Welcome to Liz Vigoda Pottery. You are invited to view the artist-designed 
dinnerware, serving pieces, and accessories. Each piece is  handmade of
 durable, lead-free stoneware and individually hand painted. The  variations 
give  it a wonderfully lively feel unavailable in commercial ceramics.

I have been experimenting with a new technique using decals made from computer images which are then fired onto the pot in an additional  firing. Here are some of examples of the latest pieces.
These are images of extinct or endangered species or images I just found irresistibly whimsical.

Click on images for enlarged view

Liz was visited by Kim Lengel of Capital Chanel 9 News television in her studio 
on January 2nd. 
They recorded a story about finding a new hobby , such as pottery, to enjoy in the new year.

Here is a link to the video of the visit.

If you would like to watch the video on YouTube, click here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2930fLtzUXU

For information on classes 

POTTERY CLASSES 2010 

Here is the announcement of the November, 2009 Open Studio that was held in partnership with Loretta Fontaine.
If you would like to have your name placed on the mailing list for upcoming Open House/Sales, contact Liz at lizvigoda@verizon.net 

Read the interview with Liz, and a photo gallery of the studio that appeared in the March 27, 2009 issue of Life@Home magazine published by the Times Union newspaper.
 Online at: http://timesunion.com/homes/photos/
 To see pictures, click on the" Past and Present" picture in the left hand column. To read the interview, click on  "view story" to right of photo. 

The 2010 Kids Clay Camp
Contact Liz to reserve a space for your child


The dates for the 2010 camp have not yet been set.

If you are interested in having your child take part, please contact me and let me know what dates during the summer your child is available and I will try to accommodate you .

Announcing the 2010 KIDS CLAY CAMP for  ages 8-13 (exceptions made for younger and older on a case-by-case basis)
I am planning two one-week sessions of KIDS CLAY CAMP to run for a total of 5 days each .The hours are 1:30-4:30 each day.  They will meet four times from Wednesday through Saturday from 1:30-4:30

For the 5th day of the session we will schedule a day on an upcoming weekend (to be agreed upon collectively) to glaze the pots we've made. (The reason for this scheduling is that the pots have to have time to dry and be fired before they can be glazed and decorated.  After they are glazed, they will be fired again to melt the glaze. And approximately a week later, you can pick up the finished pieces at your convenience) On the 4th day of each session we will make a field trip to Sage College Albany to do a Raku firing (an exciting Japanese style fast firing with smoke and wonderful serendipitous glaze effects) Here is a link that describes the process:

http://www.robertcomptonpottery.com/Method%20of%20Raku-Firing-Pottery.htm

(The kids will not be doing the pyromaniacal parts of the process)
The cost is $165 for the 5 days (includes materials) The camps will be limited to 6 kids each. You may sign up for one or both sessions. If you have any questions, or would like to register your child, please feel free to call me at 439-4457 or email me at  lizvigoda@verizon.net

The dates for this summer's sessions have not been set yet. 
If you are interested in having your child take part, please contact.

Here's a picture of last year's group at Sage for our Raku firing: