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TWO OWLS POTTERY |
Home of the Crozet Potter, Roslyn Nuesch
The studio is located in Crozet, Virginia, at the foot of the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains.
Open 9/29/18 from 10 to 5pm.
Open anytime by Appointment and most weekends from 10 - 5pm. - Please call first - 434-882-1417
Shop Now:
www.etsy.com/shop/TwoOwlsPottery
The Daily Progress Article from May 29, 2016:
www.dailyprogress.com/townnews/sport/finding-a-transformative-process-in-crozet/article_f02dfcc1-2c3b-5794-b76f-b8dfdc2aa6e6.html?mode=jqm
Roslyn Nuesch, The potter:
Being a Virginia native, my inspiration comes from nature, my mother and my Native American heritage. My creative side came out late in life and is ever growing but the pottery is always functional and for everyday use.
Creating a form from a ball of clay, on a wheel, has intrigued me since I was a little girl when my mother took me to a pottery studio in North Carolina. I love that a simple ball of clay can be transformed into a creation that is visually, aesthetically and tactically pleasing. My utilization of glaze, texture, carving, and altering a pot in many ways, shows how the clay was once very pliable before reaching it's final destination as stoneware.
The Story of Two Owls
I took my first pottery class with a local potter, Becky Garrity, who encouraged me to take a class with Tom Clarkson at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC), which I did in 2002. Well, one class and I was hooked. As an athlete and jockey, I never thought of myself as an artist or creative, in any way, but I soon found out differently.
At PVCC, my classmates all seemed to have a stamp to put on their pottery as their signature. I thought I would give it a try, so I looked thru all of my mother's jewelry, that I inherited, to see if I could find something suitable. Well, my mother was very fond of owls, so naturally I found two owls among her possessions that I started testing on my pottery. One day, I was glazing some pieces that I had used my new stamp on when my professor, Tom Clarkson, walked in and said, "So you're Two Owls." Evidently, he had been wondering who's stamp that was. This just resonated with me because, as an adoptee, I had recently found my birth family (2002) and discovered that I am Native American. Native Americans are named at birth according to what is happening around them at the time of their birth, usually associated with nature. Later in life, society bestows on them a new name which is earned by their life experiences and accomplishments. I wasn't ready for my own studio yet but knew that when I was it would be called Two Owls Pottery. Thank you, Tom!
The Two Owls represent my mother, who loved owls, and myself, who loved my mother very much.
I took my first pottery class with a local potter, Becky Garrity, who encouraged me to take a class with Tom Clarkson at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC), which I did in 2002. Well, one class and I was hooked. As an athlete and jockey, I never thought of myself as an artist or creative, in any way, but I soon found out differently.
At PVCC, my classmates all seemed to have a stamp to put on their pottery as their signature. I thought I would give it a try, so I looked thru all of my mother's jewelry, that I inherited, to see if I could find something suitable. Well, my mother was very fond of owls, so naturally I found two owls among her possessions that I started testing on my pottery. One day, I was glazing some pieces that I had used my new stamp on when my professor, Tom Clarkson, walked in and said, "So you're Two Owls." Evidently, he had been wondering who's stamp that was. This just resonated with me because, as an adoptee, I had recently found my birth family (2002) and discovered that I am Native American. Native Americans are named at birth according to what is happening around them at the time of their birth, usually associated with nature. Later in life, society bestows on them a new name which is earned by their life experiences and accomplishments. I wasn't ready for my own studio yet but knew that when I was it would be called Two Owls Pottery. Thank you, Tom!
The Two Owls represent my mother, who loved owls, and myself, who loved my mother very much.
Events and Openings:
October 13th and 14th, 2018 - Waynesboro Fall Foliage Art Show. http://svacart.com/vfffas/
November 10th and 11th, 2018. Artisans Studio Tour. What an exciting time! Last year, more than 300 people came thru my studio in two days! http://www.artisanstudiotour.com/. For those early birds, I will be open on the 9th. All three days from 10 to 5pm. If you can't make it during those times, please call for an appointment. 434-882-1417.
Also, the studio will be open most every Fri, Sat and Sunday from Oct thru Christmas, so please feel free to give me a call for times or to make an appointment. I'm most always here but don't have regular hours. Will not be open Oct 12, 13 and 14th.
My pottery is also available online on Etsy, Ebay and Amazon with limited listings. It's best to contact me in person if you are looking for something in particular.
October 13th and 14th, 2018 - Waynesboro Fall Foliage Art Show. http://svacart.com/vfffas/
November 10th and 11th, 2018. Artisans Studio Tour. What an exciting time! Last year, more than 300 people came thru my studio in two days! http://www.artisanstudiotour.com/. For those early birds, I will be open on the 9th. All three days from 10 to 5pm. If you can't make it during those times, please call for an appointment. 434-882-1417.
Also, the studio will be open most every Fri, Sat and Sunday from Oct thru Christmas, so please feel free to give me a call for times or to make an appointment. I'm most always here but don't have regular hours. Will not be open Oct 12, 13 and 14th.
My pottery is also available online on Etsy, Ebay and Amazon with limited listings. It's best to contact me in person if you are looking for something in particular.
