Stephen Earp Medium Jugs

These jugs from Earp are the perfect sizes to fit most places. Each one is handcrafted and painted. Approx 5.75” tall

Stephen Earp earned a Ceramics BFA from the University of Iowa in 1986, followed by an apprenticeship to Richard Bresnahan at St. John’s Pottery in Minnesota. Earp worked on archeological digs in the Ivory Coast, as ceramic field technician in Nicaragua, and as Master Potter at Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts. He established Stephen Earp Redware in Shelburne Falls, MA. in 2004. Earp has been listed in the annual National Directory of Traditional American Crafts since 2007, and in the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Keepers of Tradition archive since 2010. He was recognized by the MCC’s Traditional Arts Fellowship program in 2016 and 2021. Earp’s writings on ceramics include, among other outlets, the series “This Day in Pottery History,” syndicated for the on-line magazine “This Is Diversity” from 2008 to 2012 and ongoing in blog format, and contributions to “Ceramics in America,” an annual compilation of research and commentary on historical ceramics topics. In 2020, Earp guest curated “American Clay: Modern Potters, Traditional Pots” at the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, MA. His work can be found at museums, historical sites, and galleries across the country.