Entries by johnsnyder

Mug quintet selected for national exhibition

Five of my mugs have been selected by Charlie Cummings Gallery for it’s annual Cup: The Intimate Object show. It marks the third inclusion of my mugs in this national show, after being selected in 2015 and 2020. All five of this year’s entries are what I call my “graphic” mugs. Their being chosen is […]

Studio tour July 13-14

I will be participating again this year in the Gainesville Fine Arts Association’s annual Studio Tour, Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14, 10am – 5pm both days. My studio is at 560 NE 7th Av, the Duckpond. The tour, which involves 23 artist studios in or near Gainesville, allows visitors to meet with artists […]

First pots emerging from new Gainesville studio

Two plus years after returning to Gainesville’s Duckpond neighborhood, pots are finally emerging from my new home studio. The studio was work-ready as far back as August of last year, but for reasons I didn’t understand, I couldn’t get myself on the wheel.  Initially, I blamed it on the space’s lack of windows, beyond the […]

2022 Holiday Pottery Sale

I’ll be selling my pottery on Saturday and Sunday, December 3-4, at my home, 560 NE 7th Av. Sale hours will be 10-4 on Saturday and 1-4 on Sunday. The sale will include two mug styles, the likes of which you may have encountered at Vine Bakery. I’ll also have grain/soup bowls, serving bowls, and […]

Covered jar in national Shino show

A tall covered jar of mine is currently on display in a show called Inspired by Malcolm: A Passion for Shino, at the Sandy Spring Museum,  15 miles north of Washington, DC. The exhibition is dedicated to the Japanese glaze Shino in general, a specific type of Shino glazing and firing technique, and the potter […]

First Seylou bowls delivered

After about a year of work, on an off, working on form and glaze, I finally delivered 8 grain bowls and 16 soup bowls to Seylou & Mill, in DC’s Shaw neighborhood. I approached Seylou co-owner Jessica Azeez about 11 months ago, to see if she were interested in engaging in the kind of relationship […]

Jar accepted for regional Shino show

A tall covered jar of mine has been accepted for inclusion in the Inspired by Malcolm: A Passion for Shino exhibition, scheduled for June 10 – September 5, 2021, at the Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring, MD. The exhibition honors the memory of Malcolm Davis, a Washington, DC-based minister-turned-potter who developed and perfected a type […]

Spring 2020 mug sale @ Vine

I’ll be selling mugs at Vine again, from Feb 19 to March 3. Instead of specifying specific days and time periods, I’ll be available to interested customers “on demand”: via phone or text, we’ll agree on a time to meet at Vine to view my mugs. I’ll be selling various styles of mugs, with an […]