Specialties
Shanware Pottery was founded in 1975 and specializes in finely crafted stoneware & porcelain pottery. All work is individually hand crafted by League of New Hampshire Craftmen member Richard Wetterer. All work is lead free, microwave and dishwasher safe. In addition to many standard designs, many one of a kind items are for sale in the attached gallery. Custom orders are welcome and group tours and demonstrations can be arranged.
In addition to Shanware Pottery, visitors can see and purchase photographs, paintings, prints and cards by other local artists.
Open Year round.
History
Established in 1975.
Richard Wetterer studied pottery and sculpture at the University of California at Santa Barbara, the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland, and the Maryland Institute of Art in Baltimore. After teaching on the college level for a number of years, Richard started Shanware Pottery in 1975 in the basement of an old bank building in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The pottery moved to Billerica in 1980 and finally to Rumney, NH in 1987. In 2004 a new studio and gallery was built to replace the old barn which had served the studio for many years, but had seen better days. We hope you will stop by for a visit.
Meet the Business Owner: Richard W.
- BFA with High Honors, University of California.
- Exchange student, University of Edinburgh & Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland.
- MFA in sculpture, The Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, MD.
- Instructor of art at Towson State College, Townson, MD; Mt. Ida College, Newton, MA; DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln, MA.
