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Virginia Spurrier Streitz - Potter / Painter-Co-Owner of Brickyard Pottery - I ave honed my craft through extensive travel, a variety of classroom settings, and nearly two decades of experimenting. It's taken tons of mud to create the forms I seek a… — Virginia Spurrier Streitz - Potter / Painter
-Co-Owner of Brickyard Pottery - I ave honed my craft through extensive travel, a variety of classroom settings, and nearly two decades of experimenting. It's taken tons of mud to create the forms I seek and numerous mishaps to discover my palette.
I strive to personify qualities of nature. Creating clay forms and painting has become a therapeutic process, a means to take in the daunting and tumultuous currents. Engaging in the creative process with both paint and clay is a mechanism to find a balance in this perplexing state.

Brian Dosch - Original co-owner of Brickyard Pottery. -Brian recently retired but still has work in the gallery. Get his work before it’s gone! Brian does primarily wheel-thrown pottery that’s made to be used every day in the kitchen. Working mostly… — Brian Dosch - Original co-owner of Brickyard Pottery. -Brian recently retired but still has work in the gallery. Get his work before it’s gone! Brian does primarily wheel-thrown pottery that’s made to be used every day in the kitchen. Working mostly in stoneware, he produces a wide range of items. Casseroles, soup tureens, platters, bowls and crocks are just a few of the pieces he makes.

Mary Dosch - Original co-owner of Brickyard Pottery. Mary recently retired but still has work in the gallery. We’re always thrilled when she brings us new work like this beautiful mosaic! Along with ceramic and silk works, she also makes beautiful … — Mary Dosch - Original co-owner of Brickyard Pottery. Mary recently retired but still has work in the gallery. We’re always thrilled when she brings us new work like this beautiful mosaic! Along with ceramic and silk works, she also makes beautiful and unique scarves.

Kellie G. Hoyt - “I use art to look closely; to connect with the natural world around me; and to share delight in animals, the outdoors, texture, ice, repurposed objects, and the way things wear down. I upcycle scrap glass and tile, vintage jewelry and figurines, and used boards and frames into mosaics, acrylic paintings, and mixed media assemblages. I also collect sticks, rocks, broken glass, and rusty metal to make mixed media found object collages. I believe in the importance of infusing our lives with color, finding beauty in the everyday, and giving used items a second chance.”Contact me if you'd like to commission a mosaicked house number, a personalized commemorative gift, or a portrait of a favorite animal!”Professional affiliations: Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA)Minnesota Mosaic GuildFind me on social media:Facebook: Kellie G. Hoyt - artistInstagram: Kellie G. Hoyt — Kellie G. Hoyt - “I use art to look closely; to connect with the natural world around me; and to share delight in animals, the outdoors, texture, ice, repurposed objects, and the way things wear down. I upcycle scrap glass and tile, vintage jewelry and figurines, and used boards and frames into mosaics, acrylic paintings, and mixed media assemblages. I also collect sticks, rocks, broken glass, and rusty metal to make mixed media found object collages. I believe in the importance of infusing our lives with color, finding beauty in the everyday, and giving used items a second chance.”
Contact me if you'd like to commission a mosaicked house number, a personalized commemorative gift, or a portrait of a favorite animal!”
Professional affiliations:
Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA)
Minnesota Mosaic Guild
Find me on social media:
Facebook: Kellie G. Hoyt - artist
Instagram: Kellie G. Hoyt

Mill Pond Clay-Works pottery by Jedd Peters specializes in Hand-carved pottery. Each piece is hand thrown and carved one at a time with care. All pots are signed and original, no two are the same. With over 20 years of experience in production potte… — Mill Pond Clay-Works pottery by Jedd Peters specializes in Hand-carved pottery. Each piece is hand thrown and carved one at a time with care. All pots are signed and original, no two are the same. With over 20 years of experience in production pottery Mill Pond Clay-Works provides you with highest quality hand made art. All my pots are Dishwasher and Microwave safe. All my glazes are Lead Free.

Kathy Maves - I developed a unique adaptation of marbling for the ceramic surface. Marbling is an ancient book arts monoprint technique. It is a wet transfer of an image that can never be entirely reproduced. I love it because it is a mark of nature… — Kathy Maves - I developed a unique adaptation of marbling for the ceramic surface. Marbling is an ancient book arts monoprint technique. It is a wet transfer of an image that can never be entirely reproduced. I love it because it is a mark of nature, full of energy and movement. I use it to make earthenware ceramics and pottery. Visit my website to shop or find nearby galleries that carry this body of work. I hope that you enjoy the ever-changing selection of this studio pottery. Every part of the making, from design, throwing and wet work, decorating, and glazing, through to the finished piece, is done by me. Each piece is an intensely handmade object that is meant to be shared and enjoyed.

Kori Sondreal Parish - Creating functional pottery that one not only wants to look at but use daily in their kitchen is my passion. Please enjoy browsing through my pieces. — Kori Sondreal Parish - Creating functional pottery that one not only wants to look at but use daily in their kitchen is my passion. Please enjoy browsing through my pieces.

Virginia Spurrier Streitz - Potter / Painter-Co-Owner of Brickyard Pottery - I ave honed my craft through extensive travel, a variety of classroom settings, and nearly two decades of experimenting. It's taken tons of mud to create the forms I seek a… — Virginia Spurrier Streitz - Potter / Painter
-Co-Owner of Brickyard Pottery - I ave honed my craft through extensive travel, a variety of classroom settings, and nearly two decades of experimenting. It's taken tons of mud to create the forms I seek and numerous mishaps to discover my palette.
I strive to personify qualities of nature. Creating clay forms and painting has become a therapeutic process, a means to take in the daunting and tumultuous currents. Engaging in the creative process with both paint and clay is a mechanism to find a balance in this perplexing state.

Janice Morris Hello from Northern Wisconsin! My name is Janice (pronounced Jan-eese) Morris. I was an art major years ago (way too many...), I graduated with a comprehensive BA from UWEC. At that time, watercolor was not considered a valid media. I … — Janice Morris Hello from Northern Wisconsin! My name is Janice (pronounced Jan-eese) Morris. I was an art major years ago (way too many...), I graduated with a comprehensive BA from UWEC. At that time, watercolor was not considered a valid media. I never took a watercolor class in my college years! I taught high school art for 32 years, most at Barron High School, in Barron , WI. Since college and retirement, I have studied watercolor/mixed media with a variety of fabulous, internationally known teachers . It has been my goal to constantly update my skills and to continue learning...
I am a member of the Wisconsin Watercolor Society, The Minnesota Watercolor Society, The Artists of MN, the Northstar Watercolor Society, and the Red River Watercolor Society. I have exhibited and won several awards at the Artists of MN Spring Show. I gained my signature membership in the national show with Northstar Watercolor in 2017, and my signature status with MN Watercolor Society in 2019. My artwork has been accepted in the Red River Watercolor Society National Show, and the Minnesota Watercolor Society, The Artists of Minnesota, the Center For Visual Arts in Wausau, WI and the Wisconsin Watercolor Society shows.

Marie Sweeney - Paintings - Watercolors - Marie has been selling her intriguing watercolor works at Brickyard for many years. Sadly, Marie passed away in 2021. She was not only an amazing artist but and equally beloved human being. We miss her around here. We’re thankful that we get to have her beautiful work hanging in the gallery. — Marie Sweeney - Paintings - Watercolors - Marie has been selling her intriguing watercolor works at Brickyard for many years. Sadly, Marie passed away in 2021. She was not only an amazing artist but and equally beloved human being. We miss her around here. We’re thankful that we get to have her beautiful work hanging in the gallery.

Sue Rowe - Cards / Prints - It is a usual, quiet afternoon in October, 1997, upstairs in Stillwater, Minnesota's American Gothic Antiques. I don't want to make little leather bridles for model horses anymore, so I walk to Marshall's area in the rea… — Sue Rowe - Cards / Prints - It is a usual, quiet afternoon in October, 1997, upstairs in Stillwater, Minnesota's American Gothic Antiques. I don't want to make little leather bridles for model horses anymore, so I walk to Marshall's area in the rear of the store. Marshall sells old hunting magazines. One from the 1920's has a handsome woodcut illustration of a calm grizzly bear. I have a BFA degree. Maybe I can draw a bear...
Fate places a blank piece of card stock and a sharpened pencil in the desk drawer...
The first drawing was very bad. I am stubborn. The third drawing is almost O.K. Time to go home. I put the magazine back in the rack, pack up, and leave. But the next shift I bring my own drawing paper and pencils. Draw, draw. Roger appears - telling stories to his four pals. He's a wood-worker. Third shift... Has wife and cubbies. All I do is watch and listen. Then its time to draw and write.
It was Roger that sneaked me into a parallel forest where I'm allowed to scribble at will. But the other bears growl, "My turn! My turn!" Here come Al and Beth and Mike and Sheila. And Carla and Carl, Steve and Old Tom. They, too, want their portraits drawn and stories told.
I do what they say - almost every day.
They're bears...

Catherine Sebek - Cards / Pastels - I enjoy the creative process and the immediacy of pastel to paper, ink to lead type, glass in whatever form I find interesting at the time, and the thrill of watching an image emerge from a block of linoleum. Whet… — Catherine Sebek - Cards / Pastels - I enjoy the creative process and the immediacy of pastel to paper, ink to lead type, glass in whatever form I find interesting at the time, and the thrill of watching an image emerge from a block of linoleum. Whether I am using the lush colors of my pastels, a type font in 24pt, a variety of colors and textures of glass or printing an image on marbled paper, I immerse myself in the process and find joy in creating my art.

Meg Erke - Multi-Media / Prints / Books - Meg is a mixed media artist integrating painting and book arts. Her work is inspired by nature and the accessibility of outdoor spaces in the Minneapolis area. She is the author and illustrator of “Minnealph… — Meg Erke - Multi-Media / Prints / Books - Meg is a mixed media artist integrating painting and book arts. Her work is inspired by nature and the accessibility of outdoor spaces in the Minneapolis area. She is the author and illustrator of “Minnealphabet: An Outdoorsy Homage to Minneapolis”, a picture book celebrating the city’s unique connection to natural spaces. Meg finds beauty in the discarded (broken books, old windows, yellowed paper) and is especially drawn to old and broken books integrating parts of salvaged books into all of her work.
Meg has been in the field of arts education since 2000 when she worked as a middle and high school art teacher. More recently her work in education has been through residency work in schools as a teaching artist, community education classes, and one time events and workshops. Meg passionately believes that everyone can learn to draw, paint, sculpt, and be creative with the right guidance and support. Her students gain skills and confidence through intentional, concrete demonstrations and use of quality professional art materials.

Alene Peterson - Mug Rugs and other similar designs. — Alene Peterson - Mug Rugs and other similar designs.

Mezame Designs - SAORI Weaving - Jackets / Shawls / Woven Coasters - freeform spirit | landscape inspired | texture and color play | weaving wearable art — Mezame Designs - SAORI Weaving - Jackets / Shawls / Woven Coasters - freeform spirit | landscape inspired | texture and color play | weaving wearable art

Bernhard Heer - Sculpture — Bernhard Heer - Sculpture

Boinnie Hinz - Bonnie Hinz, a Minnesota artist, is known nationally for her glass and metal wall installations and sculptures.Before beginning her life as an artist, she had a successful career as an interior designer. Just for fun, she took a begin… — Boinnie Hinz - Bonnie Hinz, a Minnesota artist, is known nationally for her glass and metal wall installations and sculptures.Before beginning her life as an artist, she had a successful career as an interior designer. Just for fun, she took a beginning glass blowing class at a college in the Twin Cities. She found it fascinating--and she was hooked. For several years, she took classes while still working full-time in interior design. In 2004, she made the switch--she built her own glass studio and became a full-time artist. Around the same time, she became interested in combining glass with metal work. She took a number of classes offered through the Guild of Metalsmiths to develop and refine her skills in metal working. Bonnie is fascinated with the way dissimilar materials work in harmony with one another. The fragile, organic nature of glass is a counterpoint to the industrial, durable strength of metal. Both materials are formed by heat and fire, but the resulting elements are vastly different. She combines the two into seamlessly integrated art. As a former interior designer, she has a natural affinity with color. Her designs swirl with layers of bright and arresting colors.Her inspiration comes from diverse organic shapes--from leaves, flowers and pods to the gracefully curving lines of grasses, roots and trees. With her unique combination of glass and metal art, Bonnie has created art installations for medical buildings, hotels, offices, and many other public settings, as well as private homes, all around the United States.

Sarah Capuzzi - Unique hand crafted jewelry. — Sarah Capuzzi - Unique hand crafted jewelry.

Crysten Nesseth - Metal Sculptoress, Crysten Nesseth, developed a passion for working with recycled metals and sustainable arts after graduating from St. Olaf College in 2012, with a degree in Biology. She has developed a quiver of creative skills, … — Crysten Nesseth - Metal Sculptoress, Crysten Nesseth, developed a passion for working with recycled metals and sustainable arts after graduating from St. Olaf College in 2012, with a degree in Biology. She has developed a quiver of creative skills, including metal-working, 2D art, graphic design and music. Much of her work is inspired by her background in science and a passion for the natural world, where she can be found rock-climbing, sailing, skiing, scuba diving and traveling in her free time.

Brenna Busse - Mixed Media - Illuminating our connection to nature, seeing ourselves as being nature, is a ongoing intention in my work. Always figurative, these pieces are made with the earth's elements of clay, sticks, fiber. This current series, … — Brenna Busse - Mixed Media - Illuminating our connection to nature, seeing ourselves as being nature, is a ongoing intention in my work. Always figurative, these pieces are made with the earth's elements of clay, sticks, fiber. This current series, "Messenger/Message" rests somewhere between a prayer and a dance -- with birds as a familiar, yet powerful metaphor. The winged ones, are messengers from the sky/spirit world to us earth bound humans. They remind us to find and cherish that wild and spirited place inside of ourselves. This series came to me after the death of my dear sister, Janet. Telling me of her death and then later comforting me with continued, intermittent presence -- the cardinal comes with it's insistent call and bright plumage. I realized then, this connection is also not a metaphor. Both are true. That the figure's head may be growing branches, and the arms or legs are sometimes sticks suggesting limb --reinforces our being part of the natural world. Is this person becoming tree, or tree becoming person? This work celebrates our fluid, beautiful and complicated relationship of nature -- within us and around us.

Adrea Sisel - Andrea Sisel, a Twin Cities (MN) based artist and art educator, offers pottery that ranges from functional to decorative to wearable.  Her creations feature unique surface applications of colorful slips and original, often whimsical hand painted designs and "transfer" designs.  The "transfers" start on newsprint paper as underglaze line drawings, and once dry, colored slips are applied to complete the drawings. After the design has dried a bit, they are then "transferred" onto the unfired clay, much like a print.  A lightly damp sponge and a rib are used to compress the design onto the clay, the paper is then peeled back, revealing the colorful design on the clay surface.  If you've ever applied a temporary tatoo to someone's arm, then you have a pretty good idea of how the transfer works!She uses wheel thrown and hand building techniques with both stoneware and porcelain mix clay bodies.  All are glazed and fired in an electric kiln, making them dishwasher, microwave and oven safe.  All ear ring hooks are made of stainless steel. — Adrea Sisel - Andrea Sisel, a Twin Cities (MN) based artist and art educator, offers pottery that ranges from functional to decorative to wearable. Her creations feature unique surface applications of colorful slips and original, often whimsical hand painted designs and "transfer" designs. The "transfers" start on newsprint paper as underglaze line drawings, and once dry, colored slips are applied to complete the drawings. After the design has dried a bit, they are then "transferred" onto the unfired clay, much like a print. A lightly damp sponge and a rib are used to compress the design onto the clay, the paper is then peeled back, revealing the colorful design on the clay surface. If you've ever applied a temporary tatoo to someone's arm, then you have a pretty good idea of how the transfer works!
She uses wheel thrown and hand building techniques with both stoneware and porcelain mix clay bodies. All are glazed and fired in an electric kiln, making them dishwasher, microwave and oven safe. All ear ring hooks are made of stainless steel.

Roger Nielsen - “Now semi-retired, I live full-time at my studio in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin and create paintings of the fabulous wonders of nature, wildlife and people.  While I admire plein-air painters, I prefer working indoors on several paintings at a time, using my photos to create compositions. Most of my works include frames designed and handcrafted by me, creating a total package.How did I get here?Simply, in the late ‘50s-early ‘60s, I chose a Fine Arts painting major at the Art Institute of Chicago. Shortly thereafter, I opened Nielsen Gallery and Frame Shop in Minneapolis’ Edina-Morningside area.Then in the mid-70s, I opened Master Framers when I purchased a vacant six-story warehouse in St. Paul’s Lowertown.  In my 40-plus years in Lowertown, my staff and I developed 262 Studios—living and working lofts for artists—and created a national reputation for Master Framers—serving artists, museums, dealers and collectors.Along the way, I was involved in the development of Lowertown’s blossoming arts district and on the national scene with the Professional Picture Framers Association.For more of my story, see biography and media coverage or call me at 651-552-9980. — Roger Nielsen - “Now semi-retired, I live full-time at my studio in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin and create paintings of the fabulous wonders of nature, wildlife and people. While I admire plein-air painters, I prefer working indoors on several paintings at a time, using my photos to create compositions. Most of my works include frames designed and handcrafted by me, creating a total package.
How did I get here?
Simply, in the late ‘50s-early ‘60s, I chose a Fine Arts painting major at the Art Institute of Chicago. Shortly thereafter, I opened Nielsen Gallery and Frame Shop in Minneapolis’ Edina-Morningside area.
Then in the mid-70s, I opened Master Framers when I purchased a vacant six-story warehouse in St. Paul’s Lowertown. In my 40-plus years in Lowertown, my staff and I developed 262 Studios—living and working lofts for artists—and created a national reputation for Master Framers—serving artists, museums, dealers and collectors.
Along the way, I was involved in the development of Lowertown’s blossoming arts district and on the national scene with the Professional Picture Framers Association.
For more of my story, see biography and media coverage or call me at 651-552-9980.

Brickyard Pottery and Gallery

W9008 Brickyard Road,

Shell Lake, WI 54871,

United States

612-916-5983 brickyardgallery@gmail.com

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