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is responsible for designing, throwing and decorating all
of the pottery. She makes the majority of the pieces on
the potter's wheel. A full line of serving pieces,
dinnerware, and collectibles are available. Most pieces
are decorated by hand with early Americana, floral and
animal designs using lead-free glazes and stains. Each
piece is kiln fired to "stoneware" which fuses the designs
into the off-white base glaze. This technique is similar
to one used to produce the tin-glazed ware made in
Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries.
All of our glazes are mixed from formulas that we have
developed over the years. John is responsible for all
glaze mixing and base glazing of the wares. He does the
majority of the slab work - making Santa's, birdbaths,
tiles etc.
Stoneware collectible Santa's are unique to Prairie
Springs. Each year a new Santa is designed and
hand-sculpted by Nancy. An old fashioned press mold
is then made from the original Santa. Each Santa is
hand-pressed, individually finished and hand glazed.
The Santas are available for your home in limited
edition. Each piece is signed, numbered and dated.
Prairie Springs Pottery is food, microwave, dishwasher
and oven safe. We use only lead free glazes. Our
pottery is not flame or burner proof and cannot be used
on the range top.
All pottery pieces are available in each of our designs.
Since all of our pottery is hand-crafted there will be
slight variations in color, size and decorations making
each piece unique.
5240 East Reading Rd. Osseo, Michigan 49266
(8 miles south east of Hillsdale, Michigan)
Phone: (517) 523-2229
e-mail: psp@frontiernet.net