Sharing her love for pottery

SEELEY LAKE - Since Carrie Darrah learned to throw clay on a wheel 17 years ago, she's been obsessed with making pottery. For the last eight years she's sold an assortment of bowls, mugs and soaps at the Seeley Lake Market.

"Making pottery looked like a lot of fun, so I went and took a class and got hooked on it," Darrah said. "It just took off from there."

Obsession Pottery offers patrons handmade soaps and pottery Darrah makes in Seeley Lake. When she's not selling at the market, Darrah teaches people how to make pottery in her studio on 629 Morrell Creek Drive.

She said her pottery is either hand built with the slab roller or thrown on a wheel. Once thrown, the pottery is put into a kiln, where the clay is hardened into a ceramic body. Darrah said the clay is usually colored.

"I like color," Darrah said. "So I add a lot of bright colors on my pottery."

She said butterbell vases and mugs are among some of her most popular items at Obsession Pottery. Beyond the Seeley Lake Market, Darrah also sells her products at art festivals in Missoula, Lincoln and Hamilton. She also welcomes customers to come to her studio to buy her products or custom order.

"I've been doing it for so long that I just love seeing the people that I've seen for years," Darrah said. "The people who visit make this business feel like a family."

For more information about Obsession Pottery or to make an appointment email obsessionpottery@gmail.com.