We have moved our store across the street from our old location to 608 1/2 Sutter St. in Folsom. To find us simply look across the street from our old store. You will see a Victorian house. Our store and studio are immediately behind it- a big 4800 square foot red barn. Just follow the walkway to the left of the Victorian (marked by the bright yellow post.) The front door is on the East end facing the parking lot. You can also drive directly to the front door and it's 80 car free parking lot-no more Sutter street parking hassels. You can also just come over the Rainbow bridge, take the first left at Scott and enter the lot. Or you can come down Riley, pass Sutter and enter the lot just past the curve or you can come off Folsom Blvd at Sutter, drop down one block to Liedesdorf, turn left at the stoplight and the first right into the parking lot. Easy, quick and tons of free parking!
Though the store is smaller, we fit all the pottery from the old store into it. The painters are working right there, so they can keep the body of work fresh and new and you can see the the artists at work.
The initial reaction from our customers is very positive. Lots of room, no stairs and great selection.
Buy local, Buy locally made. lead free pottery from Clouds since 1977.
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.
A Slide Show of Our Pottery, Sinks and Tile
Some typical offerings from Clouds
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 her staff.) 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.