Welcome to Monocacy Pottery

John Thies, Potter
(301) 898-3128
monocacypottery@comcast.net

Monocacy Pottery Winter Sale

John will be exhibiting at the
Lafayette Gallery
in Frederick, MD.
"Towards the Summer Solstice"

For more information please email:
monocacypottery@comcast.net

or  Click Here to go to their website


John Thies, Potter




Producing  Exclusively Wood-Fired
Domestic Stoneware




11801 Hunt Club Road
Thurmont, MD  21788
(301) 898-3128
John Thies

Larkin Refractory Solutions, Atlanta GA

John, Bill and Jim at Larkin Refractory Solutions, Atlanta GA

Manabigama Brick Package now available through
 Larkin Refractory Solutions
 Call 404-886-9675 or email
lrs@larkinrefractory.com
 
www.larkinrefractory.com

The NEW Manabigama II
 Kiln at Monocacy Pottery

Manabigama II Kiln with stucco complete and being fired - click here for more photos
Manabigama II Kiln

Click here to see
recent Kiln photos!


This kiln is built precisely to architectural drawings now
for sale.

With this new kiln there are
 two Manabigamas available
 for workshops.
Monocacy Pottery will not be having a May 09 show this year,
but we are open by appointment.

Call us at 301-898-3128, and we'd be happy
 to make the gallery available.

 Check back for our September and December 09 sale dates!


 Sign up for Wood fire workshops with Bruce Bowers to be held at Monocacy Pottery and the Manabigama wood fire kiln. For more info and contact please go to

www.BowersWoodFireandPics.com

 Visit Bill van Gilder's website:

www.vanGilderPottery.com


Celadon Vase

Click here to see finished pots
from the Manabigama
     
















Manabigama Kiln Plan
Packages $300

Includes:

Complete architectural drawings (scaled to brick size)
Step-by-Step CD of construction
Firing Schedule
Construction and firing support

Copyright © 2008 Building the Manabigama
All Rights Reserved.  John Thies/Bill van Gilder

For more information please email: monocacypottery@comcast.net

 
2009 Visitors Workshop
 
Manabigama Kiln Building
and Firing Workshops

For more information please email: monocacypottery@comcast.net
 

Clay Times Magazine

Click Here to read the article in the November/December 2008 issue of Clay Times  about the Manabigama II - "A Vineyard Kiln Building Project"

 
~ Look for our ads in Ceramics Monthly, Pottery Illustrated, and Clay Times~
 
John Thies and Bill van Gilder with Manabigama kiln - click here for more photos
John Thies and Bill van Gilder
with Manabigama kiln
 
Firing new Manabigama kiln - click here for more photos
John firing new Manabigama kiln
For more information on the
Manabigama kiln and kiln plans click here!