Georgies Ceramic & Clay Co.

Georgies Ceramic & Clay Co. Serving the ceramic and clay community of the Pacific Northwest and beyond since 1965. Located in Portland, Oregon

Family owned, local, and love serving our ceramic and art community. Curious where we came from and how we were started? Georgie's was established in 1965 under the name "Irene's Objets d'Art" by Seller Jacobson, Georgie's father. Georgie purchased the company in 1975 from her father and renamed it "Georgie's Plaster Shoppe". Plastercraft eventually faded, and Georgie's entered the field of cerami

cs in 1980. Hence, the name "Georgie's Ceramic and Clay Co." During the early 80's, Georgies' 3 kids graduated from the University of Oregon (Go Ducks!!) and rejoined the family business. Sadly, Georgie passed away in 1985 at the early age of 48, after a decade-long battle with cancer. She died with the hope that her children would continue the company and follow her ideals of providing good service and a fun atmosphere for both employees and customers. And let me tell you - that's just what they've done. Georgie's ideals live on as Linda (current owner) continues to grow this business. We have the most amazing employees who put their heart and soul into their job. And lastly (or should we say the most important piece) we have the most outstanding and creative customers. Thank you for supporting our local, family owned business! We look forward to serving you throughout years to come :)

Important Announcement: Eugene Store Closing Permanently December 2024
10/22/2024

Important Announcement: Eugene Store Closing Permanently December 2024

Happy holidays from our Georgie’s family to you! 🎄☃️🎁
12/22/2023

Happy holidays from our Georgie’s family to you! 🎄☃️🎁

How incredible is this?
10/09/2022

How incredible is this?

🏦🇬🇷🏦
In Delos, 2500 years ago, there was a kitchen with 3 burners, oven, grill and baking plate. With an extremely impressive design, made of clay, it served the needs of the household like the electric stove today.👉🏛 Archaeological Museum of Delos!!

One of the greats ....
09/01/2021

One of the greats ....

Saddened to learn of Michael Simon's passing via Mark Shapiro. Michael Simon (b. 1947) made functional ceramic art in his studio in Athens, Georgia until around 2005 when his practice subsided due to illness. Fired in salt kilns with decorative motifs ranging from the geometric to the natural world, Simon, a student of Warren MacKenzie, absorbed aspects of Mingei ethos while developing a unique vision of American studio pottery.

Notable for many qualities of creativity and craft, Simon's pots hold inhabit a special realm. Often the wheel-thrown piece is a point of departure. Altered physically and optically ... geometric abstraction and nature-centered decoration of the surface are integrated through conversation with form, volume, and the tactile and meditative qualities of ceramic objects in daily use.

Michael Simon received his B.F.A. from the University of Minnesota and M.F.A. from the University of Georgia. In 2011, the University of North Carolina Press published "Evolution." The book, edited by Susan Stokes Roberts, with a foreword by Warren MacKenzie, introduction by Emily Galusha, essays by Mark Pharis and Glen R. Brown, author interview by Mark Shapiro. In 2013, the exhibition, "Pick of the Kiln: The Work of Michael Simon," was presented at the Georgia Museum of Art showcasing what Simon felt were his best pots from the past several decades. His work can be found in the Los Angeles County Museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and is in The Rodger Corsaw Collection of Ceramic Art at Alfred University.

Mark Shapiro's interview with Michael Simon for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts is a treasure of reflections and insights about the potter's art. https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-michael-simon-11797

Summer Friday Workshop Registration Begins TOMORROW 5/25 at 1pm! -
05/24/2021

Summer Friday Workshop Registration Begins TOMORROW 5/25 at 1pm! -

Summer Class Session Registration TOMORROW 5/18! -
05/17/2021

Summer Class Session Registration TOMORROW 5/18! -

July-August Class Session Release Date Inside! -
05/10/2021

July-August Class Session Release Date Inside! -

Starting May Off Right With TWO Glazes Of The Week! -
05/03/2021

Starting May Off Right With TWO Glazes Of The Week! -

Address

756 NE Lombard Street
Portland, OR
97211

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15032831353

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