Ambrose Studio - Bob Bonnet

Ambrose Pottery:

Directions from Indiana:

1. Take 119 North past Home
2. Turn LEFT on Wrigden Run Road at New Holland Farm Equipment
3. Go 2 miles to Ambrose
4. The Studio is on the left before the intersection

Ambrose Pottery is located in beautiful Western Pennsylvania in the heart of Amish country. The studio is located in the barn behind the Old Ambrose Store, a refurbished general store built in 1870.

The display room (move your mouse over picture to see inside) features functional ware as well as large decorative architectural pieces. All pieces are wheel thrown or hand crafted with serious attention paid to functionality and decoration. There even is some folk pottery thrown in for fun. When you stop by, don't be surprised if Bob either comes out to visit you or is throwing in the studio. Feel free to watch Bob work or ask questions.

Visit ambrosepottery.com for more information.

Bob Bonnet

BIO:

Bob started making pottery in 1974 and made functional ware for 6 years before suspending it for more regular income. In 2001 he returned to the work he truly loves. He is mostly self taught with a few ceramic courses thrown in.

Bob believes that making pottery requires a wide variety of technical and physical skills and one must develop talents in more than throwing on the wheel or hand building clay vessels. Knowledge of clays, glazes, firing and kiln building are all requirements to work as an artist in clay. Making a living as a carpenter, handyman, plumber, electrician, construction company owner and operator, and as a salesman has provided him a wide variety of skills and experience that he can bring to the physical and technical demands of working with clay.

Artist’s Statement:

My work is diverse and when I express myself through pottery, it is totally focused on making pieces that challenge and appeal to me. I try not to make art for an “audience” but for myself. I make good strong artistic pots that are satisfying to my own aesthetic requirements. Working with wheel thrown, constructed, traditional forms, I want the large size of the piece, the well-crafted form and the bold decoration, to be one of a kind pieces that will be displayed prominently and make a dramatic statement .