The former Native Arts building on Route 1 in Woolwich has a new look.

Jeff Peters, the founder of Georgetown Pottery, opened his newest showroom there on June 16.

The transformation from Native Arts to Georgetown Pottery has been quite amazing. Peters purchased the building in April 2011 and immediately began a total remodel inside and out.

A log cabin on the property, now connected by a stairway to the main building, will be used later this summer for a tent sale. It will be the second Georgetown Pottery tent sale in Woolwich; last year while the building was under construction, Peters put up a large tent in the parking lot.

Peters has built his business from a one-room log cabin to three stores.

Originally from California he moved to Maine after three years at the University of New Mexico as a ceramics student. While on a trip to Reid State Park with his friend John Okie, they found a small log cabin for sale in Georgetown, purchased the building, and in 1972 opened the first one-room Georgetown Pottery store.

In the beginning everything was made with stoneware. Okie and Peters had a great time making pots and selling them to people who drove by on their way to the beach.

It wasn’t until 1980 that they made the switch to porcelain. After a few years, Okie decided to start his own pottery shop in Wiscasset and Peters continued selling his glazed, hand-painted pottery at Georgetown Pottery.

Today, the one-room log cabin where the pottery shop started is a showroom and is open for tours on request.

He opened a second shop in Freeport a couple of years ago. The Georgetown Pottery showroom in Freeport is located one block north of L.L. Bean across from Thos. Moser. The three-level store is more than a pottery shop; it’s a gift store with a mix of crafts including furniture, sculpture, paintings and jewelry.

The Woolwich store features unique gifts, such as a firelighter that claims to work without any kindling or newspaper.

A tide clock makes a great gift for someone who likes the water. A colored band around the ceramic clock represents the water, and when the hand points to where it is narrow, the tide is low; when the hand points to a wide section, the tide is high. The clock can be set to the local harbor or a secret fishing place.

The newest item for sale – and the oldest product in the store – is a chemical-free sinus cleaning device known as a neti pot. Used to flush water through the sinuses, a practice known as neti, the pots have been used by practitioners of ayurveda and yoga in India for thousands of years.

The store will feature the same items as the other two shops – kitchen, dinnerware and bathroom accessories, along with lamps, vases with many designs and a mix of gifts suitable for any occasion.

The Woolwich Georgetown Pottery is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.