Prairie Creek Pottery
Prairie Creek Pottery
Functional High-Fired Stoneware
Welcome to my website.
Much of my work is thrown on a Japanese-style kick-wheel, using a fine-textured stoneware from Continental Clay in Minneapolis. I also make slab-built plates, trays, and vases. Some pieces are decorated with carvings, prints, or slips, before being glazed.
Pieces are fired to Cone 10 (2250 °F), either in a propane kiln or in a wood-fired kiln. The high temperature gives a strong, nonporous body and a hard glaze that is resistant to scratching and leaching. The reduction firing gives rutile blues; copper reds; and iron greens, yellows, reds, and blacks. There is no lead, chromium, cadmium, or manganese in any of the glazes.
Unless otherwise noted, pieces are microwave- and dishwasher-safe. Casseroles at room temperature may be put in a pre-heated oven.
How to Purchase
On July 13th and 14th, 2024, our prairie will be part of the Northfield Garden Tour, and my studio will be open for sales during the tour. We will also be hosting a second artist, a blacksmith, who will be doing demonstrations.
0n August 17th and 18th, 2024, I will be part of the Cannon River Clay Tour. You will find me at Larchill Farm, 1679 Highway 3, Northfield.
0n October 5th and 6th, 2024, my studio will be open for the South Central Minnesota Studio ARTour.
From early November through December 24th, I will be selling my work at the Fine Craft Collective, which is located in the gallery space at the Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St. South, Northfield.
You are always welcome to call and arrange to come to the studio to make a purchase, or to place a custom order, or have a cup of tea and talk about pottery.
Contact me for more information.
-Barbara Zaveruha