It all starts with a lump of clay...

View the Finding Minnesota: Frog Creek Pottery,
aired on WCCO TV Sunday night, May 20th on the 10 p.m. newscast!

An award winning clay artist, Lisa designs and makes decorative pieces, sculptural works and functional pottery.

These artistic pieces employ various construction and glazing techniques. Red and/or white earthenware clay is what she uses for most of her work.

Functional, Decorative, Sculpted Pottery

Lisa's pottery is intended for use. It is lead-free, microwave, oven and dishwasher safe. You'll find all kinds of pieces to use for your home and garden:

• Wall Sconces & Decorations, Hanging Plates and more
• Pots, Vases, Decorative Bowls and Jugs
• Coffee cups and mugs in a variety of styles
• Serving platters and dishes, dinnerware and rice bowls
• Sprites, Sprites and more sprites :-)

What is a Sprite, anyway?

Lisa's faces, which she refers to as "Sprites" were influenced by the passing of her step mother.

(A Sprite brings peace and harmony to one's life ... so you can never have too many.)

When she discovered she could sculpt faces, she began to make faces of the people important to her. Her step mother's Sprite is sculpted from a photograph of her in her teens, with the leaves and flowers around her face in memory of her love of planting and the outdoors.

The bulbous nosed old man resembles her always happy father-in-law, Harry. Her neighbors have horses, and after spending time studying them, she sculpted them racing around the sides of a bowl (View this in our Pottery Gallery.)

Visiting the Potter's Studio

Lisa's pottery is on display and for sale at her studio. In addition to the selection at the studio, her work can be found in galleries throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota. She also participates in a number of Art Shows & Festivals throughout the year.

Frog Creek Pottery is:

• A Working Studio
• Open Year Round
• Includes Showroom & Sales Area
• Offers Beginner Pottery Classes

Come Play in the Mud!

Lisa teaches the basics of wheel thrown pottery and loves to share her knowledge with others. Sign up for one of her classes and you'll leave with some mud on your hands, some great pieces of art you've created yourself, and a smile on your face.

Nimble Fingers Creating Works of Art

Lisa will tell you she gets the nibbleness in her fingers from her father, who was a professional magician. She thinks his quick fingers and whimsical personality must have rubbed off on her, because she loves to hide animals and other items in her pieces.

She says, "I enjoy seeing other people's expressions at art shows when they realize there is a cat or a turtle or some other creature peeking out at them. The ideas seem to come out of thin air - like magic."

Magical, Functional, Decorative Pottery and Clay Sculpture.

Stop by the Studio or a participating Gallery to add a piece to your collection today.