Bostree

Bostree features a varied selection of unique functional and decorative American craft created by numerous local and national craftspeople as well as by its owners, Theresa and Ray Boswell. They first opened Bostree in 1982 in Scotts Meadow, Sugar Loaf, NY. In 1984 Theresa and Ray purchased a building at the other end of town on Wood Road where they moved their gallery, home and studio under one roof. In 1999 Theresa moved the gallery to its current location in the center of Sugar Loaf and in 2001 Ray completed the building of his three floor studio next to their home to accommodate his growing number of pottery students.

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Theresa Lombardi Boswell
Clay and Jewelry Artist

Theresa graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a BS in Art Education. Over the years, while raising a family she kept her fingers in the creative pie with many endeavors such as fabricated jewelry and containers of silver and brass, colored porcelain and raku jewelry, carved clay and hand built pottery forms including bird houses, feeders, bird baths, garden plaques, sculptures, ocarinas, rattles and drums. She currently manages Bostree’s gallery and designs and makes jewelry using silver and an assortment of stone, glass and clay beads. She continues to create in clay making functional ware and is now learning to use the potters wheel.

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Ray Boswell
Potter

Ray received a BS Degree in education from SUNY Oswego in 1980. It was there that he took his first art class and was introduced to clay. During the year after graduation he began teaching in a public school and apprenticing with a production potter. In 1983 Ray left the public school system and devoted himself to full time production pottery. Since then he has studied, explored and produced a wide range of creative work. Ray has sold his pieces in galleries from cost to coast. He has accepted commissions for vessels created in stoneware, porcelain, raku and terra cotta as well as sculptures using the same materials. Ray currently manages Bostree’s pottery studio and school where adults have come for years to become potters or just share in the love of creation. Ray is also a sought out teacher, guest speaker, retreat facilitator and performance potter. For more information about Ray or pottery classes please click on "Pottery Class and Retreat Information" in the menu bar to the left.