Redware Pottery
Redware Pottery is a German Pennsylvanian craft that was done in the 1800's. It got its name from the use of the red clay. It consists of two techniques, slip trailing and sgraffitto. Slip trailing is trailing the liquid clay or slip from a bottle or syringe. The design is raised. Sgraffito is made by coating the clay with a contrasting slip and engraving into the clay so you have a line that is the red clay color. Accents of slip or glaze can be added. The plate pictured on this page is a sgraffito plate.
I will be offering a small amount of my Redware Pottery on this site. This pottery is very decorative and ornate. I do all the art work by myself - from rolling out the clay, making the shapes or the plates, cleaning the surface and edges, painting the surface with a contrasting slip (liquid clay), slip trailing or sgraffito the design, glazing and firing. There are many processes that go into one piece of Redware.
With traveling to 16 shows a year in 4-6 states, teaching elementary art part time and designing Woolfelt patterns, along with having a family, I cannot mass produce the Redware. On this site, I will offer a few of the most popular pieces that I create. There is also a show schedule, so you can find when I may be close to you with the pottery. If you have seen a piece of pottery at a show, you can always contact me to see if I have that piece in stock. I am always packed up for my shows, and do not have a store. Sorry, I do not take special orders.
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