Ceramics
Slate Roof Studio
13397 Wilt Store Road,
Leesburg, VA 20176
Catoctin Region Cluster, 2023 Stop #2
About
this item just sold; miller 55 clay body, glazed in Shadow Blue and Starry Night glazes from Clayscapes and fired to cone 5
I moved to Loudoun County, VA in the mid 1990s and fell in love with what was a very rural county at the time. I visited many local potters, adding their unique mugs to my growing collection. I took lessons from potters Shawn Grove, Bryan Mattraw, and Kristen Swanson. My love of creating pottery was born.
I find inspiration from the environment where I am – at the beach, in the mountains, or from memories. I created beach mugs from my visits to Hatteras Island, the New Jersey shore, Southern California beaches, and Puerto Rico. We have collected shells from these beaches that go on top of our ocean candles. The first place I lived in Loudoun County was Downtown Leesburg, which was the inspiration for my “Downtown Leesburg” mugs, ornaments, and wall hangings. I also love rural Loudoun County, and I was inspired to create the “Loudoun County” mugs from caring for chickens and other farm animals.
stoneware mug, fired to cone 5
wheel thrown/hand built and altered stoneware bowl carved and fired to cone 5 Georgies Buckwheat glaze
stoneware Miller 60 and glazed and fired to cone 5
stoneware miller 55 clay body, carved, underglaze applied and glazed in Ellen’s Blue glaze fired to cone 5
Stoneware Miller 60 clay wheel thrown and glazed with “Ocean” glaze and fired to cone 5. Platters, dinner plates, pasta bowls, and cereal sized bowls.
miller 55 stoneware mug with Amaco Potters choice Palladium glaze fired to cone 5
various sizes of ceramic soy candles range in price from $10 to $30 each in various fragrances
medium serving bowl, Mojave Dusk over Spotted Blue glaze fired to cone 5
sold; featured instagram/facebook on Clayshare, textured platter with grasses found along roadside in Lucketts, glazed Forest Green fired to cone 5
stoneware mug in wavy body glazed in Nebula fired to cone 5
chip and dip set in “vanilla bean” glaze fired to cone 6 but I have several in various colors
my signature “Loudoun County” mugs, crocks and ornaments for sale at Loudounberry and Roots, speckled clay and blue glaze fired to cone 5.
I sold several of these for a wedding there are some left. The gnomes are about 5” and the home about 10” high, hand built and underglaze with clear glaze.
“downtown Leesburg” wall hanging, carved, underglaze and clear glaze fired to cone 5. Very popular item along with the matching ornaments and mugs.
Available from this artist:
Mugs: beach, Downtown Leesburg, Loudoun County (chicken/rooster), 3 color and nebula mug (and many others) chip and dip, platters, ornaments (downtown Leesbg and Loudoun county, gnomes and homes, serving bowls, carved bowls, casseroles, charcuterie trays, plates and platters with leaf impressions, beach platters, soap dishes, spoon rests, utensil crocks, nesting bowls.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Map and Directions:
Directions to Slate Roof Studio:
From Leesburg: rte 15 N about 8.5 miles, turn L onto Wilt Store Rd studio is 1 mile on the R .From Lovettsville/MD, rte 15 S turn R onto Wilt Store Rd. From Lucketts/Taylorstown, follow Taylorstown Rd and turn onto Wilt Store Rd (follow signs) studio is 1 mile on the L.
Connect with this artist:
You can also find this artist on Instagram as @slateroofstudio and on Facebook as @slateroofstudio