Yellow Brick Pottery

Kristy Suckling is the sole proprietor at Yellow Brick Pottery, working her tail off to spin the orders that she’s always so grateful to receive in the countryside of Port Stanley, Ontario. 

“As a small business owner, entrepreneur, mental health nurse and counsellor I can tell you that I never have much down time, but what I do have is a level of satisfaction and a passion for what I get to do for work.”, says Kristy.

She started doing pottery in August of 2019 when she took a single lesson with Tony Clennell. She was hooked and by the next day had rushed off to the pottery supply house in Oakville and invested in a wheel, kiln, clay, glazes and all the tools needed to get started. “I spent the next few months working away to teach myself how to throw, trim, fire the kiln and glaze. It was no small feat to overcome.”

She now looks back with zero regrets on taking that small leap of faith of investing in herself and following her path to happiness. Kristy shares, “The confidence that I’ve gained in creating something from nothing has inspired me to keep moving forward and expanding my skills and knowledge in this field. I’m so grateful to all the people along the way that I’ve met because of my hobby turned “jobby” and I am so excited to see where this adventure is taking me.”

She would like to thank all of her customers, mentors, teachers, small business organizations, friends, and family for the encouragement and guidance over the last few years. It takes a village to raise a child and it takes a community to raise a small business!

Yellow Brick Pottery offers custom logo mugs for businesses, pottery wheel lessons, and handmade, wheel spun stoneware pottery. If you’re interested in learning more, hop on over to their website: www.yellowbrickpottery.ca 

 

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