20 Jun 10 Staff Favorite National Park Mugs
It's officially summer, so we put together a quick list of our staff picks for national park mugs! Drum roll please...
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14 Jun Deneen Pottery Supports Simpson Housing Services
Deneen Pottery supports Simpson Housing Services We are pleased to share the unique story of how we got to know Simpson Housing Services - a local non-profit that runs homeless shelters and assists in placing individuals and families into permanent housing - and our new symbiotic...
28 Feb The Mighty Five National Parks of Utah – Capitol Reef
If you've ever wondered what it would look like to walk around on Mars, then you should definitely visit Capitol Reef National Park, the third stop on my quest to visit the Mighty Five National Parks of Utah. To properly introduce Capitol Reef, it is important to...
15 Sep Illustrator Mug Series – Nathan Yoder #2
We enjoyed working with illustrator and designer Nathan Yoder on our inaugural Illustrator Mug Series so much that we couldn't resist collaborating with him on a second run. What we didn't know was that during our selection and development of the new design, Nathan began a transformation in...
08 Feb Illustrator Mug Series – Nathan Yoder #1
We are delighted to announce that for our first Illustrator Mug Series we are collaborating with Illustrator and Designer, Nathan Yoder! It was exactly one year ago that I had the idea to partner with an illustrator in order to open up the capabilities of our pottery and...
14 Dec The Spirit of Giving – One Heartland
This is my favorite time of year! Christmas music can be heard everywhere, the spirit of giving is in the air, snow is (usually) covering the ground and we can all go cross country skiing. This is also the time of year when One Heartland has it's annual benefit gala....
28 Sep Great Story – Great Mug – Great Lakes Clothing
In the fall of 2013, (our awesome sales rep) Carrie stumbled upon the branding mark of Great Lakes Clothing, which happens to include the state bird of Minnesota - the loon. She knew I would be interested in this unique local business and sent me a link to their...
29 May The Making of a Deneen Pottery Mug
Since folks keep asking, I thought it was about time to do a blog post on the steps of making of an official Deneen Pottery mug. To start things off here is a great video that really puts it all together AKA an overview. Our idea behind the...
05 May National Park Week – Custom Mug Recap
Pack a picnic basket, pitch the tent, and pull on your hiking boots — In honor of National Park Week, held each Spring in late April, we have some splendid images and stories to share and many are connected to custom mugs that we have created. National...
09 Mar Pond Farm – The Beginning
In 1968, Peter Deneen took his first pottery class at Luther College and learned how to throw pots. Now, 47 years later, we are on pace to produce over 400,000 custom handmade pottery mugs - WOW. How we got here has much to do with Professor Dean...