Mailing Address:

Studio Address:

Right off the Batt Pottery
Unit 4 -47 Anderson Rd (Hwy 225)
Kinkora

439-2167 (Home)
887-3779 (Studio)
Nil (Fax)

Email: cindylentz@pei.sympatico.ca

Web: www.rightoffthebatt.com

An artist of Prince County.

Biography

Cindy Lentz started potting in the fall of 1994.  She is basically self-taught but has picked up several tips and techniques by attending the occasional course and professional pottery workshops.  Since 2000 she has focused her attention on perfecting her skills through practice and repetition.  She was a full-time member of the Canadian Armed Forces for over 25 years and has recently come to the Island to open her own pottery studio and start working on her second career as a full-time potter.  Her husband, Darryl, is also a potter but he doesn't retire from the Military until 2009.  Together they form a creative synergy producing mostly functional stoneware that is affordable and attractive.  Their pottery expresses each other's thoughts and artistic views.  The Lentz's encourage their customers to use and enjoy their tableware pieces on a daily basis.  The inspiration for their Island Stone pattern comes from their love of Prince Edward Island's red dirt roads, sandstone cliffs and the rippled texture left in the beach sand as the tides come in and out.  Cindy and Darryl also have a line of Celtic inspired pottery with an assortment of incised knots and designs.  Their Truly Canadian pattern is created by pressing real maple leaves onto the sides of their pots while the clay is still soft.  The finished product exposes and accentuates the leaf's individual and unique veins.  Their work has been sold throughout Ontario and was introduced to the Maritimes in 2005.  They accept wholesale orders and welcome commisions.

Cindy enjoys demonstrating her craft and teaches pottery classes to all ages.  Watching and guiding her students, as they discover their own inner creativity through clay, is a great source of pleasure for her.  Over the years Cindy's work has helped to support numerous charities including United Way and Big Sisters.

Education & Training

Deep River Potters' Guild (Member 1994-97)
CFB Petawawa Base Pottery Club (Executive member 1996-99)
CFB Kingston Base Pottery Club (Executive member 2000-07)
Kinston Potters' Guild (Executive member 2003-07)
Fusion Member (2005-07)
Toronto Potter's Guild (Member 2006-07)
Lois Romanow-Ireland - Intermediate Throwing Workshop
Ron Roy - Glaze Technology Course
Bill Reddick - Throwing & Slipcasting Workshop
Chandler Swain - Handbuilding & Stamping Workshop
Chris Snedden - Slip Transfer Workshop
Jeannie Mah - Photo Transfer Workshop
Wayne Cardinelli - Throwing Workshop
Carol-Ann Michaelson - Ash Glazes in Oxidization Workshop
Robbin Hopper - Throwing Techniques - Fusion Conference
Robert Tetu - One week Intensive Throwing Workshop
Robert Tetu - Spouts and Handles Workshop
St. Lawrence College - Studio Ceramics 1,2 and 3 courses
Centre de Ceramiques - Saint Foy,PQ - 1 semaine en Francais