Blue Mountain Pottery was one of Canada’s best-known ceramic producers. The studio was started by Jozo Weider, an immigrant from what was once Czechoslovakia, and is named after its location, at the foot of the Blue Mountains in Collingwood in the early 1950s. It was in operation until 2004.

Blue Mountain Pottery produced various types of pottery, from animal figurines to jugs, pots and vases. The pottery was well-loved throughout Canada, and exported to the US, Britain, Australia and New Zealand, among other international markets.

The company’s products have a large fan base and are collected worldwide.