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Short on Time – Buy on Line

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Nigel Hayes | 0 comments

Short on Time – Buy on Line

Did you know that as well as visiting our studio in Oak Bay Village you can search our web site for any of our artists’ work? This can be really convenient for busy people as you can find the perfect gift for yourself or for your partner or family & friends at your leisure.

You then have the options to buy on line and have your item shipped or you can choose the ‘In Store Pick Up’ option and your gift will be ready for collection at the studio within 24 hours.This of course saves any shipping cost! Please remember to bring in your Government I.D.

For your friends and family, what could be easier than finding that perfect locally made gift on line and sending it directly to them . If they live near to Victoria you have the option of choosing ‘In Store Pick Up’ allowing for collection at any time from the studio. To request free gift wrapping and a greeting card with your gift, simply send us a quick e-mail with your request and we will be pleased to help :)

Please note, that when you choose the “In Store Pick Up’ option, you need to enter in the address of the studio when placing your order. The address is easy to see on the home page of our web site. Side Street Studio 204-2250 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, B.C. V8R 1G5. Tel :250 592 1262

Posted in BC gifts, butter dishes, Canadian gifts, glass art, hand made crafts, in-store pickup, local jewelry, pottery, shop local, wedding gifts

Superb Pottery from Vancouver Island

Posted on August 06, 2016 by Nigel Hayes | 0 comments

Darrel Hancock was born in Port Alberni and lived there for four years before moving to the mainland.

Darrel went on to graduate from the Vancouver School of Art, majoring in ceramics, and has been making functional pottery ever since.

He says “ All my pottery is Handmade Functional Stoneware thrown on a potter's wheel and fired in an electric kiln. It is dishwasher, microwave and oven safe. Art and Function come together to make pottery that is designed to be used every day”

“My mugs come in a variety of sizes and shapes and also a variety of colour combinations. I make all of my pottery in a number of glazes and I will continue to do so, this way my customers can add to their collection now and in the future.

Darrel said everyday he wakes up happy knowing he’s going to be throwing clay, and the act itself is very therapeutic. "If I'm feeling anxious or frustrated or whatever, I just sit down and throw 100 mugs and just that meditative repetitiveness of the action is a calming experience.”

He hopes people who purchase his pottery get from it what he puts into it. "I speak to a number of people who say they start off their morning with a cup of coffee in one of my mugs and they look forward to that every morning, and I think that's great, that's why I'm doing it,” he said.

You can see more of Darrel’s beautiful functional pottery at https://www.sidestreetstudio.com/collections/pottery/darrel-hancock

Posted in bowls, butter dishes, Canadian Gifts, french butter dishes, gifts, goblets, hand made pottery, honey pots, local crafts, mugs, oak bay, pate dishes, pottery, tea pots

Beautiful Local Pottery from Victoria

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Sue Hayes | 0 comments

New! Blue Mountain Range. A lovely new Pottey range from Libby Wray of Victoria B.C.featuring a sweep of blue mountains against a soft palette of green and copper colours that will suit most decors.