AGG, Canadiana, Forks Road Studio Potteries - 18th in Canadiana Series

AGG, Canadiana, Forks Road - Studio Potteries in Canada - 18th in Canadiana Series

Studio Potters/Potteries can produce some of the most stunning and inherently collectible of Art Pottery pieces, because so few of these one of a kind items were made by the Artists.

AGG Pottery (Country Gallery) was opened in 1961 in Terra Cotta, Ontario, Canada by artist L. John F. Agg and his wife Helen. 

Using natural red clay, freehand artistic license and a light yellow glaze wash, here is an example of an everyday kitchen and dining piece with flare!
  
 

An oil jug or ewer with a handy catch basin rim to avoid spills or drips on your table surface!  Hand signed on the base.

Another version of the AGG oil jug with an opaque dark glaze.

The Terra Cotta location was closed in 1975 and the Agg's moved to British Columbia where they opened AGGworks Gallery in Qualicum on Vancouver Island in 1976.  In 2000 the Agg's retired and closed this Gallery.  Sadly, John passed away in 2011.








Canadiana Pottery was opened in the late 1960's in Ingleside, Ontario by Alfred Dube who had been the Plant Manager at Blue Mountain Pottery, Collingwood c1965.  In the 1950's to early 60's he had been employed by Stetson China, USA and had designed and patented upwards of 25 china patterns weekly!

Here is a lovely, sleek vase created by Mr. Dube, identified with a gold foil label.  Canadiana also used an ink impression on many pieces.  The labels were almost always lost due to use and washing, and the ink stamps faded.  To find a piece with its original label is rare!

Instead of an ink stamp on the base of the vase, it is embossed Canadiana making identification easy should the label had not survived!












Through contacts he had at Walt Disney, he was able to obtain licensing for production of Disney themed items.  You can still find some pottery figurines of various Disney characters under the Canadiana Pottery name in secondary markets.  Canadiana was not in business long since Mr. Dube retired to live in the USA around the late 1970's.  Sadly, he passed away in 2008.

Forks Road Pottery was established in 1978 by Marsha Cox in an old cheese factory in Winger, Ontario in South Niagara County and then relocated into an old train station in Grimsby, Ontario in 1997. It is the oldest wood train station left standing in Ontario, The Great Western Railway Station c1855.

A pretty country kitchen decor item, hand signed by Marsha and incised around the base rim with Forks Road Pottery Winger Ontario 1990.

 







This apple baker is decorated in a 19th Century style called "Spongeware", using sea sponges the mottled pattern glaze is built up by applying by hand. A popular design in Quebec in the 19th Century, now brought back to life by Forks Road Pottery!

With a passion for antiques and country life, Forks Road also makes crocks for cheese or butter in a traditional farm design.

Forks Road Pottery is still in operation today.

Some of the items shown above can be viewed in further detail (and are available for purchase) at: MANDICRAFTS.

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