Welcome to Door Pottery’s (.net) in-stock site

Door Pottery is proud to bring you the finest quality handmade Arts and Crafts pottery from a small Madison, Wisconsin working studio. Please note that there is not a storefront due to the very small size of the studio. The gorgeous Midwest landscape provides abundant sources of beauty and offers inspiration from the same natural elements that influenced the Prairie School of Design.

The pieces offered here on doorpottery.net are available for immediate purchase and typically ship within five business days. Moving away from order and production has given me the time and opportunity to lean more into my artistic creativity, which is where my heart lies. This change will allow me more freedom of artistic expression and I’m excited to be getting back to my roots in the world of pottery making. You’ll be seeing more studio pieces as well as some SEG, Kendrick and Newcomb style vases along with some Vellum painted pottery in the days to come. I’ll be throwing some pieces from my faience line when the mood strikes and you’ll continue to see those glazes on some of my pottery.

Since I have only a (very small) working studio here in Madison, I cannot accommodate guests or visitors. I can’t even store pottery there so it’s all in my basement at home! If you’d like to see my work in person, I will be at the Wisconsin Pottery Association 29th Annual Art Pottery Show and Sale in Madison. It is located at the Alliant Energy Center at 1919 Alliant Energy Way. The show will be happening on Saturday, August 23 from 9 am to 3 pm. Not so much travel time and I get to sleep at home!

I leave you with this quote, “If you ever come across a piece of pottery that is perfect, you can be confident that it was produced by a machine. With pottery, you must seek near perfection. If you look carefully enough, you will always find some slight blemish that serves to remind us that the piece was crafted by a human hand. The longer you have to search, the greater the craftsman.”