Gass and his maple syrup just arrived in the gift shop.

Before and after firing....

From the kiln tonight: Large and standard mugs, bird feeders, latte bowls and a berry bowl in the new speckled matte glaze.

Stained glass in the gift shop....

Last of pieces for this week out of the kiln: chip/dip platters, mugs and side plates.

Judy Bartel is a new consignor to the gift shop with her well made bags, wallets and purses. All funds raised with the sale of her work goes to projects in Tanzania and Bangladesh.

Butterscotch glaze tests...

Out of the kilns this morning: mugs, spice bowls, bird feeders, chip/dip platters, side plates and glaze tests.

Unloading the big kiln...

Loading a kiln...

Will finish up and start loading kilns tomorrow.