Clay Sculpture

Located in one of the oldest houses in Sandwich, (see the map) Shawme Pond Pottery is the home and workshop of Margaret Tew Ellsworth, artist, potter and educator. Visitors will find the artist at work in her studio that looks out into the gardens and woods from which she draws her inspiration. Creatures from rabbits to chameleons adorn her cache-pots and ovenware, while leaves from the wild grapevine appear on her tableware. Here too, the leaf-faced visage of the mythical Green Man peeks out from fountains, planters, pitchers and mugs. Watercolors and oil paintings reveal marshes, flower gardens and the surrounding seas. Each piece of pottery and each painting is individually created, and each piece will be one-of-a-kind and never exactly duplicated. Most of the Pottery is practical as well: oven proof and dishwasher safe.