Holly Salo’ s
Handmade Pottery
~ story and photos by Bob Gustin
Holly Salo’ s handmade pottery is an integral part of her involvement in the Brown County community. And that involvement continues to grow.
This year, in addition to being a part of the weekly Nashville Farmer’ s Market, she was a guest artist on the annual Brown County Studio Tour, and will set up at the Christkindl Market in December. Samples of her work are for sale at the Brown County Historical Society’ s gift shop and at the Brown County Visitors Center.
She will soon be opening a shop at 59 E. Main Street, Suite G( Old School Way alley) in Nashville, called Holly Pots Stoneware.
Some of her pottery is thrown on a wheel, some hand built.
“ It’ s very soothing, very meditative to be on the wheel,” she said, and she feels compelled to build. She also enjoys different glazes, design patterns, colors, and textures.“ It’ s a fulfilling part of it for me.” Much of her work is done after research and testing, and she uses brushes to further the unique designs. The Salos bought a potter’ s wheel while they lived in Columbus, and she used it in their garage. Now it sits in a central location, in a bright studio with lots of natural light. Three large kilns are contained in a nearby room. A separate gallery displays pottery.
Holly and her husband Damon, who have three adult children, moved to Brown County in 2017, and quickly constructed a large building to
Holly Salo with her husband Damon.
16 Our Brown County Nov./ Dec. 2022