Fort Wayne Pottery Tour Saturday, October 18


 Fort Wayne Pottery Tour

Saturday, October 18th | 10 AM – 4 PM

Grab a map, call your crew, and make it a day of pottery-fueled wandering.

Pottery Palooza is your invitation to spend a beautiful fall Saturday exploring the incredible talent of local potters—right in your own back yard. From cozy studio corners to vibrant gallery stops, each location will host 2–5 local ceramic artists ready to share their work, their process, and their passion with you.

What to expect:

  • A self-guided pottery adventure with multiple stops around Fort Wayne and surrounding areas

  • Meet the makers – chat with local potters across the region

  • Shop one-of-a-kind handmade ceramics (yes, early holiday gifts totally count)

  • See where the magic happens—many stops are working studios

  • Bring your friends, bring your map, bring your curiosity

This is not your average art walk. It's a celebration of mud, magic, and the makers who turn it into something unforgettable.

Fill your Saturday with creativity and connection.

 



Plan Your Day

Each stop features one or more local artists sharing their work—click their name to learn more. 

Stop 1:    Kristy Jo Beber Stoneware Pottery 

9719 Hosler Rd, Leo


Kristy Jo Beber 

Kristy Jo Beber uses playful patterns, animals & elements from nature to adorn her wheel thrown pottery. Designs are painted free-hand and fired to over 2300 degrees in her gas kiln. 

 

 

Deb Walterhouse


Deb Walterhouse 

Deb Walterhouse creates both handbuilt and wheel-thrown pieces in stoneware and porcelain, inspired by nature and the sea. Alongside functional pottery, she makes clay jewelry and octopus sculptures, which are among her favorite works.


 

Stop 2: Fort Wayne Clay

6742 E State Blvd

Georgetown


Nicole Capriglione

Nicole Capriglione explores form and function through bowls, mugs, and pitchers, creating simple, modern designs with bold yet calming colors. As an instructor at Fort Wayne Clay, she shares her passion for making pieces that bring both beauty and utility to everyday life.





Linden Tree Pottery

Camela Johnson is an artist and teacher who creates stoneware from her home studio. She shares her work at festivals throughout Indiana and surrounding states, bringing her love of clay to a wide community.

Kristy Baran

Karen Bulmahn

Olivia McMillan

Kelsey Denison

Raina Alvarez

Victoria Clark

 

Stop 3:  Schroeder Pottery

 

Stop 4: Orchard Gallery

6312 Covington Rd Ste A

 

Kimberly Rorick

Kimberly Rorick has been a full-time clay artist since 1999. She hand builds each piece and hand paints her surfaces with underglaze, creating work that reflects her unique artistic voice.

 

 

 

 

Steve Vachon

Steve Vachon has been a working ceramic artist for over 40 years. He works with both raku and stoneware temperatures, creating wheel-thrown and slab-built sculptural clay vessels that reference ancient cultures and architectural elements.


 

 


Why Fort Wayne Pottery Tour?

Because clay is meant to be touched, stories are meant to be shared, and artists are meant to be celebrated.


Whether you're a collector, a dabbler, or just clay-curious—there’s something here for you.

 



Mark Your Calendar

 

Saturday, October 18th
10 AM – 4 PM


Multiple stops around Fort Wayne + surrounding area

 

 

Are you a potter and want to participate? 

Fort Wayne Pottery Tour is a juried event highlighting high-quality, handmade pottery at stops around Fort Wayne.

Applications are currently closed. 

If you would like to be considered for the next tour, please email nicole@fortwayneclay.com