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Plank Road Pottery in Historic Saint Charles, Missouri
The Potters Hands at CROSSROADS ART STUDIOS
The Potters Hands at CROSSROADS ART STUDIOS
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We are Tim and Christy Sawyer, husband and wife team of potters and teachers. We teach and share the love of ceramics at The Potters Hands at Crossroads Art Studios in Midtown Saint Charles.
From our studios at Crossroads, we create the beautiful historic ware known as Plank Road Pottery which has been selected two years in a row to be included in the Early American Life Directory of Traditional American Crafts. We also create incredible and distinctive contemporary ceramics and custom work as well.
We offer instruction in wheel thrown ceramics year round from our classrooms at Crossroads Art studios. Check out the info on our Pottery Lessons page.
From our studios at Crossroads, we create the beautiful historic ware known as Plank Road Pottery which has been selected two years in a row to be included in the Early American Life Directory of Traditional American Crafts. We also create incredible and distinctive contemporary ceramics and custom work as well.
We offer instruction in wheel thrown ceramics year round from our classrooms at Crossroads Art studios. Check out the info on our Pottery Lessons page.
What's Happening?
Sept. 4-6 -- What are you doing this Labor Day Weekend? Why don't you drive up the Great River Road to the Victorian Festival in Jersey County, IL? This has been rated as one of the top ten festivals in the Midwest by AAA. We will be there with canvas and Early American Pottery. Hope to see you there.
Sept 18,19 -- It's always a homecoming for us to return to Pioneer Days at Boonesfield Village in Defiance, MO. We spent many years wonderful demonstrating the creation of early American redware and although we can't volunteer our weekends anymore, it is a great joy to participate in Pioneer Days. This is definitely worth the drive, folks.
We have a busy busy autumn! We will be exhibiting all over the region with Historic and Contemporary Pottery and Christy will be showing off a couple of her finest pieces in a juried show at the Foundry. Check out the links below to find out where we will be.
August 27- October 8 Painting: The Artful Palette. Christy has two of her works that were juried into the Main Gallery at the Foundry Art Centre. It is always an honor to have work selected but it is a special pleasure to exhibit at the Foundry where we were studio artists for four years and to receive a $125 Juror's Award for April in Yellow, left.
Sept. 4-6 -- What are you doing this Labor Day Weekend? Why don't you drive up the Great River Road to the Victorian Festival in Jersey County, IL? This has been rated as one of the top ten festivals in the Midwest by AAA. We will be there with canvas and Early American Pottery. Hope to see you there.
Sept 18,19 -- It's always a homecoming for us to return to Pioneer Days at Boonesfield Village in Defiance, MO. We spent many years wonderful demonstrating the creation of early American redware and although we can't volunteer our weekends anymore, it is a great joy to participate in Pioneer Days. This is definitely worth the drive, folks.
Sept. 24-26 -- visit us at The Meadows of Lake Saint Louis where we will be included with some of the finest art and fine crafts in the Midwest at the Art Fair on the Meadows. We will be exhibiting our contemporary ceramics that include Tim's Handled Pots and sculptural pieces, too
Oct. 16, 17th -- Deutsch Country Days is undoubtedly one of the finest cultural festivals in the Midwest. The weather is gorgeous, the air is filled with the smell of wood fires and the foliage is always at its PEAK. Come join us as we celebrate German heritage crafts and traditions of the mid 19th century.
Oct. 16, 17th -- Deutsch Country Days is undoubtedly one of the finest cultural festivals in the Midwest. The weather is gorgeous, the air is filled with the smell of wood fires and the foliage is always at its PEAK. Come join us as we celebrate German heritage crafts and traditions of the mid 19th century.
