Lou Hanson has been a full time potter since 'forever'! Her pottery can be found in collections worldwide. She is the youngest of 6 children who grew up in the Illinois countryside eating organic vegetables and caring for a menagerie of animals. Carol and Topmast's Gentleman Ben at the Canadian Specialty.  Carol is watching the show ring and Ben is watching Lou in the Prairie Dog Pottery booth.

Carol Willmott grew up in Saskatchewan with 6 siblings and many many Newfoundland Dogs and Angus cattle at Wilmo Ranch-home of Topmast Kennels.   Topmast's Willowbear Kewanee joins  us in the Prairie Dog Pottery Studio.

In 2000 Lou and Carol combined their talents, knowledge and humor to create Prairie Dog Pottery. Their mission is to make great stuff(!) for Newfoundland Dog lovers everywhere   Kewanee's mother, Topmast's Eartha Kitt moves to the Prairie Dog Pottery studio.   The girls on the back porch...Kitt, the mama, is the little one!

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