About Us
Welcome! Our work is created in the rich cultural environment of the
Fairmount neighborhood, surrounding the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
We are the Neighborhood Potters. We choose to make functional pottery
because it enriches daily living. Pots help us connect with people on a
very basic human level. In these times of fast food, where so much food
is eaten out of paper, plastic or styrofoam, we feel that hand made pottery
can bring some soul into the daily rituals of eating and drinking.
In our work we strive to show the vitality of clay, especially through the
use of texture. Most of Neil’s forms begin on the potter’s wheel and are
then altered (faceted, ridged, cut and re-assembled.) Most of Sandi’s
forms are hand built from textured slabs of clay. While she also works
on the wheel, Sandi finds that working with slabs offers her more
versatility to develop her ideas with forms. In our functional work we
want to make pots that are beautiful to look at, friendly, and
comfortable to use.
To visit the studio give us a call at 215-236-1617
Resumes and Artist Statements
Click Here for Sandi’s Artist Statement
Click Here for Sandi’s Resume
Click Here for Neil’s Artist Statement
Click Here for Neil’s Resume