Ceramics alum is part of Omaha North Hills Pottery Tour Oct. 3-4

Amy Smith (MFA 2000) is among the ceramic artists participating in the Omaha North Hills Pottery Tour Oct. 3-4.
Amy Smith (MFA 2000) is among the ceramic artists participating in the Omaha North Hills Pottery Tour Oct. 3-4.

Ceramics alum is part of Omaha North Hills Pottery Tour Oct. 3-4

calendar icon20 Sep 2015    

Lincoln, Neb.--Amy Smith (MFA 2000) is among the ceramic artists featured in the Omaha North Hills Pottery Tour, an annual event featuring 18 local and national clay artists with stops at four working studios.

Easily done in a day, pottery tourists can meet up with nationally recognized clay artists and their works at four stops located between Omaha and Herman, Nebraska. The tour runs Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Smith will be at the Florence Mill stop in Omaha. The other stops on the tour include Big Table Studios in Herman, Neb.; Too Far North Wines and Wine Tasting in Fort Calhoun, Neb.; and Dennison Pottery in Omaha.

Visitors can glimpse the inner workings of two clay studios, explore the history of the Florence Mill, and sample regional wines and beers of  Too Far North Wine and Wine Tasting.

Organizers Liz Vercruysse and John Martelle at Big Table Studios, and John and Carol Dennison at Dennison Pottery will warm the atmosphere with fire pits, homemade treats and beautiful earth-toned vessels. In addition to the hosts, 15 additional potters will exhibit their work at one of the four stops along Highway 75 between Omaha and Herman.

At The Florence Mill:  Tom Quest, and Susan McGilvrey  - Omaha; Amy Smith - Lincoln, NE;  Tim Reese - Utica, NE; Tara Dawley - Kansas City, MO.

At Dennison Pottery:  Host John Dennison; Naomi Keller - Sunrise Beach, MO; David Harris – St. Joe, Missouri; Mike Bose - Bedford, IA;  Bill Gossman - New London, Minnesota

At Too Far North Wine and Wine Tasting:  Eric Knoche – Ashland, North Carolina; Travis Hinton – Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

At Big Table Studios:  Hosts Liz Vercruysse and John Martelle,  Amy Nelson – Omaha; Zac Spates – Hudson, Wisconsin; Doug Shroder - Honey Creek, Iowa; JD Jorgensen from Avon, Minnnesota

For more information and a map of the locations, visit the tour's website at www.omahanorthhillspotterytour.com/.