​Welcome to this site.  If you enjoy the work and are interested in purchasing a piece, go to the Buy Pottery Now page or call or email me at (262) 524-2124 and [email protected].  You can find those details on our Contact and Purchase Information page.  I hope you enjoy the pictures.  (photographs of individual pieces by Bill Lemke)

Artist Statement

 Human beings have used vessels for thousands of years, for so long that they have taken on symbolic/archetypal meaning.  My stoneware vessels are explorations of these archetypes.  As such, they speak of growth and expansion, the capacities of holding and of gestation, and the functions of gathering and offering.  The pinch and coil method of construction allows me to interact with the clay, to respond creatively, in a process of exploration facilitating the discovery of new vessel expressions.  I choose to work in stoneware because I like the idea that it gives my pieces more of a geological lifespan; they become (through the making and firing) a different, more permanent thing with a new place in time.  They have the possibility of a life that will extend far into the future. 

Show Schedule for 2024

     May 18 - Marion Arts Festival - Marion Iowa (on the square)
     May 31- June 2 - Edina Art Fair - Minneapolis                                                       
     July 6 - LOCALS show - Louisville, KY (at the Masonic Home on Frankfort Ave.)
     July 13-14 - Fair on the Square - Madison Wisconsin (around Capital Square)              WAIT LIST
     July 27-28 - Art in the Park - Appleton, WI (Appleton City Park)
     August 17-18 - Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts - Oconomowoc, WI (Fowler Park)   
     November 11 - LOCALS Holiday Sale - Louisville, KY (Riverview Botanical Gardens)