GALLERY

Textured Vase

Textured Bamboo Vases

Antique Iron Dinnerware

Wild Wings

Bamboo Vase

Textured Bottle & Bowl

Bamboo Bowl

Textured Vase & Bowl

Tuscany Vase

Bamboo Textured Bowl

Black Cherry Vase

Black Cherry Vase

Black Cherry Textured Vase

Welcome To Mountain Oak Pottery

Sheryl Holstein has been studying pottery from accomplished potters through the John C. Campbell Folk School since the fall of 2002. She began creating pottery under the name Mountain Oak Pottery, and is continuously learning new and different techniques for throwing and glazing. When you live high in the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains, there isn’t a better place to work than your own back porch. Sheryl has set up her pottery studio over-looking the very mountains that give her artistic inspiration every day.

“Becoming a potter is a passion, a goal and an extension of who I am. I love making beautiful things that can be shared with others. I hope others enjoy viewing, touching and using my pottery as much as I have enjoyed creating them.”

Each piece of Mountain Oak Pottery is hand made by Sheryl. Most pieces are made on a potter’s wheel. After the shape is created from clay it dries to a leather hard stage where it can be trimmed and decorated. Then it continues to dry for about a week when it can be bisque fired in a kiln for about 12 hours. The bisque piece is then decorated, glazed, and fired again to a temperature of over 2200 degrees. This firing takes about 9 hours.

Mountain Oak Pottery is crafted to be beautiful and functional. It is food safe, dishwasher safe and microwavable.