Honey Hill Pottery
31 Barndoor Hills Rd, Granby, CT 06035
Host: Avis Cherichetti
Guest Artist: Judy Buffolino
Original Handmade Raku, Saggar and Stoneware Pottery. Combining elegant form vibrant texture, Honey Hill Pottery brings originality, vitality and beauty to any home or showcase. In a world increasingly dominated by standardization, our work celebrates uniqueness, quality and craftsmanship. Part of a 40 year tradition, each piece of pottery produced at Honey Hill Farm shows our strong commitment to our craft
Avis has been an active potter for almost 60 years, exploring various ceramic techniques. Studying pottery at Stetson University in 1962, she realized that was the way she wanted to spend her life. She participates in numerous workshops and classes annually, continuing her adventure in clay. She has made hand built pots and pots on the potter's wheel. She's fired pots in electric, gas and oil fueled kilns as well as pits, saggars and trash cans. Says Avis, "As I continue to design and refine the objects that I make, I find a rhythm and joy in life."
If one word could describe her work it would be the word "Diverse" — That includes work as well as studio spaces. Some pots are meant to be used and some pots are nonfunctional. Avis makes pots for birds and flowers and pots for people and pets. Some pots are for decorating homes. Any of these pots might be high temperature fired stoneware or lower temperature fired Raku or Saggar pieces.
Judy Buffolino
"Inspired by color, keeping the fun in functionality” describes my line of pottery which typically includes animal and other non-traditional shapes with a generous use of color. I make dishes, sushi sets, air plant vases and other functional ware which are often whimsically hand-painted using underglaze on porcelain. My work also includes a collection of handmade ceramic buttons which bring together my love of both fiber art and ceramics.
