WELCOME!

Refiner's Fire is home to beautiful hand-made pottery and pottery classes.  We are located at The Studios at Potters Hall which is the newest art center in Saint Charles.  Here we have pottery lessons and and working artists as well as a beautiful gallery. We are also the regional distributor for OLYMPIC KILNS.

Plank Road Pottery has recently been selected
for the Early American Life Magazine
DIRECTORY of TRADITIONAL AMERICAN CRAFTS
2008
Please read more about this distinguished honor on our What's Happening page.

September 20-21, 2008 is ARCHAEOLOGY TIME at Plank Road. Come! Join! Dig it! 

Saturday Aug 16, 10 AM - 4 PM  Ruth Ann DeRossett will be at Plank Road to demonstrate wool rug braiding.  Ruth Ann is a well-known local craftswoman and teacher.  She uses recycled wool and sews each lovingly by hand. Her gorgeous rugs grace the floors of many homes in our area.  Come and sit a spell while she works.

September 13 & 14, 2008 We will be at the very prestigious 18th Century Craft Fair at George Washington's Mt. Vernon in Virginia exhibiting and selling our Early American redware pottery.  If any of you will be in the area, please come and see us there.