St Paul, MN
2023 Booth # 25
© Marcus Hardy
Mid fire functional pottery
Kara Lasiewicz
© Kara Lasiewicz
2023 Booth #44
I create functional pottery, sometimes verging into the functional-sculpture realm, influenced by nature.
Andrew Linderman
© Andrew Linderman
Wheel thrown and altered functional ceramics high fired to cone 8-10. Work is made from high-iron stoneware or porcelain with iron impurities. Pieces are fired in a wood kiln or electric kiln raw or with scratch made glazes.
Kyle Osvog
Jackson, GA
2023 Booth #4
© Kyle Osvog
My work is slab built stoneware which I hand carve with elemental, precision, geometric imagery.
Mindy Sisk
© Mindy Sick
Growing up in rural Montana, I was drawn to the beauty of nature from a young age. For much of my life, I endeavored to capture nature’s beauty in pencil and paint.When I discovered ceramics after moving to Minnesota, I realized I had found the perfect canvas for my nature-inspired designs. After years of training as a student of ceramics at community art centers, I began sharing my work at local art fairs. I am now instructing a ceramics class at Ceramic Sow, a vibrant pottery studio in Hopkins.
I carve the natural life around me into my wheel-thrown orhand-built pots when they are leather hard, a technique called sgraffito. Some of my sgraffito work involves a process I call slip-carving, where I cover a piece entirely in black slip before carving out my designs. The result resembles a block print, which emphasizes the small details that give my birds and foxes personality and my sunflowers movement. I also use “reverse sgraffito” where I carve a slab that is fired to make a stamp. Iimprint fresh clay with my carved patterns to create unique textures and add dimension. I use all of these techniques and more to express my love of nature and design and give my pieces personality and heart.
I make both functional and decorative ceramic pieces that are handcrafted with much decorative detail. I throw many of my pieces on a potter's wheel, but I also enjoy hand-building, so I have a variety of wares. I also include some sculpted elements such as bird knobs or sculpted animals as totem pieces. I enjoy using many different decorating techniques in the pursuit of my artistic vision, which allows me to appeal to different buyers. However, almost all of my pots are hand-etched or carved, or incorporate hand-carved stamps which makes my work both cohesive and unique. I also have a wide range of prices so that anyone who enjoys my work can find something to buy and enjoy.
Kyla Erickson
© Kyla Erickson
2022 Booth #
I have been making pottery semi-seriously for about seven years. I love the physicality of the process and layers of science and history behind the art form. Like all the best things in life, my work is simple, natural, and a little bit odd. All my work is handmade here in Minneapolis. The pieces are wheel-thrown with stoneware clay and then altered to add a bit of character with loop handles, dimples, and little feet.
Lee Zimmerley
© Lee Zimmerley
2023 Booth #59
The stoneware pottery I create is primarily wheel thrown, then hand decorated using additive techniques. My pieces, which are both decorative and functional, are influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement and its depictions of plants and animals, and I often use my own garden as inspiration!
Brian Johnson
© Brian Johnson
We create pieces that are often altered through piercing, carving, and unique glazing techniques. We make our own glazes and combine them to best enhance each piece. Our pottery is meant to be used, and used often.
Chris Leung
© Chris Leung
Handmade pottery inspired by Asian heritage and the natural beauty of the Kettle Moraine in Wisconsin
Linda Lindner
© Linda Lindner
Blending, forming and texturing slabs of clay into tiles. Pressing in bits of local foliage and fabric. Multi layers of glaze invite the eye of the viewer in and call for their hands to touch.
Kathy Reinartz
Kats Ceramics
New Brighton, MN
2023 Booth # 50
© Kathy Reinartz
My work is inspired by many aspects of everyday life- architecture, nature, other Artwork etc.
Most of my work is functional but also meant to enjoy the colors, shapes, textures and how it makes one feel.
All work is made in my home studio, from porcelain or stoneware clay, cone 6 oxidation. I use bright colors on my work that should be displayed when not using
Barbara Hager
© Barbara Hager
Functional, wheel thrown earthenware with polychromatic glazes.
Joyce Surbeck-Harris
Jacksonville IL
© Joyce Surbeck-Harris
2021 Booth #66
Each of my pieces is one of a kind and made in the tradition of my ancestors. Each is hand burnished with a stone smoked, fumed or embellished with horse hair. Due to the nature of the processes no two pieces can be identical. Approximately one third of the display will be carved and polished. My clay body is my own recipe that produces a porcelain-like finish. All sculptured pieces are done individually and by hand..
Rita Morris
® Rita Morris
We create functional, handmade stoneware and porcelain pieces decorated with imagery from the natural world. Each piece is thrown on the wheel and hand painted with the native flora and fauna of this region. We strive to bring beauty into the simple every day experience through form, function and detail.
Hironobu Nishitateno
© Hironobu Nishitateno
I create Japanese-style functional pottery from stoneware on the potter’s wheel. My shapes and designs reflect Japanese simplicity as well as elegant functionality. My glazes are all handmade and tested, the main ingredient being hand-processed natural ash, which complete my pieces with an organic look. I enjoy including rare details in pieces, such as the time-consuming mishima stamping process and hand-built fine-holed ceramic strainers in the spouts of my teapots to catch tea leaves.
Deanne Nash
Bloomington MN
2023 Booth #64
© Deanne Nash
I create wheel-thrown stoneware or porcelain pottery. The pieces are functional and oxidation fire to cone 6-8. Pieces are meant for everyday enjoyment; the joy of the piece comes from use for display, cooking, or entertaining. The pieces are food and oven safe.
Susan Koehler
Fairchild, WI
2021 Booth #119
© Susan Koehler
I make a wide variety of functional pottery mainly table/kitchen ware but also decorative pieces. I hand throw each piece using my own stoneware clay body. I formulate my own glazes & use the double dip method of glazing & I use a resist medium for designs. I fire electric to cone 9. All my pottery is food safe.
Kristin Hill
© Kristin Hill
Each of my works is created on a potters wheel or is hand built. The intricate sculptural work is done directly on the the pot while it is still damp. After drying very slowly, it is bisque fired as one piece. They are then hand brush glazed,to highlight the details and fired to cone 6 in oxidation.
JJ Jucick
Minneapolis, MN
2020 Booth
© JJ Jucick
I create both decorative and functional stoneware pottery. My work is primarily wheel thrown, but can include slab construction and/or extruded elements as well. My process involves a variety of glaze, image transfer techniques, and masking, to create strong graphics that are inspired by my love for modern art and design. In my work, I seek to create pieces that are visually bold, and pieces that bring a fresh, contemporary aesthetic to an ancient art form. Specific techniques may include: Silkscreen with underglaze, underglaze brushwork, wax or latex resist masking, glaze application by brush, dipping, sponging, or a combination.
Morgan Whitson
© Morgan Whitson
2023 Booth #18
I create functional ceramic pieces that bring a little joy to the daily grind. My colorful gradients add a touch of modern to the traditional medium. Each piece is thrown on the wheel and therefore unique. My surface treatment is playful and bright, yet sophisticated. I’m driven by the challenge of ceramics and the endless possibility of the medium. Much of my personality shows through my work. The gradients imply a painterly spontaneity, and my patterns a deliberate discipline to a plan. My hope is to evoke a feeling of delight from the viewer, much like I experience when I see a piece finally complete. Each piece is thrown on the wheel, hand altered, hand painted with slip in colorful combinations, glazed & fired multiple times. Many are detailed w/ gold luster and fired a third time!