Pottery and Art by Janet McGregor Dunn

About Hummingbird Hollow Pottery Studio

Hummingbird Hollow Studio is located... surprise, surprise... in a hollow. My little cottage-style studio is surrounded on three sides by woods teeming with wildlife. Looking out any of the many windows it's typical to see deer, rabbits, wild turkeys, bird and, of course, the ever-present and oft-times pesky squirrels.

My Studio
My studio

I've hung bird feeders and hummingbird feeders around the studio. I can't wait each year until the hummingbirds return and I hate to see them leave.

In one window of the studio my son, Chris, installed a bird feeder that extends into the studio. The feeder is mirrored allowing those inside the studio to see the birds feeding without the birds being able to see them. The squirrels found it finally so now I have to put a pepper-mix on the seeds. They learn fast!

I have plans to clear a small area on one side of the studio for a sitting area. I envision a small "fairy" garden with a bench and some of my work hanging from the tree limbs. I've planted a myriad of plants that hopefully will someday provide beautiful changing colors throughout the year (if the deer will stop eating most of them!).

I've started a pottery garden under a big tree in front of the studio. Broken pottery, pieces made specifically for the garden and found items from the yard adorn the ever-changing garden.

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About My Pottery Garden

It started when I discovered that the yard was chock full of large rocks. I started piling them up, then decided to make a rock garden of sorts. Then I started finding all kinds of "treasures" in the yard: seashells, cool limbs, old shaving tools, pieces of metal, glass, and more. I added them to the mix.

Next came a solution to an ongoing dilemma - what to do with pottery I liked but couldn't sell, broken pottery, and slightly defective pieces. The garden! To the right I've added some early photos of the garden. I'll try to add more as it develops.

 

My Pottery Garden 2009 - The Beginning

 

Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas. - Elizabeth Murray