EVENTS
Aberrant Ales Mug Club
Oak Grove Pottery is proud to be the supplier of handcrafted mugs for the Mug Club at Aberrant Ales in downtown Howell. Aberrant is a brewery crafting a variety of beers and delicious food. Big thanks to Clark Gill for promoting local handmade art!
Cracked Pot Studio Tour 2025
Come visit us at our studio as part of the 8th annual Cracked Pot Studio Tour Saturday & Sunday Sept. 20th & 21st from 10 am - 5 pm. There will be artist demonstrations, studio tours, and beautiful pottery for sale. Say hi to our goats George, Walter, and Cosmo. Free and open to everyone! We are one of 10 participating studios so make a day of it and visit the other studios as well. We are located at 728 Tucker Lane, Howell (10 minutes from downtown) Visit the www.crackedpotstudiotour.com website or call us with any questions 517-206-1587. Looking forward to seeing you there!
2025 Empty Bowls Fund Raiser
Great turnout at the Empty Bowls fundraising event yesterday at the Eastern Michigan Food Bank. Oak Grove Pottery and our artists are proud to have contributed over 100 bowls to the event which raises money to feed those in need in Michigan. It's expected that over $100K will be raised this year. Great to see such community support for such an important goal.
Mark Chatterly's Studio Visit 5/15/22
Had a great time on our visit to Mark Chatterly's studio to learn about his ceramic clay sculptures. Mark is a renowned artist selling his pieces across the country and world. We were very interested to learn about his techniques and artistic inspiration behind his art. Oak Grove Pottery thanks you for your hospitality Mark!
Our first Raku firing with new gas kiln July 13th, 2024!
We were so excited for our first firing with our new Raku gas kiln. Everything went well and our pieces came out beautiful. Luckily we had some experienced potters join us and help run everything smoothly. On our 2nd firing we heard a loud pop from the kiln and discovered that the clamps holding the metal skirting failed which allowed the fire brick to expand and crack. We contacted Olympic Kilns and they are sending us a replacement kiln under warranty. We will be having Raku firings on a regular basis going forward and are looking forward to the next one!
We were so excited for our first firing with our new Raku gas kiln. Everything went well and our pieces came out beautiful. Luckily we had some experienced potters join us and help run everything smoothly. On our 2nd firing we heard a loud pop from the kiln and discovered that the clamps holding the metal skirting failed which allowed the fire brick to expand and crack. We contacted Olympic Kilns and they are sending us a replacement kiln under warranty. We will be having Raku firings on a regular basis going forward and are looking forward to the next one!
Raku Firing Video