Contact Information
For inquiries or to purchase wares, I (Shaun Dyck) can be contacted through the web at shaunspottery@hotmail.com
I will be in contact with you as soon as I get your email and will communicate the necessary information and arrangements. Please feel free to make inquiries.
If you are fortunate enough to be in Winnipeg or in the surrounding area (to the south), you are welcome to place an order and given the circumstances, I might be able to hand deliver the wares for a fee. I am currently living about an hour south of Winnipeg in the town of Altona.
If that doesn't work, I can ship the pottery by mail or bus for a shipping fee based on the size and weight of the order (I generally use either Canada Post or Greyhound). International orders are also welcome. I figure if I can't go there, its nice to know my pottery can.
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Please note, that although I try to maintain a consistency in the glaze colourings of every piece, there is naturally always variation from one piece to another. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to fill any requests for a slight variation on, say a particular shade of blue, on any given piece. There is always an element of surprise when opening the final gas firing. Variations in glaze consistency, density of wares in the kiln, placement of pieces in the kiln, atmospheric conditions, my scheduling during the firing day, among other things, all have an effect on the final outcome of how a piece turns out.
With that said though, the variations are relatively minimal. On the blue/earth tone combination (the most common combination shown on this site and the most popular colour combination I make), as a most extremem example, the blue side of the piece might have more browns than normal, with no reds. At the other extreme, the piece may have no browns (on the blue side) and very bright reds.
In a time where dinnerware seems to be preplaned, prefabricated and reproduced by the millions this variation may seem to be a liability. However, it is that variation that makes the piece unique. Unique to its production, unique to the day of firing and unique to the final owner of the piece.
Also, the green and the gold/yellowish pieces shown on this site are far less popular than the blue/earthtone ones. Therefore, the green and the gold/yellowish wares may take significantly longer to deliver. In due course, I will update this site with a few new glazes that more accurately represents the most up to date glazes that I am producing.
Thank you for visiting this site!
Shaun
