DI Pottery Studio Tour

05/19/2025

That's a wrap for the 36th Annual Pottery Studio Tour!

Thank you to all the incredible artists for showcasing your work and opening your studios to visitors 💛

Thank you to everyone that came out to admire the art and explore this beautiful island 🌳🪻

And thank you to the sponsors that helped make the Tour a reality!

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See you next year 🙏

Special thanks to the sponsors whose contributions help us advertise the 2024 Denman Island Pottery Studio Tour, print maps and posters, and maintain the web site.

05/18/2025

We would love your feedback on the Tour!

By answering three questions you are entered to win $100 voucher valid for use at any one of the participating Studios this year!

Congratulations to the 2024 Raffle winner, Joanne, who used her $100 Pottery Tour credit at Linda Adair's studio and came away with this incredible ramen bowl set.

Visit any one of the studios to find out how to enter. One entry per person, the winner will be chosen Monday May 19.

05/18/2025

What a beautiful rainy day! Thanks to everyone who came out to the studios on day one of the Pottery Tour.

Tomorrow (Sunday May 18) the studios are open 10-5. Come by and check out the incredible art!

Tour maps are available online or from various Denman businesses. Check out our website for more information

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05/17/2025

Tomorrow is the big day! Here's a sneak peek at the work of our incredible potters this year.

Tour maps are available at the Denman Island General Store, Abraxas, Earth Club Factory and the Buckley Bay Ferry terminal.

Studios are open 10-5 tomorrow and Sunday.

See you there!

05/12/2025

There are eight studios on our Tour this year. To plan your drive around the island download our map from our website. Alternatively, copies are available at various Denman Island businesses and the Buckley Bay Ferry Terminal.

Plan your trip with our tour map available online and downloaded as a PDF

05/08/2025

Stop #8: Linda Adair
Located on Lacon just south of the turn for McFarlane, Linda's gallery is bright and showcases her functional and often quirky pottery. In addition to a variety of mugs - including a travel mug that fits in a vehicle cup holder (complete with a lid) - she creates garlic and honey pots, bowls, specialty noodle bowls with chopstick rests, and unique sculptural pieces.

Large mugs, travel mugs, specialty bowls, plant, honey and garlic pots, and personality-rich sculptures.

05/07/2025

Stop #7: Sarah Graeme
Brand new to the Pottery Tour, Sarah studio is located near the end of Triple Rock Road. Her work is sculptural and often combines ceramic forms with plant fibers using weaving and basketry techniques.

Sarah Graeme is an emerging ceramics artist located on Denman Island.

05/05/2025

Stop #5: Ember Blair Hutchens
Wren Road hosts two potters showcasing their work with Ember Blair's studio located at the end of the road. This year, in addition to creating and experimenting with her craft, she has built a gallery in a former wood shed.

Talented potter and artist Ember creates show-stopping pieces with custom glazes and hand-drawn patterns and textures.

05/04/2025

Stop #4: Gordon Hutchens Pottery
With a studio that has been open for over 50 years, it's likely you have at one point visited Gordon Hutchens, and yet, every year he continues to experiment with the craft and create stunning pieces. This year is no different as he is in the midst of tests for lustre earthenware and is even busy working on finishing up his mini wood kiln.

Internationally renown and locally celebrated as a master potter, Gordon creates museum-quality pieces to functional pots, vases, platters and mugs.

05/03/2025

Stop #3: Sandra Shaffer
History is alive in Sandra’s studio as she is the fifth potter to work in the structure that was originally the kitchen of one of the oldest settler homes on Denman. She creates simple and elegant teapots, mugs, vases, bowls and more using a variety of firing methods.

Sandra creates teapots, mugs, vases, bottles and more, with grace and functionality in mind.

05/03/2025

Stop #2: Gilded Petunia Pottery
Located on Kelsey Road across from the Arts Centre, Jeanie Rogers of Gilded Petunia Pottery crafts her work magic out of a vibrant turquoise studio. In addition to hues of blue, you will be mesmerized by the lustre glaze on a lot of her work.

Jeanie Rogers of Gilded Petunia Pottery creates decorative and functional earthenware, lustreware, and wood fired pots in an eclectic mix of styles.