CBC interviews King's Point Pottery Gallery and Gifts

Wow, thanks go out to Lindsay Bird of CBC tv who interviewed us this week! She was right here in King's Point at our gallery! We talked about winning the top retailer award for Atlantic Canada, Art Smarts and our hopes for the area. If you didn't see it or want to see it again here it is. Please click on the following link to see the piece that appeared on Here and Now NL, 12 Feb 2013: 
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/NL/Featured/ID/2334592667/

PS: If you are using an ipad for some reason the link doesn't always work (it sends you to another part of cbc)..a pc seems fine (goes right to the video)? If you go to the cbc web site and type in kings point pottery you can easily find the video but maybe it has something to do with flash or maybe I have an old ipad?

No# 1 shopping destination in the province!

Who is # 1 under "shopping"?

The other day a NL tourism operator dropped by our shop for the following reason: "According to Trip Advisor.com you (King's Point Pottery Fine Craft Gallery) are the number 1 shopping destination in Newfoundland and Labrador!"  Our reply "Whaaahoooieeee!!!!" Trip advisor rates travel destinations all around the world and to be rated number #1 here in NL is a real thrill. Thank you to everyone who likes what we are trying to do here and we will continue to try our utmost to bring you the very best in our specialty of fine handmade Atlantic Canadian craft! We invite you to drop by and see what's new and exciting at one of Newfoundland's best craft shops!

Wild about Dark Tickle!

photo credit: dark tickle

Dark Tickle creates jams, jellies, teas,...and new types of chocolates...all of which have as a key ingredient
wild -untamed-au naturel-HANDPICKED Newfoundland and Labrador berries. The berry picking capital of Canada is most certainly Newfoundland and Labrador and one of the biggest producers with the most variety is Dark Tickle of the Great Northern Penninsula. Gwen, Steve & their son Kier run the handcrafted business that is also an "Economuseum"! We have a "wonderful grand" new selection of their unique wild food products here at the King's Point Pottery Fine Craft Gallery and Gifts. Why not "hand pick" something wild for yourself during your next visit?

Awarded Top 5 in Atlantic Canada!

Is it true that

King's Point Pottery Fine Craft Gallery 

was selected ( ACTS Awards) one of The Top 5 Craft Shops in Atlantic Canada? 

Yes, for 2012 we are designated Top 5! 

We invite you to drop by and see for yourself 

just what all the fuss is about!

Jason Holley's rubber chainmaille is back!

Jason's wristees...

"The only way to understand my jewellery is to touch it, wear it.  Chainmaille is a textile made up of tiny circles.  Each ring is free to roll over your skin and catch the light. It’s important for people to interact with the jewellery. I display my jewellery open, so that customers can touch each piece."


A healthy obsession with historical chainmaille helps to fuel Jason Holley's career as a jeweller.  His pendants, cuffs and necklaces are evidence of Norse and Celtic inspiration: endless knots and rhythmic rows of perfect, shining circles. Holley sees a common function between the fashionable world of contemporary jewellery and chainmaille.  "I think my jewellery is about confidence and strength.  When people wear a piece and look in the mirror I see them stand up straighter.  I want people to feel strong, secure and bold.  They know that it's armor."  Holley meticulously creates each piece of jewellery by hand –one ring at a time – following his own patterns. New selection now available at King's Point Pottery Fine Craft Gallery.


(text from crafts of character web site)
photo credit: Itaro Hayashida

Urve Manuel, Glass Artist

photo credit Urve Manuel (Deer Lake installation)

Look what just swam into the new King's Point Pottery Fine Craft Gallery...One of Urve's Giant Cods from her amazing public installation at the Deer Lake Airport, NL, Canada called "Coming and Going". It is one of the last of her limited edition works produced for that gorgeous permanent exhibit. Super big fused glass fish with iridescent glass accents...a one of a kind treasure! (Thanks Urve for letting us showcase the giant cod here at the gallery this summer!)


A Stone’s Throw Glass is the name for Urve's glass art business in picturesque Gillams on the North Shore of the Bay of Islands in Newfoundland. She offers custom work in both leaded and fused glass designs for windows, room dividers, and cabinet doors, fused glass dishes depicting local images , as well as lessons, tools, and supplies.


She has been creating leaded glass panels for over 15 years, and have recently been working with warm glass to create fused glass pieces. Her work makes up part of art collections in Iceland, Norway, Canada, and the United States. The Provincial Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, The Rooms, also houses both her leaded and fused glass pieces.

Don't forget to check out Urve's website at: http://astonesthrowglass.ca/ for more details.

A new craft object sure to catch you by surprise...

New hand forged cod jigger coat hooks are now available for the very first time here at King's Point Pottery Fine Craft Gallery. It may look a lot like the plain old 17th century cod jigger but it is so much more! The fish shaped portion is still poured from the traditional lead material into original molds but now it also covered with a protective varathane (safety) coating. The hook portion is made from blunt (not sharp at all) iron... but still looks (and weights) very similar to the overall original cod jigger, except of course now it is designed to catch plenty of coats, hats, and such.
They are some nice! The absolute perfect thing for the bigger boat, the cabin in the woods, the shed or even the nice house in town. A brand new NL tradition for young and old alike.

Master Carver Kevin Coates of Winterton, NL, Canada.

"Nobody does it like..." the self taught carver Mr. Kevin Coates! 


King's Point Pottery Gallery is once again proud to be able to showcase this uber talented, award winning, NL, folk art, carver who used to make his living from the fishery. One of his many claims to fame is having been commissioned to carve the likenesses of all the premiers from across Canada. His carving materials are local, in the form of blown down dry balsam fir wood from the nearby headlands of Winterton, (where he was born and raised).


 With more than 3,500 carvings completed, his story telling figures have become true cultural icons, that are fittingly now a part of the province's official permanent collection! Kevin says "..My carving is one way of keeping the memories of the old times alive..." And we say"... Hope you drop by to celebrate the old times with his amazing cast of characters and perhaps take one home for your permanent collection! 


(Photo: from King's Point Pottery Fine Craft Gallery)

Vibrant & Luscious!!

Anna Robaczewski is the passionate fibre artist behind the beautiful and practical products created under the banner of Winkleworks. She has worked in graphic design, photography, paint and fibre after graduating from NSCAD. Her handmade wool and silk pieces are fine wearable everyday art that brightens any occasion! (Image Credit: Winkleworks) Currently available at King's Point Pottery Fine Craft Gallery, King's Point, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

We've put the kettle on for ya!

2008 image taken in the  high ceilings (over 30 feet) of the "Rooms" Provincial Art Gallery in St John's.

The last time it was on...was (when we personally installed it on site) in Cheongju, South Korea!

The giant tin kettle is back from overseas and on display right here, only at King's Point Pottery Fine Craft Gallery! If you will recall the 230 cup kettle was first on display at the Rooms in St John's (guest curated by Gloria Hickey) in 2008 (see above image) and then selected to be sent half way around the world to represent Canada at the international craft exhibit called Unity and Diversity (curated by Sandra Alfoldy) co-ordinated by the members of the  Canadian Craft Federation with assistance from our very own Newfoundland and Labrador Craft Council, CCNL! As with so many things, we could never have done it without the CCNL.(..thanks over and over!!)

 The giant installation artwork will be on display all summer long right here, only in Central Newfoundland, Green Bay, South West Arm, King's Point, on the point!

(Photo Credits: Itaro Hayashida, Title credit: Tracy Keats)

Newly installed here at the craft gallery space.

As you can see the new gallery space isn't 30 ft tall so the handle hasn't  been reattached.

Beach glass jewelery a.k.a. Mermaids Tears...

Judy Jenkins of Nova Scotia, Cindy Schaefer of Rattling Brook (summer-gal) and Leslie Yates of  Corner Brook are our beach glass artists. We have a wide range of rare colours and unusual shapes to choose from. Our antique glass is from across Atlantic Canada but predominately from here on the island portion of the province. For something truely different in beach glass think King's Point Pottery Gallery and Gifts.

PS: Did you know that NL is truly a beach glass hunters paradise with such interesting places a nearby glassy beach, or historic trinity or...other old towns and villages...many laden with glassy treasures. Good hunting!

The ladies who make Labradorite Jewelery...

Leslie Collins of Lelli (St John's), Michelle Lambert of Art Sea (CBS), Nancy Rogers of NDR (Dover) and Carissa Thorne of  CC Handmade (Springdale) are our NL designers who work with this iridescent stone. And 'yes' it is true, Labradorite is the official stone for our province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was discovered and named (in the 18th century) for the original deposit found in Northern Labrador. Aboriginal legend has it that the source of the sensational play of colours showing in the rock is from the Northern Lights that are still trapped inside. We encourage you to drop by our fine craftshop and see if you too will be captivated by the dancing aurora borealis like colours of the stone called Labradorite.

Photo of CC Handmade by: Itaro Hayashida

Springdale artist Doug Downey

Doug is a self taught oil painter who uses a palette knife instead of a brush to create his impressionist style works. The image above was painted on site, just 5 km away from the gallery, at beautiful Rattling Brook Falls. (Image Credit: Doug Downey)  He runs very popular painting workshops, carves wood, makes rustic twig furniture, and shows his work across Canada. We have 3 new works from Doug, that just arrived here today, at the King's Point Pottery Fine Craft Gallery. Keep an eye out this summer for that local painter at the side of the road capturing the light, that can only be Newfoundland and Labrador!
For more information on this talented local artist pls visit his web site at : http://nfsales.no-ip.biz/webs/web.asp?user=dougdowney

Right off the batt, ROTB pottery products...

They are back with a bigger and better selection at the King's Point Pottery fine craft gallery. For those of you who are not familiar with R.O.T.B., they are the dynamic wife and husband team of Cindy and Darryl Lentz. Both are "retired" from the Canadian military and now marching to the beat of the demanding potters wheel. They have set up their shop and studio in lovely PEI, (yet another beautiful island in Atlantic Canada)! The Lentz's have started a full/complete line up of handmade kitchen and dinnerware - something we are rarely seeing any more...and so we doubly appreciate their drive, vision and their focus on quality. Right off the batt, one of 12 different ceramic artist / makers featured here at the gallery in King's Point, NL, Canada.
(Photo: from Right Off The Batt)

Tim Isaac's "Fish by Fire"

New 2012 stock from Tim Isaac arrived today at the King's Point Fine Craft Gallery! Mmmm..I love turtles..his new clay turtles that is...the (turtles) chocolates are also very good of course...but back to the topic at hand...lots of new fish by fire, bowls, trivets...

Tim's Raku...love the vibrant colours, the unpredictability, the smoke and fire of his work! We've admired his work for...mmm... at least 30 years!) He has lived by the ocean in New Brunswick for the past 20 years but came by way of Elora, Waterloo and  grew up in Manitoba. Tim is also a passionate musician having played the cello since age 9. He spends half his year as a musician and other half playing with mud & fire!! Check him out at www.timisaacpottery.com
(Photo credit: Tim Isaac Pottery)