Huel Pottery biography

Carole and I (Paul) were born in the Lower Mainland (Vancouver area) of British Columbia, Canada. We moved to the Kispiox Valley in northern British Columbia in 1972  where  we have been homesteading  since 1975, raising a family, growing gardens and making pottery. We started experimenting with clays and glazes in 1984 and continue to explore the many facets of working with clay. 

We've exhibited our work in the Northwest at the Terrace Art Gallery, the Smithers Art Gallery, the Northwest National Exhibition Centre at Ksan in Hazelton.  We also attend several craft fairs each year in the northwest, and in the past to Prince George's "Studio Fair" and to the Vancouver Circle Craft' "Summer Market" Juried Fairs.  Most of our work is sold from our Kispiox Studio Gallery where we work and live.

Mainly self-taught, we have drawn from the rich resources provided by many Emily Carr Outreach Workshops over the years. We have attended workshops on functional ware, Raku , glaze workshops, sculpture and tile workshops. 

An interest in geology and the formation of rocks and minerals, has inspired us to work with  local materials in our  glaze explorations and as a result we have formulated most of the stoneware glazes that we use on our functional ware pottery. Work with glazes and clays is a continuing process for us, and we are constantly thinking of ways to incorporate some of the natural elements in our environment into our pottery.

Pottery is our livelihood, and a major part of our lives. We enjoy making functional stoneware pottery for everyone to enjoy, as well as working with murals, tiles, Raku and larger stoneware pieces of a more esoteric nature. 

In our Gallery, you will find a wide variety of functional stoneware in several glazes as well as sculptures, Murals, Raku, fountains, tiles, and masks.

We hope that you enjoy the tour of our online gallery and would like to hear from you.