Janine Schwendinger

Pine Island, MN

Wolf Tracks Clay

2023 Booth #75

©Janine Schwendinger

I’m Janine Schwendinger. I took 1 ceramics class in high school, and have loved this medium ever since, being inspired by it’s functional beauty. I earned a degree in molecular biology, and have a nursing degree.  In 2012 I could no longer resist my true passion, pottery, and I began the process of teaching myself the art of pottery. I now live near Rochester, Minnesota in the middle of the woods surrounded by my first love, nature, and all it’s glorious inspiration.

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My pieces are made with a stoneware clay body and are wheel thrown, hand built or a combination of both techniques. I do freehanded slip trailing, carving and sgraffito to decorate much of my work. Hand pulled handles and hand built appliqué are also used on many of my pieces.

I am inspired by nature, and it’s perpetual movement through time and space. Sgraffito is my way of showing this movement. As I scratch through the clay each stroke leaves a story, a history of motion and energy, a way to immortalize a moment in time. Each piece is it’s own story.

Chad Dykstra

Sioux Falls, SD

http://upinsmokepottery.com

2023 Booth #56

I received my first pottery lesson in 1992. It consisted of approximately 5 minutes of instruction and demonstration, after that I have spent the time since then developing my form and finding a voice for our my work.
Together with my wife, we have spent several years researching primitive firing techniques and other potters’ modern-day interpretations. I was fascinated by the colors and designs achieved without glazes and began to experiment. We embraced the unpredictability and variations from piece to piece. Every firing is different, the method may be the same, but results do vary.  
The time spent working without glazes has given myself and my wife the opportunity to explore and develop functional ware that still expresses variation and unpredictability in each piece by allowing the exterior to crack and highlight those cracks in the final product. Our pieces are commonly described as "Statement" piece in a collection.

©Chad Dykstra

Eric Holey

Eau Claire, WI
2018 booth #120B

www.dancingcatarts.com

At heart I am a functional potter. I throw all of my work on the wheel from stoneware clay. After the pot is thrown I frequently add slip texture to create a sense of movement and channels for my glazes to run and flow. Each piece is carefully trimmed to a finished form which is as elegant as it is functional. My glazes are hand brushed and layered to ensure beautiful outcomes which are as pleasing to the eye as they are to the touch. I fire all of my work in an oxidation environment which allows me great control of the temperatures necessary to achieve the work I envision.

 

©Eric Holey

©Eric Holey

Linda Clayton

Minneapolis, MN
2021 Booth #89

www.lindaclaytonart.com

© Linda Clayton

© Linda Clayton

Capturing emotion is everything! I achieve this by incorporating color, energy and texture into my work. Inspired by music I choose the emotion or energy I want to convey in a painting. The subject matter is often related to strength and vulnerability. I strive to convey the power we each possess, but sometimes forget, as a reminder that we can overcome any struggles we encounter in this life. My paintings begin with a charcoal sketch, and are then finished with layers of different mediums and many layers of paint. They can best be described as contemporary Impressionism. The purpose of my work is very simple. I hope that when looking at my paintings, viewers can find strength and inspiration for every day life. My artwork is unique, sometimes quirky and thought provoking.

Judith Edenstorm

Artifacts

Sioux Falls, SD
2020 Booth

My art tends to be impressionistic and/or abstract created on a non-porous surface such as Yupo or tile using a variety of inks. When I am satisfied with the colors and design, the art is sprayed with a protective UV coating and then finished with a two-part epoxy resin. The final step is finishing the edges, adding hangers and small felt pieces to prevent marks on the wall while hanging.

© Judith Edenstorm

© Judith Edenstorm

Collette Gesinger

Artifacts

Sioux Falls, SD
2020 Booth

The art work I create is made by using fluid mediums such as inks and paints. The substrates I use are non-absorbent plastic sheeting (Yupo) and glazed tile. When I have completed the designs, I spray an ultra-violet protection on the art work, before embedding it in two-part epoxy resin. My designs are impressionistic florals and landscapes, or non-objective abstracts.

Laura Burlis

Minneapolis, MN
2020 booth

I work with polymer clay, making both flat wall images and 3-D sculptures. I am known for my polymer clay switc hplates. Most viewers assume that the works are painted, but all are colors of polymer clay that I have manipulated with many techniques, including millefiori cane work; which I then cure so it becomes hard plastic. Some work is over blown out eggshells or recycled glass and metal object armatures; others incorporate found objects like driftwood and recycled materials such as 3-D formed cardboard packing inserts.

© Laura Burlis

© Laura Burlis

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