Welcome to Wilz Pottery - Denise Wilz

			Wilz Pottery Denise Wilz P.O. Box 447 Green Lane, PA 18054 215-260-1133
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June News The Four Calling Birds and Five Golden Rings plates are finished - photos are below. The first three plates in the "Twelve Days of Christmas" series are still available. Shows June 21 Stahl's Pottery Festival 6826 Corning Road, Zionsville, PA 18092 (this is the Saturday after Father's Day)

	Pennsylvania Redware by Denise Wilz Pennsylvania Redware is one of the oldest pottery techniques in the U.S. Denise shows how you can get the same timeless results by using up-to-date materials and techniques. Pottery Making Illustrated Photos by Lisa Short, a Fraktur artist Ceramics Arts Daily Potters Council available in the March/April issue of Pottery Making Illustrated

	Inspired by Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Art by Wendy Komancheck photos by Denise and Aaron Wilz available in April's issue of Antiques and Collecting Magazine

Four Calling Birds Five Golden Rings Purchase now		"Twelve Days of Christmas" Limited Edition Plates Each plate is created individually and is titled and numbered. Up to 100 plates per title will be made. For guaranteed December 23rd delivery orders must be placed by October 30th. Gift boxed. "Two Turtle Doves" was selected by Early American Life to be included the 2007 Christmas issue. This design was inspired by a 1833 fraktur house blessing by Francis D. Levan. "Partridge in a Pear Tree" was selected by Early American Life to be included the 2006 Christmas issue. 2006 - "Partridge in a Pear Tree" - available now 2007 - "Two Turtle Doves" and "Three French Hens" - available now 2008 - "Four Calling Birds" and "Five Golden Rings" - available now 2009 - "Six Geese a-Laying" and "Seven Swans a-Swimming" 2010 - "Eight Maids a-Milking" and "Nine Ladies Dancing" 2011 - "Ten Lords a-Leaping" and "Eleven Pipers Piping" 2012 - "Twelve Drummers Drumming"

New Work New ornaments are available in the Store. The new 2008 plate is pictured in the Gallery - each plate will be different and only available through shops and at my shows. This year I will be creating the Four Calling Birds and Five Golden Rings plates, which will be available for order in June. The first three plates in the Christmas series are still available - beginning with number 64.
Retail Sales - The Online Store. Select pieces are offered for sale including feather tree ornaments, sgraffito and slipware ornaments and plates. Custom wedding and anniversary plates may be ordered on the Wedding and Custom Orders page.

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My Work
I create pieces using the traditions and techniques of the Pennsylvania German potters. The designs and images are inspired by antique pottery, Fraktur and painted furniture, to name a few of the Pennsylvania German folk arts. The collection includes sgraffito and slipware plates, ornaments, cookie jars, pitchers, covered jars, mugs and more. These items are made entirely by hand from red earthenware clay and are decorated one at a time. The plates and ornaments are made from rolled slabs of clay and the cookie jars, pitchers, bowls are turned on a pottery wheel. The whistles and banks are sculpted by hand making each a unique work of art. Juried member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, the Lehigh Valley Chapter PGC and the 2008 Directory of Traditional American Crafts^®

Commissions
Hope Lodge
		Commemorative sgraffito plate of Hope Lodge in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania Plates may be purchased in the Gift Shop 553 S. Bethlehem Pike, Fort Washington, PA 19034 215-646-1595

Haycock Historical Society
		Commemorative sgraffito plate of the Bucks County Latvian Baptist Church in Applebachsville, PA Plates may be purchased through the Haycock Historical Society, P.O. Box 715, Quakertown Pa 18951

The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County
		Commemorative sgraffito plates of the properties they maintain. These plates depict buildings in Morlatton Village, Douglassville, Pennsylvania 2004 - Mouns Jones house 2005 - Covered Bridge Keepers house 2006 - White Horse Inn

Quakertown, Pennsylvania's Sesquicentennial celebration - 2005
		Commemorative replica of a slipware plate found in Quakertown Plates may be purchased at Lion Around Books, 302 W. Broad Street, Quakertown, PA 18951 Phone 215-529-1645

Wholesale accounts I am accepting new wholesale accounts and the 2008 Wholesale catalog is now available. Thank you for your interest. Minimum order is $350.00 for plates and larger pieces. There is no minimum if the order contains only Ornaments. Re-orders of less than $300 may incur additional shipping charges. I will let you know if this will be the case for your order. Most items shipped within 3 to 6 weeks, noted items may take up to 10 weeks First order prepaid check, credit card or money order Subsequent orders net 30 days from ship date Shipping/handling is based on UPS Ground service zone and rate charts from Pennsylvania. This will be discounted if actual charges are less. Zone 2 - 9% of merchandise total Zone 3 - 10% of merchandise total Zone 4 - 11% of merchandise total Zone 5 - 12% of merchandise total Zone 6 - 13% of merchandise total Zone 7 - 15% of merchandise total Zone 8 - 17% of merchandise total Returns accepted within 15 days of receipt Orders are accepted by email, mail and phone
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