Business
BY KAREN CHANEY
Tony Holman makes between 100 and 200 pieces of pottery a day.
Tony Holman makes all the pottery in his Plano studio.
PHOTOS BY KAREN CHANEY COMMUNITY IMPACT
Holman Pottery enjoys local, national customer base
Tony Holman and Debbie Dusek Holman opened Holman Pottery in 1989.
In addition to selling pottery in the Plano gal- lery, Holman Pottery supplies functional pottery to galleries, national parks and is featured in online catalogs. All pottery is made by Tony Holman on the pottery wheel. The backstory Tony and his former spouse and continuing business partner Debbie Dusek Holman opened Holman Pottery in 1989. In 1998, the business owners bought the historic home in Plano. Tony and Debbie divide responsibilities based on their strengths. Zooming in Tony makes his pottery from ne white
stoneware which is microwave- and dishwash- er-friendly, and features Tony’s signature carved in each piece. “There’ll be a lot of times I’ll make between 100 to 200 pots a day,” Tony said. Over the years, Holman Pottery has lled custom orders such as chalices, steins, sauerkraut press and various commissioned pieces from the city of Plano. Going forward Tony said he’s always working on production e ciency and making unique objects. “I can’t imagine not doing this all the time,” Tony said. “People talk about retiring. What would I do when I retire? Well, I’d be making pots.”
18THST.
17THST.
N
914 18th St., Plano www.holmanpottery.com
PRINT + DIGITAL PACKAGES DIRECT MAIL Advertise in the Spring Camp Guide
ADS@COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM
23
PLANO SOUTH EDITION
Powered by FlippingBook