Torbay Pottery

Wonky Pot Pottery, Torbay Western Australia, was named by our son using the ‘wonky pot’ on the bench. This was a wheel thrown then altered large open bowl that was waiting to go out to the Oranje Tractor Winery for display and sale. After much laughter the name stuck! Pottery was something I had always dreamed of doing. A cancer journey meant early retirement and a change in direction with my life. I found peace and a sense of achievement when working with clay. David was soon caught in the spell of working with clay too, to take wet earth and create an object of simple elegant form that is functional but beautiful too. For now our passion is for wheel thrown pieces of functional ware. To be used and enjoyed. We regularly make items such as bowls of every size, jugs and pouring batter bowls, platters, mugs and accessories. A new item that races out the door as fast as they are made are Yarn or Knitting bowls, your ball of wool sits inside and the thread runs out through either a hole or a slot. I have worked with many of our new friends to create colourful and individual designs that were given as special and unique gifts. We welcome custom design enquiries across our range. Bendigo Bank Great Southern Art Trail 2013 was our first exhibition with our pottery followed by 2014, held at the Oranje Tractor Winery in their newly expanded Cellar Door and Café area. David demonstrated on the wheel most days, (which was amazingly helpful for new stock for the markets) and I demonstrated decorating and design styles. Pam and Murray have the best coffee and food, in the loveliest Organic Gardens around! Our page will help you keep up with the latest happenings and which markets we will next be travelling to. In the development of our business we will be looking to expand into online markets and eventually a webpage of our own. But our core focus will remain the challenge and satisfaction of making quality pottery, continually learning and experimenting. We love that our pottery becomes part of peoples homes and lives, the joy of knowing that our work has been chosen with care as a gift for someone they love or a piece they have bought for themselves. It is why presenting our pottery at Markets is an important part of the process, in development of styles and designs, and getting to know who our customers are and what will suit their needs the best.