The Potters' Guild of Annapolis

The Potters' Guild of Annapolis (1972-2016) was organized through the efforts of Dorothea O'Donohue and Virginia Podufaly in 1972. At that time, there were very few potters in the Annapolis area and therefore little opportunity for discussion or enrichment. In general, the pattern of the new guild for Annapolis was based on that of the Washington Kiln Club and/or the Ceramic Guild of Bethesda as experienced by Virginia, Dorothea and Ebby Malmgren before moving to Annapolis. Students of Virginia's were invited to join. The small membership increased within months of its founding.

The Potters' Guild of Annapolis disbanded in 2016.

February 16, 1972: 1:00 PM, Annapolis West Street Library. Those who met to discuss and plan a guild were: Dorothea O'Donohue, Virginia Podufaly, Ebby Malmgren, Jackie Hildebrand, Millie Banwell, Sallye Silesky --- (this list is incomplete)

1972

Officers: President - Dorothea O'Donohue, Vice President & Program - Peggy Swarthout, Secretary - Jackie Hildebrand, Treasurer - Donna Bradberry
Committees: Membership - Virginia Podufaly, Publicity - Jackie Hildebrand, Telephone - Betty Moskowitz
Begin monthly meetings, except during summer
Participate in weekend craft sales at Londontown Public House
Begin annual pottery gift exchange among members

1973

Officers: President - Virginia Podufaly
Apr: Garden sale at St. Margaret's nursery
May: Sale at Courthouse courtyard
June: booth at Annapolis Fine Arts Festival

1974

Officers: President - Sallye Selesky
June: booth at Annapolis Fine Arts Festival

1975

Officers: President - Jackie Hildebrand
Pots in display case, North Branch library
May 7: Sale at Courthouse courtyard (with Providence Center)
July 25 - Aug 21: exhibition, Little Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art (MFA)
Oct 16: Workshop, Ebby

1976

Officers: President - Jan Lynn
June 6-26: exhibition, Little Gallery, MFA
Oct 5-25: exhibition Scope Gallery, Alexandria, VA

1977-1979

Officers: President - Melissa Moss, Sandra Hamilton
Oct 31 1977: booth, Hospital benefit, Armory
Aug 31-Sept 18 1977: exhibition, Scope Gallery, Alexandria, VA
May 1978: Garden Show, Eppington Gardens

1980

Officers: President - Jackie Hildebrand, Vice President - Carole Falk, Secretary - Jean Ryan, Treasurer - Aleida Renwick
April 13: Sawdust firing, Ann Krestensen at Jan Lyn's
Sept 9: Workshop, animal sculpture, Mary Byron, Maryland Hall

1981

Officers (May): President - Mary Lou Bloom, Vice President - Carole Falk, Secretary - Jean Ryan, Treasurer - Aleida Renwick
Mar 14 - Apr 9: 'Works in Clay' juried by Byron Temple. Open show, Wash-Balt Workshop at MD Hall, exhib. at MFA
June 24: Workshop - Slab and tiles, Jane Larson, MD Hall
July 8: Workshop - Ron Rowe, Adalaide, Australia, Wheel sculpture forms, MD Hall
Nov 12: Susan Greenleaf, animals in clay, MD Hall

1982

Officers (July): President - Carole Falk, Vice President - Sandra Hamilton, Secretary - Mary Lou Bloom, Treasurer - Aleida Renwick
Mar 16: Workshop, Carol Steele, Basketry and clay, MD Hall
May 7-8: Spring Show and sale, at Mary Lou Bloom's, Halsey Rd.
May 21: Lecture, Malcolm Wright, Chinese pillows
May 22: Workshop, Malcolm Wright, Wheel demonstration, Large forms.
Oct 18: Workshop, M Reiken, teaching in Central America, demo, etc.
Nov 19: Workshop, Bill Lewin, Drape molds

1983

Officers (June): President - Carole Falk, Vice President - Sandra Hamilton, Secretary - Mary Lou Bloom, Treasurer - Donna Grovener, Newsletter - Marilyn Bohlander
Mar 4: Workshop, Celia Pearson, photography and ceramics, MD Hall
Apr 22: Lecture, Dennis Pogue, history of Tidewater pottery, Arundel Center
May 13-14: Participate in YWCA Circle Promenade
Oct 7-8: Lecture & Workshop, Cynthia Bringle, MD Hall
Oct 11-Nov 6: 'Works in Clay II', open exhibition juried by Cynthia Bringle, MFA Gallery

1984

Officers (May): President - Betty Adams, Vice President - Mary Lo Dennison, Newsletter - Marilyn Bohlander
- Officers (Oct): President - Barbara Wagner
Feb 9: Workshop, Jerry Chappel, tiles, murals, architectural clayworks, MD Hall
May 11: Workshop, Chris Richard, large forms, Richard studio
Oct: Guild decision to support MD Hall pottery program with matching funds (not to exceed $500) to purchase a slab roller which would be available for Guild use
Dec: luncheon & meeting (held annually) at Virginia Podufaly's home

1985

Officers (May): President - Barbara Wagner, Vice President - Mary Lo Dennison, Secretary - Mari Bohlander, Treasurer - Aleida Renwick, Newsletter - Marilyn Bohlander
- Mar: dues $15, up from $10
Feb 9: Workshop, Catherine White Frederick, Decorating with slip, AACC
Mar 20: Workshop, Tiles, Ebby Malmgren, Melissa Moss, Betty Adams, Sandra Hamilton, MD Hall
Sept 3-29: 'Works in Clay III', open exhibition jusied by Jackie Chalkley
Sept 19: Slide lecture, "Contemporary Art and the Artist", Malmgren house
Nov 9: Slide lecture, Maureen Torgerson, Chinese stoneware & porcelain, MD Hall

1986

Officers (May): President - Aleida Renwick, Treasurer - Esther Carpenter, Newsletter - Mari O'Dell
Feb 1: Workshop, Debbie Bedwell, stains & underglazes, MD Hall
May 14: Raku with Jim & Mary Lou Dennison
Oct 15: Workshop, Mary George Kronstadt, Majolica glazing, MD Hall
Nov 8-Dec: Ceramics Showcase, Savage Mills
Dec 7: "Oldies & Goodies" & seconds sale, ML Bloom house & studio

1987

Officers (Sept): President - Aleida Renwick, Treasurer - Esther Carpenter, Newsletter - Mari O'Dell
Mar 26: Bead workshop, Mary Lou Bloom, Bloom studio
May 13: Workshop, Andrew Brunelle, Large Porcelain forms, AACC
Sept 1-27: Exhibition Guild members & Annapolis Watercolor Club, Frank Russo, juror, MFA
Nov 14: "Oldies & Goodies" & seconds sale, ML Bloom's
Nov 21-Jan 3: Show & sale, Savage Gallery, Savage Mills

1988

Officers (June): President - Mary Martin, Vice President - Grace Pepitone, Secretary - ML Dennison, Treasurer - Ebby Malmgren, Newsletter - Mari O'Dell
Apr 7: Workshop, Frank Russo, wall pieces & vessel forms, AACC
Sept 24: Meeting, view videos, Mary Martin's home
Oct 22: Group visit to Wolfville Pottery, Smithburg, MD, Mark Barto on wood firing
Nov 14: "Oldies but Goodies" sale at Mary Lou Bloom's
Nov 6-Jan 9: Show & sale, Savage Gallery, Savage Mills
Nov 18: workshop, Leonard Larsen, plaster mold making, AACC

1989

Officers (May): President - Mary Martin, Vice President - ML Bloom, Secretary - ML Dennison, Treasurer - Joy Quinan
Feb 26: Show pottery videos, at Hildebrand's
June 17: Workshop, Chuck & Janet Brome, Limeton Pottery, at MD Hall
Sept 23: Visit, National Ceramics Museum, Baltimore
Oct 17: Workshop, Ebby Malmgren & Mary Martin, 'Freeing the Imagination', at AACC
Nov 18: 'Pots for Giving' show and sale at ML Bloom's
Nov-Dec: Savage Mills asks for Guild work throughout the year. (4th annual)

1990

Officers (May): Treasurer - Joy Quinan, Newsletter - Mary Martin
Jan 12: Meeting, Talk and video, Carole Falk, 'Journey to India', Falk home
Feb 23: Meeting, bring pots for discussion and critique, MD Hall
Mar 23: Workshop, Ron Hendry, teacher, AACC, photographing 3-dimensional objects, MD Hall
June 22: Trip to Titiana's Pottery, Glen Elg, <D
Oct 19: Workshop, Marsha Jestaedt, Tile wall pieces, techniques for electric Raku firings, Jestaedt studio
Nov 16: Holiday show at Savage Mills begin
Nov 17: 'Pots for Giving Oldies but Goodies' sale at ML Bloom home

1991

Officers (May): President - Mary Lou Dennison, Vice President - Annette Macke, Secretary/Newsletter - Mary Martin, Treasurer - Joy Quinan
May 15: Workshop, Nancy Ziegenfus-McIntosh, Slab construction, combine wheel & slab. Hands-on, AACC
June 28: Workshop, Becky Moy, Greenbridge Pottery. Wheel demonstration, tour, slides, Studio at Dayton, MD
Oct 12: Workshop, Ching-Yuan Chang, thrown & hand-built elements, AACC
Nov 8: Meeting, video, 'Beyond Tradition: Contemporary Indian Art & Its Evolution' Carole Falk's home
Nov 22: 6th Annual Holiday Show, Savage Mills Artcraft Collection
Nov 24: Fall show & sale at ML Bloom's

1992

Officers (May): President - Rick Malmgren, Vice President - Annette Macke, Secretary/Newsletter - Rose Mary Stocker, Treasurer - Joy Quinan
Jan 10: Meeting, Sculpture demo by Jim Sweet at Sweet studio
Feb 26: workshop, Kathleen Byers, Majolica glazing on red earthenware, AACC
Mar 11: Tour Arthur M Sackler Gallery by Carole Falk, Lunch at gallery
Mar 29: Workshop, Paulus Berensohn, based on 'Finding One's Way With Clay'. Hands-on. St. John's College
June 6: Field Trip, to Bill VanGuilder, Eric Madsen and Dale Martin potteries, western MD
Sept 19: Participate in 'Picnic for the Arts', MD Hall
Oct 27-Nov 22: Guild Exhibition, juried by Richard Mower, MFA Gallery
Nov 21: 'Pots for Giving' sale at ML Bloom's

1993

Officers (May): President - Rick Malmgren, Vice President - Annette Macke, Secretary/Newsletter - Rose Mary Stocker, Treasurer - Mary Jo Hedlund
Jan 9: Workshop, Richard Zakin, oxidation clay techniques, glaze strategies, computer use, St. John's College
Apr 25: Exhibit & sale on 'Earth Day' at Quiet Waters
?: Meeting, Video of Ron Holden making plaster mold & clay pot. Tour of studio
May ?: Scholarship Award given to student at AACC
June 5: Workshop, Peter Kaiser & Amy Doigan, studio operation, clay techniques, discussion, Dickeyville studio
Sept 25: Sale at Annapolis Harbor Center, Potters' Guild Banner displayed
Oct 9: Workshop, Jane Larson, tiles & slab work, hands-on, AACC
Nov 12: Meeting & guest speaker, John ray, Rabco Ceramics Supply, Information & samples E. Malmgren's
Nov 21: 'Pots for Giving', annual sale with seconds, ML Bloom's

1994

Officers (May): President - Esther Carpenter, Vice President - Millie Carpenter, Secretary/Newsletter - Antonia Bullock, Treasurer - Mary Jo Hedlund
Jan 14: Meeting & Panel Discussion, marketing ceramics, Moss, Ryan, Macke, McClure, R. Malmgren at K-Rzeszotarski's home
Mar 11: Meeting & discussion of members' clay & glaze problems, Severna Park Library
Apr 8: Meeting, Demonstration of inlaid porcelain by ML Bloom at her studio
Apr 24: Pottery Sale, Earth Day at Quiet Waters Park
May: Jury student pottery & present awards to South River and Southern high school students
June 11: Demonstration of techniques & Raku firing in electric kiln by Marcia Jestaedt at her studio