Northwinds Pottery specializes in handmade, functional pottery by Tracy Childerhose.  All pottery is oven-safe, food-safe and is available at affordable prices, for everyday use.  A wide range of pottery items are available from traditional dinnerware sets, to more specialized items such as the French Butter Dish, Garlic Roasters, Dip Coolers, and Brie Bakers.

Northwinds Pottery was recently featured in the Our Homes magazine, the Spring 2009 issue for Muskoka, Parry Sound in the Style Picks section. Please click the images below to view actual image size.

The Pottery Process

All Northwinds Pottery is hand thrown on the wheel. Once it has dried to the leather-hard stage, the base is trimmed, handles are added, and any decorative flourishes are carved, stamped, or attached.

Each piece is fired twice in an electric kiln.  During the first firing, each pot is fired to 1940 F for approximately 14 hours, in order to prepare the piece for the glazing process.  Glazes are applied using a variety of different methods such as dipping, brushing, pouring, spraying, and stamping.  All Northwinds Pottery glazes are lead-free and food-safe.  In the glaze firing, pots are fired to 2190 F for approximately 12 hours, resulting in the beautiful pots on display in the showroom!

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