FALL / WINTER 2024

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                      To Everything there is a season......

        For us at Hog Shed Studio Pottery, 2025 has been a season of many changes.  We have spent lots of time with our daughter, Megan, and her husband and our two grandchildren.  Watching the boys grow and develop has been a truly enriching experience for us, and we feel privileged to be a part of their lives.  This has become so important to us that we have purchased a house in Mahopac, NY, a mere 15 minutes away from them!  Sadly, the new house is at least 6 hours east of Otto, so we have spent many hours on the road! 

       This has meant a lot of time away from our home and studio, and so studio hours and production have been shortened. Elliott has continued to work during our days back on the farm, but the flow of production that we shared for so many years has been greatly reduced and so the retail display room at Hog Shed Studio Pottery, while still offering a selection of wonderful creations, is a less filled than in seasons past. We are still planning to be open by appointment, but as we spend more time off the farm, the appointments will take a little more co-ordination! 

We are now in the process of moving. Our new home will include studio space for Elliott. She plans a new phase of production using  an electric kiln, which produces different glaze effects than the gas fired kilns which we have used since 1982. New challenges and new creative opportunities will be the watchwords for Elliott’s continuing career. Unfortunately, with all the demands of our time this fall, we do not plan to have a Holiday Open House this year. 

We are so grateful to all our loyal customers who have supported us at Hog Shed Studio Pottery over the past 43 years!  We hope you will keep in touch by phone or email through the contact page on our website at www.hogshedstudio.com                                   

                                                     Call 716 244 2967  or 716 289 3732 

                                                           to arrange a time for your visit.

                                                                Hope to see you soon!

 Sincerely,                

Mike & Elliott