May Schedule
May 14th Shop Update is seen in the Hot Out of the Kiln! Collection. Be sure to hit the arrow to see the entire collection not just the first 25 things listed. The new mug selection is on the second page of this collection, as well as new vases, etc.
ALL of my work can be seen by going to the Catalogue in the main menu above.
May brings a lot of shifts in to show mode and summertime hours in Williamsburg and at the market.The next Online Shop Update will be May 14th, Saturday at 4pm Ontario time.
SUMMER HOURS:The store will be open in Williamsburg when I am working, but the guaranteed hours are Wednesday through Friday 11-5, and Sunday 11-5. Please feel free to phone me (613-816-9034) and make an appointment for times outside of these hours. Happy to be here for you.
SATURDAY FARMERS' MARKET: Find me at the Carp Farmers' Market at the Carp Fairgrounds, Saturdays, 8 to 1, May 14 to November 12
There are a few shows that interfere with this schedule, please check with my Shows page to confirm..
Welcome to my website. There is a lot of information on this site, so check out the menu and you can find my store hours, what shows I will be attending and of course the current work for sale. I recommend going to the entire Catalogue in the main menu (above) to see all of the work.
You can look at my work through the Catalogue and accompanying "tags" list or through the Collections. All the same work, the "Collections" has just grouped it. Hot Out of the Kiln! is the current new body of work only.
Become a subscriber to my website newsletter. Enter your email at the bottom of this page in the SIGN UP box and be notified of shop updates and special offers. You must subscribe, I don't automatically do it for you even if you've purchased. I send special promotions and notification of shop updates to newsletter subscribers, and as you know a lot of what I make sometimes never happens again. That's why it's still interesting to me 31 years in the game.
No doubt there are things that need some tweaking, but mosey your way through the menus, check out my blog posts, the links to my social media, and the About Me for background information on my career. I think you will find it a fun journey. Enjoy, Diane Sullivan, MFA.
Free Delivery, Curbside Pickup, Free Shipping and SALES!
FREE SHIPPING is applied to all purchases over $400.
FREE DELIVERY I am happy to offer free delivery to those living within Ottawa, the burbs or South Dundas. Your address will trigger this option at checkout, and I will be in touch to confirm delivery time, it is within the week of the order being placed.
FREE PICK UP is also available at the Williamsburg store. Use this if you want to grab it online first to guarantee it's there for you when you come to the store. Enter the discount code FREEPICKUP at checkout, you won't be charged shipping and I will know the piece is sold and hold it for you.
E-TRANSFER PAYMENT is now an option in the checkout process. Just click Bank Transfer and follow the instructions.
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ARABESQUE POTTERY: THE BACKSTORY
My earlier work sought to decipher decoration’s meaning and relationship to our current world. In 1996, I created Arabesque Pottery, a studio line of functional and non-functional forms that complement my larger one-of-a-kind pieces. I make the work on the potter's wheel or by hand building slabs of clay then decorate when the clay is still wet either by carving in to the clay or applying a print transfer technique.
‘Arabesque’ literally means ‘arab-like’ and was coined by Europeans to define movements in the arts influenced by Islam. You’ll find an arabesque in poetry, dance, music and architecture. I am using it for the visual reference to an architectural detail known as an arabesque, or in layman’s terms, a ‘curlicue’, which you will find in a lot of my work. The arabesque suggests the beauty and continuity of life.
In 2006, I had the great pleasure of traveling to China for a residency. The result of that visit has been the return to larger scale sculptures, now incorporating figurative references. And I still create the pottery line. Both the sculptures and the pottery have historical references to European and Asian ceramic history as well as everyday Canadian life.
Arabesque Pottery Store
Summer Hours 2022
Wednesday to Friday, Sunday 11-5
or by appointment (call 613-816-9034).
Saturday at the CARP Farmers' Market
CLOSED: MAY 1-11, JUNE 12, JULY 13-27, OCTOBER 17-26, DECEMBER 5-14.