Colorado River Pottery Studio and Gallery
Beautiful Functional Stoneware Pottery by local Yuma Arizona Artist - Jan Bentley.

Pottery is a welcome alternative to today's mass-produced and impersonal products. Enjoy the tactile and visual effects - food tastes, and looks better when it's served on handmade pottery. At Colorado River Pottery, one may find local Yuma artist Jan Bentley literally 'up to her elbows' creating various pieces in the working studio that adjoins her gallery. Using a combination of centuries-old techniques and modern technology, each piece is hand-formed, then trimmed and dried, and then fired to about 1850 degrees in an electric kiln. The piece is then glazed and set out to dry, and then fired in a gas kiln.

The gallery area features a beautiful collection of Jan's functional stoneware pottery including mugs, bowls, baking dishes, serving pieces, dinnerware, address tiles, vases, architectural ceramics and decorative objects. She also welcomes custom orders including custom dinnerware, baby sets, anniversary or wedding gifts, birthday gifts and more.
Lasting for years, stoneware pottery is non-toxic, and is dishwasher, microwave and oven safe.

To take a virtual tour of Colorado River Pottery, click here.

Articles and Interviews with Jan Bentley
Read the SouthwestBlend.com's article about Jan Bentley and Colorado River Pottery - click here!

 

Radio Interview – Jan Bentley was a featured guest on SouthwestBlend.com’s online radio show called ‘Champagne Sundays’. The show was a special ‘Mothers Day’ radio show, and aired live on March 30, 2008. To listen to the entire, unedited version of the show, click here. To listen to Jan’s interview, please double click on the play button below.

Location: Colorado River Pottery is located in Yuma Arizona's historic North End, at 67 Second Street, near the corner of Second Street and Madison Avenue - just two blocks form the Colorado River.
Open: 10am-5pm, Monday-Friday, and most Saturdays.
Tel: (928) 343-0413, (888) 410-2689
Website: www.ColoradoRiverPottery.com