Betty Hedman

Betty as owned and operated the Gallery of Smicksburg Pottery since 1996, which is conveniently located in the heart of Smicksburg, PA. Betty has been an active member of the Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh since 1986 and is serving as a juror this year. 

Betty salt glazes her pottery; she uses flame, kiln atmosphere, and salt or soda as the elements that intimately intermingle with her pots to give them the warm, rich colors and surface she desires; her pots become the canvas. 

She has a degree in fibers from Edinboro University in Edinboro, PA and completed graduated courses in ceramics at IUP. Betty has taught ceramics at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and IUP's Continuing Education. She has given numerous demonstrations and workshops over the years, the most recent at the Hibbing Community College in Hibbing, Minnesota. 

Betty has several salt-glazed, white stoneware pieces on display in our current exhibition, New Works: The Potters of Smicksburg, at the gallery. Her work incorporates various textures and tiers to catch the viewer's eye, while also maintaining an incredibly smooth surface on other areas. 

Vase
Salt Glazed White Stoneware
$115 each

Watering Can                                                                     Flower Brick
Salt Glazed White Stoneware                           Salt Glazed White Stoneware
$78                                                                                                $78