Shiralee Pottery: Danielle Skentzos

Danielle Skentzos lives in the fields of Oro-Medonte, Ontario. Her first career was in education, earning degrees from the University of Western Ontario and Griffith University in Queensland, Australia. It was when she returned to Canada that she first experienced the feeling of clay smoothly turning through her hands on a pottery wheel. It unearthed a feeling of home—of early years spent watching animals and acres grow, and a youth of tending local gardens with friends. Danielle learned about ceramics from a variety of generous artists and time spent at the Haliburton School of Art. She founded Shiralee Pottery to share her work, inspired by the beauty found near her home.

Creative Directions has planted seeds of inspiration for new designs and built a community with others who appreciate the wonder of clay.