Winter Hours starting Jan. 2 2010
Mon.-Tues.-Wed. CLOSED
Thurs.11-5:00
Fri, Sat. 10:00-6:00
Sun. 11:00- 4:00
To order call our toll free number: 800-472-4591 during business hours
describe the piece and the timestamp on the video
we can locate the piece in our gallery and ship it to you
videos are updated every few weeks, pieces are subject to prior sale
Gallery Tour 3/4/10
Unloading the reduction kiln from 2/26/10
To see a High Definition 9 minute video of our Gallery in Folsom with
our inventory as of 1/29/2010
or go to Youtube.com and search for grantfranklincloud in their search box
choose the newest video update
Here is a video of most of our reduction glazes (smoked through the firing)
Here is a video of the 14 "base price" painted patterns.
These were videotaped on the 21 of Feb. 2010 and ten and all but one piece are available for sale
Call 800 472-4591 during business hours to order
608 1/2 Sutter St. Folsom, CA 95630
Our store is now combined with our studio building.
The new store is across the street from the original store and behind the Victorian building at 608 Sutter.
It is the big red barn at 608 1/2 Sutter. There is an eighty car parking lot right in front.
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We are a Collaborative Pottery Producing Functional Ware, Architectural Specialties, Sinks and Tile. Founded in 1977 by G.F. and Penny Cloud and located in Folsom, California. Folsom is an old gold rush town located just East of Sacramento on the American River. Our store and studio are adjacent to the shore of Lake Natoma next to the State Powerhouse visitors center and down the street from the Folsom history museum.
call 800-472-4591 10-5:00 pst to order.
We throw about 60% of our porcelain on the potters wheel. We cast about 30% in molds we have designed and made ourselves. About 10% we throw on an English jigger wheel. We do site specific custom tile in both flat painted and bas-relief handbuilt designs. We work together on most projects and each person brings their strengths to a project- thus we work in a wide variety of styles depending on who the lead artist is. We work in two distinct firing mediums. Oxidation high fire- which yields the painted pottery (there are about 40 patterns developed over the last 30 years by Penny Cloud and for the past decade, Linda Allison.) In oxidation also are many of Linda Allison's one of a kind seasonal patterns. The other firing style is known as high fire reduction. Mary Cargile is the lead artist on these. These pieces are done in a kiln that is smoked all the way through the firing. The glazes come out in a wide variety of ways- and what we give up in predictability is made up in spades by excitement. We are a family owned and run business. Because it is our kids and grandkids and friends who work here and we want to keep our clients happy and healthy, we use no Lead, Cadmium or Barium in our work and use no toxics in our studio.