Potters’ Guild Holds Spring Tour

Bowl by Reneé Schwaller of Off the Wheel Pottery. Submitted.

After a winter of producing work, seven members of the Door County Potters’ Guild will participate in the group’s annual spring open house and pottery tour May 6-7, 10 am – 5 pm.

The tour stretches from Ellison Bay to Sturgeon Bay, highlights galleries that are owned by potters who have studios on location, and features Ellison Bay Pottery, Lynn’s Pottery, Gills Rock Pottery, Clay Bay Pottery, TR Pottery, Off the Wheel Pottery and Lily Bay Pottery.

The guild’s founders, in 1976, were Abe and Gina Cohn, who owned and operated the Potter’s Wheel in Fish Creek from 1957 to 2013; and John Dietrich of Ellison Bay Pottery. They sought to create a community of professional, resident craftspeople who were making functional and decorative work in clay.   Find more details and a driving map at doorcountypottersguild.com.