Annual Fall Sale at Sunrise Pottery
Oct
4
to Oct 6

Annual Fall Sale at Sunrise Pottery

Join Will, Janel, and five distinguished guest potters for this annual autumn event. Experience the fall colors as you drive through the upper St. Croix River valley. Check out the great variety and newest pots made by some of the region’s outstanding potters: Jeff Oestreich, Ernest Miller, Carolina Niebres, Nick Devries, Liz Pechacek.

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Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour - 32nd Annual
May
10
to May 12

Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour - 32nd Annual

Our 32nd year of our pottery studio hosting the next Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour in Sunrise, Minnesota will be on May 10, 11 & 12, 2024 !!!

Our guests will be Hayne Bayless, Karin Kraemer, Romulus Craft (Ikuzi Teraki & Jeanne Bisson), Ellen Shankin, Mark Shapiro, Sam Taylor, Becky Lloyd, and Tara Wilson.

For more information on the Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour go to: minnesotapotters.com

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Fall Pottery Sale
Oct
6
to Oct 8

Fall Pottery Sale

Join Will and Janel in welcoming five great potters from Minnesota for their annual fall event in Sunrise, Minnesota. Guest potters this year will be: Jeff Oestreich, Ernest Miller, Liz Pechacek, Nick DeVries, and Carolina Niebres.



Save the date for this event weekend.

You will also be able to find another group of potters at Matt Krousey’s studio eleven miles west of Sunrise, MN. Lots of pots to see!

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Hilltown 6
Jul
29
to Jul 30

Hilltown 6

  • Dog Bar Pottery (one of several Hilltown 6 studios) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Will Swanson will be a guest potter at Mark Shapiro’s studio, and Janel Jacobson will be a guest potter at Sam Taylor’s studio.

Hilltown 6 for more information.

July 29-30, 10 - 5 both days

Western Massachusetts

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Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour
May
12
to May 14

Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour

Potters and amazing pots will be waiting for you in Sunrise, Minnesota at Will and Janel’s studio on the Tour weekend!
Guest Potters: Ikuzi Teraki & Jeanne Bisson, Ellen Shankin, Sam Taylor, Mark Shapiro, Becky Lloyd, Shoko Teryuama, Matt Kelleher, and Tara Wilson

Food Truck on Site on Friday and Saturday: Potter’s Pasties

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Fall Pottery Sale
Oct
7
to Oct 9

Fall Pottery Sale

October 7-9 - Fall Pottery Sale in Sunrise Minnesota
Join Will and Janel in welcoming our guest potters Jeff Oestreich, Ernest Miller, Elizabeth Pechacek, and Kirk Lyttle at our annual Fall Sale in Sunrise, Minnesota.

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Hilltown 6
Jul
23
to Jul 24

Hilltown 6

Hilltown 6 - Nine pottery studios with guest potters, will hold their annual event in Western Massachusetts, all within 45 minutes of Northampton, MA

Will Swanson and his stoneware pottery will be at Mark Shapiro’s studio

Janel Jacobson and her porcelain pottery will be at Sam Taylor’s studio.

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30th annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour
May
6
to May 8

30th annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour

The 30th Annual St Croix Valley Pottery Tour and Sale will welcome visitors on Fri., Sat., & Sun., May 6, 7, 8, 2022 to seven pottery studios. Each studio/pottery is just a short drive from the others allowing some or all to be visited in a single day.

This springtime, self-guided tour is anticipated by all who enjoy handmade pottery. It is nationally recognized as a gathering of exceptional potters.  Always held on Mothers' Day weekend, "The Tour" is an opportunity to enjoy the hospitality of local potters in their rural studios. In 2022, you can meet more than fifty accomplished guest potters from around the nation. Each has been invited by their host potter especially for this weekend event.

May 6 & 7 hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
May 8 hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Hot Dish Pottery Sale
Jan
22
to Jan 23

Hot Dish Pottery Sale

HOT DISH
Hot Dish is a midwinter pottery sale held in person and online.​

IN PERSON
Warm up at the beautiful Franconia Commons with new pots from twelve local ceramic artists. This event is approximately one hour northeast of the Twin Cities.

January 22-23, 10 AM - 6 PM

Franconia Sculpture Park
29836 St Croix Trail N, Shafer, MN

Masks required for entry.

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Annual Fall Sale - Online Only - Again
Oct
8
to Oct 10

Annual Fall Sale - Online Only - Again

Will & Janel, Jeff, Linda, and Ernest are preparing new pots for the annual Fall Sale that is going to be On-Line Only this year.

We were all hoping to see pottery lovers in person this autumn. Instead, the potters’ concerns about the current Covid variants and infection numbers and the wish for the safest possible event has caused us to reach consensus about holding the Fall Sale on-line once again.

Our shops will be open Friday, October 8, 2021 and through the weekend.

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American Craft Exposition
Sep
24
to Sep 26

American Craft Exposition

American Craft Exposition

The Auxiliary of NorthShore University HealthSystem has made the difficult decision to pivot the American Craft Exposition from live to virtual for 2021.  You can visit americancraftexpo.org for more information.

(The show has been held in the beautiful Chicago Botanical Garden but will be online only in 2021.)

Will Swanson and Janel Jacobson will present new works for this online event in their web shops on this web site.

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Hilltown 6 - Janel
Jul
24
to Jul 25

Hilltown 6 - Janel

Sam Taylor hosts Janel Jacobson for Hilltown 6 - 2021

Will Swanson and Janel Jacobson will present new works for the
online event portion in their web shops on this web site.

July 24th and 25th, 2021
Opens at 10am (EST)

Further details regarding the format of this year’s tour will be available closer to the date when there is a clearer idea of whether an in-person component will be safe.

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Hilltown 6 - Will
Jul
24
to Jul 25

Hilltown 6 - Will

Mark Shapiro hosts Will Swanson for Hilltown 6 - 2021

Will Swanson and Janel Jacobson will present new works for the
online event portion in their web shops on this web site.

July 24th and 25th, 2021
Opens at 10am (EST)

Further details regarding the format of this year’s tour will be available closer to the date when there is a clearer idea of whether an in-person component will be safe.

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