Who We Are
We are a growing group of people who first got together on July 8th, 2003 to share our interest in and information about the Canadian pottery we had discovered and decided to collect. Since that day the club has grown from 13 members to a group of more than 130 but we are still growing day by day with members coming in from all over the world. We have members from Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, New Zealand and the United States of America.
We are often asked why a person should join and to that we say we do it for the love of the pottery, the knowledge we share and the friends we make. For the most part we are a social club that shares information, experiences and our passion for collecting Blue Mountain Pottery. Our website is one of our central hubs in sharing. The club also offers a list serve for members to share information, get help with pottery identification and just keep in touch with each other. Our newsletter, The Red Clay Chronicle usually comes out quarterly and is included in the nominal annual fee.
We are often asked why a person should join and to that we say we do it for the love of the pottery, the knowledge we share and the friends we make. For the most part we are a social club that shares information, experiences and our passion for collecting Blue Mountain Pottery. Our website is one of our central hubs in sharing. The club also offers a list serve for members to share information, get help with pottery identification and just keep in touch with each other. Our newsletter, The Red Clay Chronicle usually comes out quarterly and is included in the nominal annual fee.
The Pottery
One of the surprising things a lot of people learn when they walk into a club member's home and look around is the dazzling array of colours that Blue Mountain Pottery was produced in. Our guests look quite shocked as we show them the harvest gold, cobalt blue, red, slate, mocha, white magic and pewter glazes. As the collector finishes pointing out their treasures the response we usually get is "I thought it just came in GREEN!"
Our History
Each year, we hold an annual convention. We have also been known to host other events during the year such as barbecues, meet & greets and swap meets. At these events there is always a time set aside for the public and free identification clinics are provided.
Our first two conventions were held in Collingwood (the birthplace of Blue Mountain Pottery) and the following two were in Niagara Falls. In 2007, we returned to Collingwood and for the last few years have held the convention in Mississauga, Ontario. We have been very fortunate to have some great guest speakers like the late Denis Tupy, the first mould maker who later owned CCC Pottery of Canada, the late Mr. Robert Blair, the last owner of Blue Mountain Pottery, George Weider, son of the late Jozo Weider the founder of Blue Mountain Pottery, Henry Tupy who worked at several of the Canadian potteries before opening his own pottery company Rainbow Pottery, Michael Stanzione, son of the late Domenic Stanzione, who worked in the BMP Studio Pottery and later produced his pottery items under the names Artistic Pottery and The Pottery Studio, David Bennett the last mould maker at the Blue Mountain Pottery factory. The club president commissions David to make a souvenir for club members each year.
Keep an eye on our Home Page for information about our upcoming convention.
Our first two conventions were held in Collingwood (the birthplace of Blue Mountain Pottery) and the following two were in Niagara Falls. In 2007, we returned to Collingwood and for the last few years have held the convention in Mississauga, Ontario. We have been very fortunate to have some great guest speakers like the late Denis Tupy, the first mould maker who later owned CCC Pottery of Canada, the late Mr. Robert Blair, the last owner of Blue Mountain Pottery, George Weider, son of the late Jozo Weider the founder of Blue Mountain Pottery, Henry Tupy who worked at several of the Canadian potteries before opening his own pottery company Rainbow Pottery, Michael Stanzione, son of the late Domenic Stanzione, who worked in the BMP Studio Pottery and later produced his pottery items under the names Artistic Pottery and The Pottery Studio, David Bennett the last mould maker at the Blue Mountain Pottery factory. The club president commissions David to make a souvenir for club members each year.
Keep an eye on our Home Page for information about our upcoming convention.