Share the love. Join the conversation.#myephraimpottery You are invited to join the Ephraim Pottery Instagram community, a network of art pottery enthusiasts who share their love about living artfully in the modern world. To join simply post a photo of your Ephraim pottery with the...
Have you heard of the phrase: "Art for art's sake?" Once in a while we get the urge at the studio to push boundaries. We take these risks for the thrill of the 'what-if', to find the limits, to stretch ourselves, and frankly to see something new. Kevin came to work one quiet weekend in June and in...
Visitors to Ephraim’s studio and galleries often ask questions about how we price our pottery and how a business like ours operates in general. Because we have a unique business model that we feel works well and could work well for other artists too, we wanted to share some of the answers to these...
It is our tradition at Ephraim Pottery for artists to commemorate a milestone at the studio with a special design. Celebrating their anniversaries this year are Leah Purisch, 5 years; Becky Hansen, 10 years; John Raymond, 15 years; and Kevin Hicks, 20 years. Ephraim Pottery is defined by the...
How would you describe the aesthetic of Ephraim’s tile? Our tile is eclectic. Most EFP artists contribute to the development and production of tile designs and therefore we have many perspectives and styles encompassed in our tile line. Unlike most tile makers who must invest hours into making a...
A clipping from the Wisconsin State Journal & an image from the 2000 catalog which included the first "Rhinoceros Beetle Vase". Ephraim Pottery made its first Rhinoceros Beetle vase in the year 2000. Remember Y2K, hanging chads, the first season of Survivor? The first Rhinoceros beetle vase,...
At Ephraim we create pottery in limited editions. Each year we role out a "Studio Collection" that represents the best of our current work. Studio Collection pieces are created in editions of up to 500 pieces. From time-to-time we also make special smaller editions. This year, in honor of our 20th...
Interview: Kevin Hicks, potter and founder of Ephraim Pottery Ephraim Pottery—a unique studio with a modern twist on the Arts and Crafts Movement—celebrates 20 years. 20 years ago, with the rise of the cubicle and mass produced goods, Kevin Hicks revered a time when people made objects by hand....
Artist, Leah Purisch's, Blog entry #1 – Wabi-Sabi The other day a friend passed a book along to me: Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets, & Philosophers, (1994) by Leonard Koren. The book provided a concise history and explanation of a concept that had been vague in my mind until now. The...
