12601 CLAY CITY RD.FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA
(251)928-2561
BY: J. CARTIER PHOTOGRAPHY
(251)490-3212
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THESE ARE THE POTTER'S HANDS, MEANING THE HANDS OF TOM JONES, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT TOM JONES POTTERY. HIS STUDIO/SHOP IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF FAIRHOPE AND SITS CLOSE TO THE WEST BANK OF FISH RIVER, OFF OF COUNTY ROAD 33. TOM'S STUDIO/SHOP IS ALMOST AT THE END OF CLAY CITY ROAD. IT SITS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD, YOU CAN'T MISS IT. THE SHOP IS BUILT FROM THE ORIGINAL BRICK MADE AT THE FAIRHOPE BRICKYARD. |
STEPPING TROUGH THE FRONT DOOR OF
TOM JONES POTTERY
BRINGS YOU INTO A WONDERLAND
OF HANDMADE ARTISTRY.
ONCE YOU PURCHASE ONE OF TOM'S
CREATIONS, YOU ARE HOOKED.
JOANNE IS ASSISTING A REGULAR
CUSTOMER IN HER SELECTION OF A PARTICULAR
PATTERN FOR A GIFT. THE CUSTOMER,
ALSO, WANTS TO ADD A NEW PIECE TO HER
OWN COLLECTION, AS MANY OTHERS OF
TOM'S REGULARS DO.
TOM IS PRESENTLY WORKING ON HIS
2015 JACK-O-LANTERN SERIES.
THE COLORS FOR THIS YEAR'S SERIES:
CHARTREUSE/GRANNY SMITH APPLE GREEN/YELLOW.
TOM SAYS HE WILL BE USING THE
SAME SOFT MATT GLAZE, AS USED IN
THE PAST YEARS.
FALL WILL BE HERE SOON,
SO WHY NOT START COLLECTING
JACK-O-LANTERNS,
REMEMBERING, THEY ARE
TOM JONES ORIGINALS.
WHETHER YOU ARE DECORATING THE INSIDE
OF YOUR HOME, OR
THE OUTSIDE,
TOM JONES POTTERY
HAS SOMETHING FOR YOU.
HERE IS
TOM JONES,
THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN.
TOM HAS BEEN MAKING HANDMADE POTTERY
FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
I ASKED TOM, SINCE HIS ARTWORK IS HIS LIFE,
"WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN AND RELAXATION?"
HE MAKES POTTERY.
HE AND HIS WIFE ENJOY SPENDING THEIR DOWNTIME
IN NEW ORLEANS.
THIS DAY, TOM IS SHAPING
JACK-O-LANTERNS, TO HAVE READY FOR THIS YEARS SERIES.
THERE ARE ORDERS TO BE FILLED AND WITH THE DEMAND FOR TOM'S CREATIONS, HIS TALENTED ASSISTANT, CANDACE, IS HARD AT WORK PREPARING CLAY FOR PLATTER ORDERS.
MISS CAROL IS TOM'S DECORATOR.
AS SOON AS YOU ENTER
TOM JONES POTTERY,
THE DISPLAYS OF PATTERNS AND COLORS
CATCH YOUR EYE AND DRAWS YOU IN AS
IF YOU ENTERED YOUR MAMA'S HOUSE
WITH YOUR
FAVORITE SMELL COMING FROM
KITCHEN.
YOU ARE OVERWHELMED BY THE TALENT
DISPLAYED HERE IN THIS SHOP.
BEHIND THE SHOP, LIES THE
OLD KILN.
TOM HAS ADDED A NEW KILN,
DISPLAYED BELOW,
WHERE HE FIRES HIS ARTISTRY.
THE STORYTELLER
All Photography By:
J. Cartier B&W Photography
Freelance Photographer
Daphne, Alabama
(251) 490-3212
jcartier.com
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jcartierphotography@ymail.com
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BLACK & WHITE
IS THE NEW COLOR
For God So Loved The World...
JOHN 3:16
TOM JONES POTTERY
IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
FROM 10 TO 5
MONDAY THRU SATURDAY
RESPECTFULLY,
(251)490-3212
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