Carman’s Kate Froese is a talented artist who shows off her skills with her small pottery business, Kate Froese Pottery.
Froese started pottery as a child through the Rec Centre programming in Thompson, Manitoba, and she later continued studying it at Brandon University, achieving a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours degree in Ceramics.
Froese has been doing her clay business full-time now for the past eight years, which includes teaching kids and adult classes, workshops, take-home clay kits, and making and selling her own pottery artwork.
She does hand-building workshops through Golden Prairie Arts Council and wheel thrown pottery lessons at her home studio over on 2nd St SE in Carman (by appointment only).
“Some of my favourite pieces are ones my students have made,” said Kate Froese. “Their creativity is very cool to see and be a part of. For my own artwork, I enjoy making wheel thrown pottery, and I add texture to it by carving or pressing in stamps or natural elements. I’m excited to try new things like Raku firing and always keep evolving in my ceramics journey.”
Froese has pieces of her craft that are on display in the Golden Prairie Arts Gift Shop, the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, and the Manitoba Crafts Council.
Froese occasionally sells online, too, through her social media pages on Facebook/Instagram (@katefroesepottery) or by email at KateFroesePottery@gmail.com.
She will be showing off her work at a few upcoming holiday craft sales, including the Peace Lily Market on Nov. 15 and Carman’s One Stop Shop on Nov. 25.
“My best sellers are my wheat-pressed items and anything prairie-related,” said Froese. “I created a set of prairie stamps during year one of the pandemic, and those have been a hit anytime I use that texture. Also, my Manitoba ornaments have been a seasonal favourite for gifting.”
Kate Froese Pottery out of Carman will be at a couple of upcoming holiday craft sales, including the Peace Lily Market on Nov. 15 and Carman’s One Stop Shop on Nov. 25.
Froese adds texture to her pieces by carving or pressing in stamps or natural elements.
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