Amy Robb opened Tip Top Pottery, a paint-your-own pottery store in White River Junction 11 years ago and has expanded the business to include painting and glass. Robb prepares for a “cork and canvas” BYOB painting event in the store Thursday, April 13, 2016. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Amy Robb is the owner of Tip Top Pottery, a paint-your-own pottery store in White River Junction, Vt. Thursday, April 13, 2016. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Amy Robb said she enjoys hiring students from the Center For Cartoon Studies to work at Tip Top Pottery. One such student created a plate portraying Robb and her dog Buttons as superheroes. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Tip Top Pottery owner Amy Robb dipsa plate painted by a customer in a blue glaze that will turn clear and seal the piece when fired in a kiln Thursday, April 14, 2016. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Crystal Carter, of Claremont, traces a template during a Cork and Canvas event at Tip Top Pottery Thursday, April 13, 2016. Cork and Canvas participants imitate the painting of a local artist while drinking their own personally provided beverages. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Megan O’Neill, left, and Lynn Watson, right, glaze pieces of pre-made pottery at Tip Top Pottery in White River Junction, Vt. Thursday, April 14, 2016. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Lynn Watson, of Springfield, Vt., chooses a piece of pottery to paint at Tip Top Pottery in White River Junction Thursday, April 13, 2016. Watson was attending a birthday party in the store. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Saadia Gomez, of Claremont, celebrates her birthday with friends at a Tip Top Pottery Cork and Canvas event in White River Junction, Vt. Thursday, April 14, 2016. Gomez paints a scene of a koi fish based on the original by instructor Kathy Detzer. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Megan O’Neill, of Windsor, paints a ceramic bowl at Tip Top Pottery, in White River Junction Thursday, April 13, 2016. Customers with different levels of experience can simply paint their pottery with glazes, or create their own ceramic pieces. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Painter Kathy Detzer, middle, advises Jillian Robinson, of Enfield, left, and Randi Parton, of West Lebanon, right, during her Cork and Canvas class at Tip Top Pottery in White River Junction, Vt. Thursday, April 14, 2016. Detzer is one of six local artists employed by Robb to instruct painting classes at the store. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com
Amy Robb opened Tip Top Pottery, a paint-your-own pottery store in White River Junction 11 years ago and has expanded the business to include painting and glass. Robb prepares for a “cork and canvas” BYOB painting event in the store Thursday, April 13, 2016. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Amy Robb is the owner of Tip Top Pottery, a paint-your-own pottery store in White River Junction, Vt. Thursday, April 13, 2016. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Amy Robb said she enjoys hiring students from the Center For Cartoon Studies to work at Tip Top Pottery. One such student created a plate portraying Robb and her dog Buttons as superheroes. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Tip Top Pottery owner Amy Robb dipsa plate painted by a customer in a blue glaze that will turn clear and seal the piece when fired in a kiln Thursday, April 14, 2016. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Crystal Carter, of Claremont, traces a template during a Cork and Canvas event at Tip Top Pottery Thursday, April 13, 2016. Cork and Canvas participants imitate the painting of a local artist while drinking their own personally provided beverages. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Megan O’Neill, left, and Lynn Watson, right, glaze pieces of pre-made pottery at Tip Top Pottery in White River Junction, Vt. Thursday, April 14, 2016. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Lynn Watson, of Springfield, Vt., chooses a piece of pottery to paint at Tip Top Pottery in White River Junction Thursday, April 13, 2016. Watson was attending a birthday party in the store. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Saadia Gomez, of Claremont, celebrates her birthday with friends at a Tip Top Pottery Cork and Canvas event in White River Junction, Vt. Thursday, April 14, 2016. Gomez paints a scene of a koi fish based on the original by instructor Kathy Detzer. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Megan O’Neill, of Windsor, paints a ceramic bowl at Tip Top Pottery, in White River Junction Thursday, April 13, 2016. Customers with different levels of experience can simply paint their pottery with glazes, or create their own ceramic pieces. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com., Painter Kathy Detzer, middle, advises Jillian Robinson, of Enfield, left, and Randi Parton, of West Lebanon, right, during her Cork and Canvas class at Tip Top Pottery in White River Junction, Vt. Thursday, April 14, 2016. Detzer is one of six local artists employed by Robb to instruct painting classes at the store. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
