International limited edition pieces now available.

Image of Linda Yates viewing "The Secret".

The 230 individual cups that formed the International craft work " Secret to the return of the cod" are now for sale at King's Point Gallery and Gifts. The complete 12 foot by 8 foot installation was last exhibited in Cheongju South Korea for the Unity and Diversity Exhibition, an invitational event coordinated by both South Korea and the Canadian Craft Federation in 2009.

image: label from the original "Merchant Vessel Show"

The piece was originally created for the "Merchant Vessels" exhibition held at The Rooms, the provincial Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador in St John's, NL, Canada. Gloria Hickey curated the 2008 group show and very kindly invited us to be a participant. The following year it was selected to be the gateway work for the Canadian Pavilion overseas in South Korea.

Image: Each salt soda fired cup features a capelin on the back!

We have been asked by customers for the past 5 years if we would be offering a chance to purchase a piece of the international craft work. This year we finally made the decision to offer it to our customers. We currently have less than 200 cups left (and expect it to be sold out by late summer)... So if you want a cup with a international NL story behind it, please do either contact us via email ( info@kingspointpottery.com ) or drop by our gallery here in King's Point, NL, Canada to get yours before they we are all sold out.

Shaun's Majumder Manor & King's Point Pottery webisode

W network image of Shaun Majumder

For those living on the rock this might be old news but for those living under a rock....W Network has a whole new kinda "bay watch" series called "Majumder Manor" based in Burlington, Baie Verte Penninsula, Central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...a.k.a. the home town of the oh so 'funderful' Shaun Majumder. Shaun's team visited us here at King's Point Pottery Gallery and Gifts and he has turned that visit into a webisode!
Pls check it out at the following link:

http://majumdermanor.wnetwork.com/kings-point-pottery/

Happy viewing! Go Shaun! (image from facebook majumder manor)

The AFTER...the Gallery section is OPEN!

View from the new archway into the new light filled 400 sq ft gallery space.

Years in the planning and an entire winter/spring of construction...equals it is (structurally) DONE! Over double the retail floor space (just in time for our 20th anniversary), the new fine craft gallery looks some good (to me)!

Birds eye view from the trees above.

As well, we look forward to many-many more internal changes each and every year with new artists and ideas. Special thanks to Pop aka Calvin Yates for all the custom shelves and tables and Dennis Burt for his assistance with the tuckamore trees.

View of the antique yellow hutch and out towards the bay.

We hope you will be able to find the time to drop down to our town of King's Point and see all there is.... here at the gallery, at the restaurants, at the trails, at the museums, at the accommodations...The town has become a real Central Newfoundland destination! (Check out the new Newfoundland and Labrador Travel Guide...featuring the Town of King's Point + the Pottery + the Cafe + Tom's store...!)

View back to the centre of the middle portion of the craftshop.

More pictures soon!
(To see "the before" image pls go to the March blog posting.)
Best wishes
Linda and David

Crafts in Glass

Fred and Vera Warren of Chapel Arm are the makers for these true NL stained glass products. They started out with it as a hobby but have been full time for alot of years now. The above is an image from their web site, of their varied and colourful work, with the wonderful view out the bay in behind their bayside studio. They do custom work as well and just finished 3 very lovely larger pitcher plant pieces for our gallery, as well as a huge range of everyday priced smaller work for our shop. We carry a wide variety of glass products here at King's Point Pottery Gallery and Gifts but Crafts in Glass are our only stained glass suppliers.

Potter's Mill of Carbonear, NL, Canada

Who's the best thrower? As far as I am concerned that would be Mr. Sid Butt. He is very accomplished at many other things but since I know something about ceramics, it seems most appropriate to comment on that particular aspect of things. Like many other multitalented artists Sid spends half his time on one art (painting) and half on another. We are lucky enough to have his summer craft, pottery in our shop. He and his wife Aggie run their pottery from the lovely old Salvation army church in Carbonear...surrounded by a small garden with cluckin' chickens.

New work now in stock from Sid Butt of the "Potter's Mill", a great Newfoundland ceramic artist at the King's Point Pottery Fine Craft Gallery right here in King's Point, Green Bay, Central Newfoundland, NL, Canada!
Photo credit of Teapot: Itaro Hayashida