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Welcome to potteryretreat.com, one of the websites representing Ray Boswell and Bostree Inc.

This site is in a new form, which we hope will be an improvement over the last version. Please continue to visit us here and at our other websites
Bostree Gallery, Rough Cut Videos and The Empty Bowl Project to stay abreast of upcoming retreats, gallery exhibits, special events, instructional DVDs and more.

Bostree Studio and Gallery

Bostree was opened by Ray and Theresa Boswell in 1982. Back when it all started, the small shop only sold Theresa's and Ray's work. Now the studio is housed in a 3,600 square foot, 3 story barn located at 54 Wood Road and the gallery is located at 1361 Kings Highway, Main Street, Sugar Loaf, NY. To get a better look at the gallery go to bostree.com. Theresa has expanded the selection at the gallery to include many well-known artists and some new artists, including their son and recent RIT BFA Graduate Andrew Boswell.

Retreats

Retreats are a way of stepping back and making a space to reflect so as to come to a decision or to focus on the creative spirit and on centering one’s life to encounter peace and open up new insights. Possible retreats are, but not limited to a morning, afternoon or evening reflection of about 2 to 3 hours. A retreat can be as short as a 15 minute sermon or as long as a half day retreat, a whole day retreat or even a multiple day or weekend retreat. For 30 years Ray Boswell has been blessed to facilitate retreat work and days of reflection in churches, schools, prisons, hospitals, hospices and retreat centers. He has worked with ages from second grade to seventy and from religious communities to yoga students. Adapting retreats to fit the organizer’s goals, Ray uses his potter’s wheel and clay to impart messages of creativity, love and a gentle call to relationship. His retreats are interactive: participants may sing and share their thoughts, Sometimes, they even make their own pieces of pottery.

Please use the menu bar at the top of the page to find out more about Ray's retreats.

Classes

At Bostree Studio beginner to advanced instruction on the potter's wheel is offered. Classes are taught by Ray Boswell, Andrew Boswell, Michael Porfido and Connie Rose.

Please use the menu bar at the top of the page to find out more about classes at Bostree studio.