Mount Horeb, WI
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Nataure-inspired, handcrafted jewelry, created using a technique know as fold-forming. Metal is heated repeatedly while folding, forging, and forming it. Jewelry is made from copper, and sometimes sterling silver or brass. Etching and traditional metalsmith techniques are often combined wit the folding of the metal. Stones, beads, and found objects are sometimes included. Each piece of jewelry is a small sculptural piece of wearable art that celebrates the natural world. (and fire!)

Manitowoc, WI
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Dichroic glass is highlighted in all of Barbara’s work. The glass is cut, cold worked, layered and kiln fired via her original firing programs.

“Strict timing and temperature control allows me to vary my result, ranging from tailored clean lines to electric, textured looks. I often chemically etched my designs into the dichroic coatings, further individualizing my pieces. Many pieces incorporate titanium. Anodized to alter its natural color. All work is original in design and technique.”

Cambridge, WI
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Glen makes contemporary functional pottery in stoneware.

“I’ve been making pottery and working in clay for nearly 50 years now and see no reason to stop now.”

Mequon, WI
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Blacksmithing has been a calling for Sam Laturi for over 25 years. From inspiration to installation, he creates ironwork to last lifetimes. Sam takes pride in designing and creating everything from simple roses to complex commercial designs. His hop is for people to find his work useful in their daily lives and be inspired to create their own. He has taught blacksmithing to hundreds of students and inspired many more while demonstrating this ancient craft at events throughout the Midwest.

Felicity, OH
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Thrown & altered vessels made with a porcelaneous stoneware. Numerous house-made slips & glazes are dipped and sprayed to enhance the sculptural forms which are inspired by the lines and colors found in nature. All work is gas fired to either cone 11 reduction or cone 12 oxidation

Cambridge, WI
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With over 40 years of throwing pots in the US and France, and inspired by Japanese and European traditions, each piece of Mark’s work takes on a spirit of its own. He’s a founder of Midwest Fire Fest, pouring a ton of energy into helping the Cambridge area elevate the arts, and is a member of The Clay Collective.

Sylva, WI
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Joe Frank is a potter residing in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. He enjoys participating in art festivals around the country and the Western North Carolina Pottery Festival, a yearly event in NC. Joe Frank creates a wide range of work, from the low-fired Horsehair, Raku and Fumed families to high-fired functional pieces for everyday use. He strives to create pots that appeal to a wide range of people and that reflect natural scenes in an abstract and contemporary way.

DEMO: “I will be demonstrating 2 or 3 of my decorative lines. All are low fired and can be heated in an electric or a gas kiln. Each line is finished with heat and fire in a different way. The smoked black burns in a small lidded can filled with paper until it cools. The horsehair has feathers, strands of hair and sugar burned onto the piece at about 950 degrees. The raku is a crowd pleaser due to the fire burning directly on the pot in a rubbing alcohol reduction.”

Cambridge, WI

Ric Lamore has worked as a production potter in the area for over 30 years. In his own Broadwing Clay Studio, Ric splits his time between two distinct lines of work; functional pots which are either gas or wood fired and more sculptural pots which are pit fired.

DEMO: Witness Ric’s pit fired process during his DEMO loading and starting the pit fire Saturday, July 22 at noon, Unloading and a chance to buy one of a kind pots happens at Noon Sunday, July 23.

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Dawn designs fused glass art to captivate and inspire.

My Drifts are a reflection of my love of nature and the art there-in. I strive to evoke a sense of movement and capture some of the natural art our planet creates: waves, snow and sand-drifts. I press into slabbed-clay the natural forms found in nature (desiccated prairie plants, fossils, shells, and other mostly organic lifeforms). I will, on occasion, hand-carve images into the clay to complement the natural forms. I carve and shape these slabs into free-standing forms I call Drifts.

Short artist’s statement and description of work:: The red hot metal. The pounding of the hammer on the anvil. Creating art while playing with fire. That’s what drew Andrew Eggert of Firestorm Forge to blacksmithing at the young age of 14. Andrew can make anything from a small hook for your keys to an intricate custom trellis for your garden. Maybe you need a tiki torch holder or wine rack for your home. Perhaps you’d like a necklace holder to gift to a friend. Every item he makes is functional and timelessly beautiful.