Please come for dessert and coffee, and meet us at the opening reception, if you’re able. Slide show and talk about the evolution of our work to follow, at 4:30 pm.

View the works in the exhibition here:

pink and white mice jars, 11 x 7 cm

red sugar jar, tail down, 15 x 9 cm

red sugar jar, tail up, 15 x 9 cm

carved mouse jar, pink flower, 18 x 12 cm

seated Buddha (bullfrog), 21 x 14 cm

purple mouse jar, 19 x 16 cm

purple owl jar, 20 x 15 cm.

pink server, red bird, 17 cm h x 20 w

inside view

double chickadee server, 23 x 16 x 16 cm

inside view

female cardinal server, 26 x 17 x 16 cm

inside view

double mouse server, 24 x 14 x 14 cm

inside view

blue jay server, 24 x 21 cm

seal cookie jar, 25 x 17 cm

goldfinch jar, 28 x 17 cm

male cardinal jar, 32 x 16 cm

purple finch jar, 30 x 15 cm

moose cookie jar, 35 x 17 cm

detail

yellow warbler jar, 36 x 20 cm

robin jar, 34 x 18 cm

red love birds, 33 x 17 cm

ruby-crowned kinglet jar, 34 x 20 cm

golden-crowned kinglet, 34 x 20 cm

dog vase, 28 x 18 cm

black and white mouse teapot, 18 x 18 cm

another view

red bird teapot, 18 x 18 cm

frog teapot, 16 x 16 cm

froggie

blue and yellow teapot set

blue and yellow teapot

chickadee teapot with mug, set has 2 mugs

chickadee teapot

lidded mouse mug with saucer, 18 x 13 cm

lidded owl mug with saucer, 18 x 13 cm

red espresso cup and saucer, 7 x 13 cm

blue espresso cup and saucer, 7 x 13 cm

yellow espresso cup and saucer, 7 x 13 cm

pink espresso cup and saucer, 7 x 13 cm

mouse jug, 16 x 16 cm

bird cake saver, 22 x 14 cm

inside view

red cake plate, with lemons, 30 cm diam

pink cake plate, 30 cm diam

caribou cake plate, 27 cm diam.

little green dish

seal plate, 32 x 22 cm

yellow oval plate, 33 x 26 cm

scalloped server, 34 x 28

blue jay bowl, 35 diam x 9 cm h

caribou bowl, 31 cm diam x 11 cm h

orange and blue bowl, 26 x 13 cm

red bowl with birds and peonies, 19 x 13 cm

inside view

carved peony bowl, 32 x 14 cm

interior

double seal platter, 53 x 20 x 3 cm

pink peony platter, 53 x 20 x 3 cm

moose platter, 40 x 32 x 3 cm

rectangular platter, abstract design, 41 x 29 x 3 cm

red chickadee jar, peonies, 19 x 12 cm

red chickadee jar, peonies, 19 x 12 cm

red chickadee jar, peonies, 19 x 12 cm

trio

detail

mouse jug, 18 x 18 cm

mouse

back view

moose cake saver, 23 x 14 cm

inside view

inside view

detail

This year’s juror was Dr. Sandra Alfoldy, Professor of Historical and Critical Studies
at NSCAD University, Halifax. Sandra had this to say about our work:

“I have selected Deb Kuzyk and Ray Mackie of Lucky Rabbit Pottery for this year’s
Best Body of Work Award.

There is a cohesive interdependence amongst all of the works that results from the shared ornamentation, dramatic use of color, and functional forms. Yet each object stands alone as a finished work with a fully realized sense of exploration, experimentation and originality – whimsical and elegant.

This experimentation is on display this year in the exciting new direction of several works. The deep celadon glaze over incised ornament is a departure from their all-over patterning, as is the dramatic black and white bowls and small lidded jars.

What reinforced my decisions to select Lucky Rabbit Pottery were the visible physical reactions of visitors to the booth who were excited to explore the works. Not only did people have an overwhelming urge to touch the work, one woman in particular was clutching pieces to her chest.”

Please note:
We are no longer accepting commissions of any kind, in fairness to those already waiting, and to Deb, who needs a chance to breathe. Thank you for your kind understanding.

We’ve posted samples of the new work on our gallery page →

We have some lovely pieces remaining from the Christmas fair (above) and are willing and able to ship.
Email us for a photo.

Open regular hours again in June, 2012.

In the spring we will present a solo exhibition “Dessert Party”, May 12 – June 10, 2012, at the Devon House Craft Centre, Main Gallery, St. John’s, NF.

Thank you to our kind supporters. Have a wonderful, safe and peaceful winter.

Deb and Ray, and Elvis (the shop dog)

Each potter contributes a place setting to the feast. The exhibition lasts for three days only!
Here’s our contribution :

Please come and help us celebrate the opening of our exhibition: May 21, 2-5 pm.

Guest Curator Gloria Hickey will give a short talk about the exhibition.

There is a relation between potting and gardening – human hands working with mud, mind’s eye visualizing outcomes. We love looking at ancient pottery forms, motifs and glazes. We also love mixing them up with our local Canadian flora and fauna. The garden can be a refuge, sheltered and protected, as can an art gallery. From a larger perspective, our blue planet, once an earthly paradise, is more and more in peril, often unprotected and disrespected.

These pots and installations are in a small way our attempt to honour the beauty of our natural world and the pleasure we take in it, as well as to pay respect to the great lineage of potters throughout the history of the world. A ceramic pot will easily last a thousand years. It is our wish that the children of our children’s children will find a garden to delight in, and not view these images as representations of some mythical creatures.

Deb and Ray

View the works in the exhibition »

The Year of the Rabbit begins on Thursday, kicking off a year of diplomacy and grace.
Good taste and refinement will shine on everything and people will acknowledge that persuasion is better than force.

• Ingrid Jenkner and Katie Belcher of Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery have offered us a solo exhibition “In an Ancient Garden” May 21 through August 8, 2011, curated by Gloria Hickey of St. John’s, Newfoundland.
• Noah Richler for his beautiful promotion of our work in an article in the Toronto Star.
• enroute magazine will feature us as one of 5 Canadian artists in the December publication, at least that’s what we’ve been told.

With all this and more coming up, we are not accepting commissions for the Christmas season this year. Our immediate commitment is to finish the orders we have already accepted, and work towards our upcoming solo exhibition. We will be happy to accept commissions to be completed sometime in the future.