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Jennifer Wharton
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P O T T E R/ Outdoor Enthusiast

Treaty 7/Mohkínstsis/YYC/Calgary

New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, Banff Centre Alumni

Casual Studio Facilitator at National accessArts Centre (I ❤️ the disability community)
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Little mug just going with the flow-Elbow Sheep Wildland Provincial Park, Alberta.

#slowmotion #pottery #stoneware #wheelthrown #outdoors #clay #albertawild #canadianceramics #mug
#canadianrockies #backcountry
June 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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More Pots in Parks, NW Calgary, Alberta. It’s fun to search for landscapes to pair with these little guys. This park is home to more red-winged blackbirds than I’ve ever seen in one place.
#pottery #potsinparks #wheelthrown #mugs #stoneware #plainsmanclay
#canadianceramics
A hand with floral wrist tattoos holds a neutral, textured, round-bellied mug against a marshy background of dried reeds, trees, water, and a boardwalk. The mug blends perfectly with the surroundings. A beige, textured bowl being held up against a sunset over a marsh just coming back to life after the winter. There are a series of bushes with no leaves covering most of the background The mug blends into the landscape and is picking up colours of the setting sun/surrounding plant life.
June 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Pots in parks, Calgary, Alberta. Fingers crossed for my next batch of park bound pots-I dropped them off for glaze firing yesterday and I have a lot riding on this batch. First market in 5 years is in less than two weeks 😅
A green ribbed mug inspired by the cool hues/silty shorelines of the bow river is being held in the foreground by a hand adorned with a thumb ring. In the background of the picture, you can see vivid pink apple blossoms. A green ribbed mug inspired by the bow river sits on a fence post against a backdrop of budding saplings, dry grass, the Bow river, and a blue, cloudy sky A green ribbed mug inspired by the bow River held in the centre of the frame by a hand wearing a thumb ring. In the background you can see the Rocky River shore, treed shoreline, and a blue, partially cloudy sky Three green mugs with matching, but varied rib designs sitting in a row on a textured log. In the background you can see the river, out of focus, and some shrubs and a vague skyline
June 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Who would have thought even a few months ago that the first rock climb of the season for me would take place in Portugal? I’m definitely not sad about it. What an epic day of crashing waves and sweaty climbs! 😁🇵🇹

#climbing #seacliffs #portugal #anotheroneforthebooks #bestdayever #bestdayever
April 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Being back in business means having a little stash of gifts to give friends on special occasions again! This one was a birthday gift.

#pottery #wheelthrown #handmade #studiopotter #yyccraft #abcraft #albertapots #canadianceramics #finecraft #birthdaypresent #stoneware
Birds Eye view of a grey/blue wheel thrown wheel thrown planter set on top of a piece of fire wood. Inside the planter is a little cluster of three round cacti. They are surrounded by colourful, smooth pebbles, and a couple of bigger rocks. The background of the photo is all tree bark texture. A grey/blue wheel thrown planter sitting amongst a pile of fire wood. The planter is rounded like a bowl and features a prominent ribbed texture below a smooth rim. Inside the planter is a cluster of three cacti set in a bed of smooth, colorful pebbles. You can see yellow lichen on the tree bark in the background of the picture
April 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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In the studio making more of these today. I love Plainsman M340s because of the warm speckles and how the colour of the clay makes the glazes appear more earthy

#plainsmanclay #pottery #mug #wheelthrown #handmade #canadianceramics #finecraft #studiopotter #functionalpots #abcraft #craftsperson
Fingers in the bottom left corner of the photo, holding a wheel thrown, round bellied mug. The clay is beige and speckled and the clay is a transparent grey/green colour. In the background of the photo there are trees and a tall green fence
April 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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A couple of round bellied sodium silicate mugs in Plainsman M370 ready for the next bisque load

#pottery #sodiumsilicate #mugs #wheelthrown #studiopotter #plainsmanclay #finecraft #canadianceramics #m370 #canadianpottery #stoneware #workinprogress
A hand in the lower right hand corner holding a wheel thrown mug made from white clay, with a round belly in front of a mirror. The lower portion of the mug has a natural, crackle texture and the rim is smooth. The division of texture is marked by a line. In the mirror you can see the reflection of the mug, as well as a framed piece of beadwork hanging on the white wall. A hand holding a wheel thrown mug made if white clay in front of a window. Through the window there is a bush covered in snow. On the windowsill, you can see an orange toolbox and to the right of the mugs is a curly stalk of bamboo set against the white studio wall. The mug has a narrow foot, round belly that ends in a gentle curve to a slightly more narrow rim.
March 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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This little cutie is headed to her new home in Yellowknife. I’ve sent off a few pots over the past couple of days and 8 of them went home to the North Yesterday ❤️

#stoneware #pottery #ceramics #canadianceramics #wheelthrown #studiopotter #functionalceramics #finecraft #plainsmanclay #mug #handmade
A pale blue wheel thrown mug with natural crackle texture on the bottom half sitting on a log in front of a pile of firewood. The handle sits facing the right side of the photo. The mug has a round belly with a more narrow rim and features beautiful, rusty brown speckles.
March 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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A fresh batch of mugs, first one in TWO years 😳. I’m pretty excited to be back at it!

#pottery #mugs #handmade #wheelthrown #finecraft #canadianceramics #studiopotter #plainsmanclay #freshpots #Potterysupplyhouse
An arm tattooed with wild roses holds two bluish grey speckle mugs with textured ridges against an off white stucco wall/ An arm tattooed with raspberries and wild roses holds three greenish-grey speckled wheel thrown mugs against a white stucco wall. A hand holds a stack of three mugs in the centre of the photo, ranging in colour from a speckled olive green, to a very faint speckled robins egg blue. In the background there is a white stucco wall. A hand dangles a pair of ceramic mugs with glazes in muted blue and beige speckle. The surface of the mugs features an organic, crackle texture. The mugs are set against a white stucco wall in the background.
March 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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A fun day of mountain adventures in the Canadian Rockies ❤️

#mountains #iceclimbing #rockymountains #ilovewinter
March 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Pots and rocks have always been my favourite combination ❤️

#rocks #pots #wheelthrown #pottery #ceramics #canadianceramics #plainsmanclay
A wide, shallow, warm speckled brown bowl with a squished rim, filled with a bed of rocks under water. The bowl is sitting on the slats of an aged wooden garden table in the rain. A crackle textured grey-blue pot with speckles sitting on top of grey fabric, in front of a pink wall. The pot is filled with colourful pebbles from a riverbank A quarter view of a splotchy yellow and white speckled pot with ridges accentuated by the colour of the glaze. The pot is sitting on a grey rock and is filled with colourful beach pebbles. A Birds Eye view of half a pot with a wide; folded over rim, filled with rounded colourful stones and water, sitting on a concrete studio floor
March 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Little evening bus ride to the West End to see MJ 🇬🇧❤️

#busride #timelapse #london #nightlife #doubledecker
February 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Sunset at Hyde Park, London
🦢🦢🦢🇬🇧❤️

#london #hydepark #sunset #swans #nature #birds #iloveithere
February 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Out of studio for a few weeks. Mostly spending my time in London, but just returned from an epic day of multi pitch ice climbing at Creag Meadaigh in beautiful Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 So incredible!

#scotland #mountains #multipitch #iceclimb #happycamper #creagmeadaigh #bestdayever
Two people wearing backpacks, walking across a snow covered slope towards a backdrop of mountains. The sky is mostly cloudy, with clouds sitting amongst clouds he mountains. Some bits of blue sky peeking through. Two people descending a snowy mountain slope towards a small frozen lake with a steep, rocky cliff to the right and clouds sitting just above the peak of the mountain in the background A smiling person sitting in the snow, high up on the side of a mountain. They are wearing a blue jacket, yellow snow pants, mittens, and touque, as well as a grey helmet. The view of the valley below is obscured by fog, and there are two ice axes sitting in the snow in the foreground. A view from below of an ice climber wearing a backpack, climbing up a wall of ice. There is a blue rope trailing from the top of the climb to the bottom of the picture, and the sky is an atmospheric, foggy grey.
February 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Here’s a process video of how I create my mountains. Over my years of adventuring in the wilderness, I’ve collected natural objects that I like to use to recreate the landscape they came from.

#ceramics #pottery #process #wip #timelapse #finecraft #plainsmancmay #mountains #canadianceramics
February 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Plainsman M370 with sodium silicate texture. I love this combo.

#pottery #ceramics #wheelthrown #plainsmanclay #canadianceramics
A hand holding a white clay pot that has a narrow foot and a wide belly. The belly of the pot is covered in a natural crackle texture, but the top and bottom quarters of the pot are smooth. Behind the pot you can see a white wall with part of a mirror on the left and a beaded artwork in a wooden frame on the right
February 7, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Working on teapots in the studio this week. I had to make a clay compromise, switching from a shorter, groggier clay that lends itself to beautiful crackle texture, to one more plastic and easier to assemble. Less texture, but a more refined end result.

#pottery #ceramics #wheelthrown #teapot
A hand holding a freshly assembled teapot, featuring a crackled surface texture, and a tall knob/side handle. The pot is short and wide and the clay is a dark, speckled grey colour. In the background there are white walls, a mirror on the left, and a framed beadwork of colourful flowers in a wooden frame on the right.
February 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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A collection of previously completed works inspired by life in the Canadian Rockies.

#pottery #ceramics #mountainlife #wheelthrown #clay #canadianceramics
A grid of 9 square photographs of various completed ceramic works, featuring heavily textured imprints created using objects from nature. Images on the completed works include mountains, rocks, and plants, inspired by life in the Canadian Rockies. A grid of 9 square photographs of various completed functional ceramic works, featuring heavily textured imprints created using objects from nature. Images on the pieces include mountains, rocks, and plants, inspired by life in the Canadian Rockies. A grid of 9 square photographs of various completed ceramic works, featuring heavily textured imprints created using textures from nature. Images on the completed works include mountains, rocks, and plants, inspired by life in the Canadian Rockies.
February 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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I’ve been revisiting my all time favourite process in the studio recently. I use objects found in nature to recreate the landscapes I collected them from. I developed this method while living in Banff, where I spent four years mostly either making pots, or climbing mountains. What a life that was!
Tattooed wrist/hand holding a freshly trimmed and handled mug featuring a textured mountain range on the bottom half. The clay is a beautiful, speckled grey colour. In the background, you can see my studio work table with a few more mugs in progress. Hand holding a smooth sided tumbler that is completely fired. The tumbler features a heavily textured mountain range on the bottom half, and is glazed in a transparent grey-green glaze. The piece is being held up against a snowy winter backdrop of mountains and overcast sky. A hand holding up a round bellied wine tumbler featuring a series of rounded ridges in the bottom two thirds of the cup. The top third of the cup features a heavily textured mountain range, sitting just above the ribbed portion of the mug. The backdrop for this photo is a partially frozen river, lots of snow, and a mountain. The sky is partially cloudy with bits of blue popping out.
February 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Currently working on a series of teapots in the studio. I’m aiming for 5, and hoping to submit my best 3. This is so wild, I haven’t done this in 10 years! Today I tackle lids, spots, tea leaf strainers and handles. Yay!

#pottery #ceramics #wheelthrown #canadianceramics
3 round bellied pots sitting on top of a blue banding wheel on a wooden table in my pottery studio. The two pots in the front feature an organic texture, reminiscent of tree bark, the pot in the back features a rounded ribbed texture. The top third of all three pots is smooth, free of texture. You can see a terra cotta planter sitting on the right side of the table, filled with an assortment of pottery tools.
January 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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I was inspired recently by a call for a show to design a mug featuring my best boy, Teddy Beans. While I can’t work out kiln rentals fast enough to make the deadline, this was a super fun endeavour that encouraged me to think outside the box, and now I can take Teddy with me wherever I go!
A close up of a dusty hand, holding a raw, speckled clay mug. On the front of the mug there is a caricature of my of my pet chihuahua. His body is composed of textured circle shapes and he is wearing a collar with the letter “T” imprinted on the tag. His eyes are very big, round, and are crossed. In the background of the photo you can see a white wall with a blurry view of a framed piece of beadwork. A reference photo of a tan coloured long haired chihuahua on a sandy beach. To his left you can see a band of green trees and shrubs in the background, to the right you can see a sliver of the Mackenzie River. There is a sunset in the background, you can see signs of age in the chihuahua as his muzzle and the fur around his eyes are white.
January 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Jumping back into my pottery journey after taking a few years to sort my life out. It’s good to be here, even though I’m still trying to understand how this platform works. For the next little while you’ll see mostly works in progress, as I’m working towards my first kiln load in an eternity!
Close up shot of hand holding a green ware (raw clay) bowl held up to the camera to showcase the surface texture. The texture is reminiscent of tree bark, and the backdrop of the photo is a partial view of the studio it was made in. A tattooed arm holding a wooden board with 6 round-bellied mugs on it. Behind the mugs you can see white walls with a mirror on the left and a partial view of framed beadwork featuring flowers. The mugs are made of raw, grey clay and feature a variety of ribbed textures. A tattooed arm/hand holding up a tiny, cylindrical jar with a tiny lid. There is a small white rock sitting on top of the lid that will function as a knob once the final firing process is complete. The walls of the jar feature a series of rounded ridges, and the clay is a beige/brown colour as the clay is still raw. The background of the photo features studio shelving, a chair, and a partially obscured pottery wheel. Two freshly thrown clay bowls sitting side by side on ware boards on a wooden shelf. The bowl on the left is a medium size with rounded rib texture on the bottom 2/3. The bowl on the right is smaller (good for soup!), and features more angular ridges in the bottom 2/3 of the bowl.
January 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM