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Theresa Gong Porcelain

Thank-you for checking into my blogspot.

I make functional pottery on a potters wheel or slab roller.  I am currently working with a Cone 6  porcelain  clay body from Archie Bray in Helena.  My designs  are carved into colored slips and fired with a high glossy glaze in an electric kiln. 

Detail Design

Detail Design
Slip carving

The Design Process

After a piece  is thrown on a potters wheel, I paint a thick layer of colored slip over the entire white clay body.  My designs and motifs are carved thru this slip.  A glossy glaze is applied over the slip design and fired to 2200 degrees faranheit. 

Brown Teaset

Brown Teaset
Brown Swallow Teaset

Blk Slab Dish

Blk Slab Dish
Blk swallow dish- 9"X7"

05 May, 2011

web.me.com/theresagong

For a list of galleries and photos of my work, check out my website at http://web.me.com/theresagong.

2011 Summer Shows: Butte Folk Festival--Butte, Mt--July 8-11
Summerfair--Billings, Mt--July 16 and 17
Workshop: Summer Kids Academy-Rocky Mt. College-Billings, Mt--June 20-24

18 May, 2010

Summer Show 2010

I'll be at the following shows this summer 2010:
      National Folk Festival in Butte, MT - July 9-11
      Yellowstone Art Museum Summerfair at Veteran's Park in Billings, MT - July 17th & 18th

Pottery Workshop for Kids- Summer Academy of Arts- Rocky Mountain College -June 21-25
    Call Sally McIntosh for more info- 259-6563
    


23 December, 2009

Holiday Wish

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year....Peace on Earth....Good Will to all.....

22 November, 2009

New Website

I've been working on a new website...   
     http://web.me.com/theresagong

It's a work in progress....Sometimes I have trouble accessing it.....Hope you have luck getting on...

I've listed some of the  new galleries that represent me that you can link onto....

I probably won't be traveling to shows much next year and concentrate on my wholesale and consignment to galleries. 

Hopefully, a  more direct internet link to my customers, will make it easier for me to take orders or to direct customers to the galleries that represent me. 

 I appreciate and welcome your questions and input.

26 October, 2009

Christmas Orders 2009

  To those who have been wondering about "special orders" for this coming Christmas...
        
   I'm sorry to say that I can't take any special orders now because I'm busy getting my inventory made for all my galleries. Please stroll down to bottom of my blog page for a list of galleries that represent me.  They should  all  be able to send you photos and work with you over the internet. I will send a new selection of my work to all my galleries around middle  or end of November.

   Please feel free to e-mail if you have any comments or questions.  Thank-you......

18 October, 2009

2009 Xmas Season

Busy making pottery for the Xmas season... Besides my regular galleries listed below, the new galleries that will be carrying my work are:

           The Altitude Gallery......www.altitudegallerybozeman.com   134 E. Main  Bozeman, MT 
            Birds and Beasleys.......info@birdsandbeasleys.com  70 S. Park Ave. Helena, MT 
            2 Rivers Gallery.....226 Mclead Big Timber, MT

From October 31 - November 3, I'll  be showing  at the  10th anniversary reopening celebration at the Grand Union Hotel in Fort Benton, MT.  For more info call the hotel at 406-622-1882.

I  just donated a piece to the  "Classics for Kids Foundation", a non-profit organization benefitting student music programs across the country through instrument grants and mentoring.  Their "OFF THE WALL" funraising event will take place in downtown Bozeman on October 23th.  For more info e-mail brooke@classicsforkids.org.

Thanks to all of the pottery lovers  who have supported me all these years.....



    

08 September, 2009

Trip to Alaska

Home after vacationing in Alaska.  Enjoyed drive through beautiful country of Canada to Alaska.  Back to making pots.

Carp and Canoeing

Carp and Canoeing
Carp and Canoeing

Me on Precipice

Me on Precipice

Charlie the Cat

Charlie the Cat
Cat wants in Studio

Chinese New Year...

Chinese New Year...
Year of Ox in Oregon