Ceramics

 

 Ron & Cynthia Tschudy
3245 Six Mile Lake Road
East Jordan, MI 49727
Phone: 231.544.6167

 

 

 

 

ARTIST INFORMATION
What a joy it is to live in northern Michigan and make pottery!  We moved to Antrim County in 1976 and started our pottery business in 1979.  For 32 years Ron was the primary studio artist, building and glazing the pottery, while Cynthia concentrated on design and decoration.  Since 2007 after retiring from teaching Cynthia now gives her full attention to what she loves to do: make things out of clay.  Our partnership in the studio has enabled us to grow in both skills and creativity.

Our pottery is handbuilt using a mid-range stoneware clay.  It is designed to be both functional and decorative.  The glazes and stains are all food safe.  It is electric fired to cone 5.

The pieces themselves are created using the clay slab process.  Thin slabs of clay are rolled out and impressed with various textures.  We get our textures from a wide variety of materials including fabrics,  lace trims, crocheted work, textured papers, plastics, wood and metal.  After the textures are impressed into the slabs, the pieces are constructed by cutting, forming and joining the slabs.  After bisque firing, stains and glazes, chosen to enhance the textures, are applied by pouring, dipping and brushing.  The pieces are then glaze fired.

We design our pieces to be used and hope that our customers enjoy having distinctive pottery that is built by hand and designed for daily use.

 

 
ART FAIRS / 2011
  
  • June 25: Art Rapids!, Elk Rapids, MI
  • July 3: South Haven
  • July 16: Petoskey Art in the Park
  • July 27: Congregational Summer Assembly art fair outside of  Frankfort, MI
  • July 30: Traverse City Outdoor (Northwest Michigan College)
  • August 6 & 7: Portside Art Fair, Elm Point (East Jordan)
  • August 13: Charlevoix Waterfront Art Fair, Charlevoix, MI
  • August 20: Downtown Traverse City Art Fair
  • August 28: Alden Depot Summer Art Fair, Alden, MI
  • Our work can also be seen at these three retail galleries:
The Blue Heron (Elk Rapids)
The Dennos Museum Shop (Traverse City)
Freshwater (Boyne City)

 

ARTIST'S WORK

 

Platter

 

Teapot

 

Napkin Holder & Pitcher

Sugar and Creamer 

Utensil Holder

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