Ozark Potters Guild Exhibition
and Raku Firing Demonstration
Exhibition April 5-27, 2024
Raku Firing Demo/Participation April 20th 9-3pm
Reception April 20th 6-8pm
(rain date April 27th)
Exciting news!
The Ozark Potters Guild is coming to the Creative for an exhibition from April 5-27. They will also demonstrate Raku firing technique on site, and YOU can participate!
Have you ever wanted to get hands-on with Raku pottery? Come to the Raku firing demonstration to see what it's all about. Better yet, we'll have on-hand some unglazed pottery created by these amazing artists for you to glaze yourself, watch it be fired, and take home a souvenir! Only a select number of pieces will be available on a first-come basis, so reserve your piece now!
Just want to see what it's all about? The Exhibition, Demonstration and Reception are all open to the public and Free! So mark your calendars for this fantastic Exhibition and Event!
The Ozark Potters Guild works with the Steelville Arts Council, creating events and local activities to share art and educate people about clay processes!
Rosie - the wood fired kiln at the Bowness home where they all join together to fire.
A taste of our Raku firing demonstration
The artists to be featured in the Exhibition:
(left to right) Mickey, Rob, Kate, Jamie, and Julie, with Rosie firing behind them.
Artists' Gallery
Mickey Allen
Mickey lives and works in East Central Missouri.
Her unique sgraffito technique along with her masterful skill at using this makes her work stand alone. You will never see anything like it.
See more about Mickey at Best of Missouri Hands:
https://bestofmissourihands.org/michiko-allen/
Contact her at paintedhorsepottery@gmail.com
Rob Bowness
Rob spent his career as a High School art teacher in Steelville. Currently retired, he spends time making fine pottery in his home studio in Rural Steelville. Being the owner and chief operator of “ROSIE” a large groundhog wood fire kiln, Rob invites fellow potters to fire their wares and aid in firing Rosie which can mean chucking in wood and monitoring temperatures for 30-40 hours straight!
Check out his work at
https://www.facebook.com/bownesspottery?mibextid=LQQJ4d
And see these amazingly beautiful forms that feel like they come straight from mother earth.
Julie Brand
Julie Brand, who lives and works in Cuba Missouri, is another potter featured in the Exhibition of the Ozark Potters Guild.
Julie’s whimsical views from her observations and thoughts are expressed delicately in underglaze paintings on her mid fire stoneware works. These pieces are fantasy and reality all rolled into one beautiful package. I’ll dare you to walk by them without taking a second look!
See more about Julie at
Kate Sachs
As you can see, Kate's work is varied in color and texture, it's functionally amazing, and she throws some great narrative pieces into her exhibitions at times as well.
Find her Painted Sky Pottery, which is a studio and art space located in Saint James, Missouri. She offers paint-on pottery, wheel throwing classes, and a pottery gift shop!
See more here
Jamie Smith
Jamie, a tribal descendant of the Wyandot Nation of Kansas, looks to his Native American roots for artistic inspiration.
He creates ceramic vessel forms utilizing hand building techniques passed down for generations in ancient times. Also passed down was knowledge about harvesting local clay and paint…..
I’m just going to leave you with these photos
AND check out his website
