Loken Pottery in the KJ!

The Pottery Tour brought a reporter from the Kennebec Journal to Neal and Barb Loken's studio! There's a nice story in Monday's edition:

FARMINGDALE — Barbara Loken is quick to say that her husband, Neal, is the serious potter in the household.
He has been making pottery for 45 years, studied it in Japan and makes lamps, teapots and dishware at their home workshop on Bowman Street. On Sunday, she showed off her “Hog Wash” product — a soap dispenser depicting a pig washing under an arm pit.

A mug stands on display Sunday at Loken Pottery in Farmingdale. Barbara and Neal Loken opened their studio for tours during the Maine Pottery Tour, as did several other shops in Maine. Staff photo by Andy Molloy. Neal Loken heads to the gas-fired kiln building Sunday at the pottery studio behind his Farmingdale home. Loken Pottery was open for tours during the Maine Pottery Tour, as were several other shops in Maine. “I do all the comic relief in the family,” she said.Their Farmingdale workshop was one of 40 statewide stops on the weekend’s Maine Pottery Tour. It’s in its fourth year, and artists from Phillips to Kennebunkport and Brownfield to Lincolnville participated. Studios in Augusta, Hallowell, East Winthrop, Litchfield, Whitefield and Windsor also took part.