Traditional hand-turned pottery is becoming a lost art.  While there are plenty of commercial or professionally-trained artist working in ceramics only a handful are using the old-world techniques...techniques like ours, that have been tried and true for over nine generations of Browns.  Mule-powered Pug mills are even more rare, in fact we are one of only a handful of traditional potters still using this method.

We are proud of the craftsmanship and old-fashioned knowledge of pottery-making that has been handing down from father to son since the 1700's.  At Jerry Brown Pottery, we believe that's one of the things that sets our wares apart and here's why.

• we dig our own clay

• we still use our mule, Blue, to grind and mix all of the clay used in our pottery

• we hand-turn and meticulously hand-decorate each and every piece of pottery

• we fire most of our pottery the old-world way, in a brick kiln

• we use hard to find glazes and customize others for our own unique look that's been passed down through the years

• we deeply care about our craft and our family's time-honored gift at creating it

Below is a sampling of some of the glazes that we currently use 
and its colour.

Albany Glaze - dark brown, no longer extant.  An old glaze from Albany, NY, which had been in existence for over 200 years.  Its replacement is:

A1 - Alberta Glaze - dark brown, can achieve variations

A2 - Alkaline Glaze - olive green Wood Ash

B1 - Black Iridescent - special Wood Ash glaze

B2 - Bristol - traditional grayish-tan glaze

C1 - Cobalt Blue - deep, rich blue solid glaze

C2 - Crimson - deep, rich cranberry red solid glaze

T - Teal Green - deep, bluish-green solid glaze

Y - Yellow Wood Ash - deep buttery solid glaze

Finishes

• #01 - Speckled
  

• #02 - Feathered
  

• #03 - Sponged
  

• #04 - Decorated

Sizes available:
Please bear in mind when ordering that all items are hand-made by traditional methods and therefore all sizes are approximated.  

Jugs & Churns

• 5 Gallon

• 2 Gallon

• 1Gallon

• 2 Quart

• 1 Quart

• Pint

Pitcher sizes

• X-large (2 gallon)

• Large (1 gallon)

• Medium (quart)

• Small (pint)

• Creamer

• Sugar

Bean Pots, Crocks, Mixing Bowls

• Large

• Medium

• Small

Tea-Kettle sizes

• 1 Quart

• 2 Quart