About Ipswich Pottery and Nancy Kemp-Soucy

Owner, artist and teacher Nancy Kemp-Soucy, who has been throwing forms for 30 years, has a traditional style, but uses glazing and decorating techniques – like relief carving – that make her fully functional pottery pop. Inspired by the environment, Nancy’s passion for gardening and coastal landscapes shows in her work.

Current

I have established my new studio, Ipswich Pottery, which is located next door to the former Ocmulgee Pottery. I teach at Rowely Clay Studio in Rowely Massachusetts and I'm involved with the clay community in my area through the North Shore Clayworks and the New Hampshire Guild of Potters.

History

I was introduced to the world of claywork in 1968 when visiting the university of New Hampshire ceramics department with a friend.  That one visit was the beginning of my devotion to this comforting activity of making functional pots, a devotion that has continued for 30 years.  Most of these years were devoted to creating Ocmulgee Pottery of Ipswich Massachusetts. Ocmulgee Pottery was the largest pottery showroom and ceramics teaching studio on the North Shore of Massachusetts until 2005 when Ocmulgee Pottery closed.  Many months were required to complete my new studio and showroom and now I am fully up and operational as Ipswich Pottery.