08/09/2026
We are pleased to welcome Barbara Zaveruha back to the 10th Annual Cannon River Clay Tour as a host artist of Larchill Farm!
Read about Barbara and her work below, and visit Northfield this coming weekend to see it in person:
August 15th & 16th
10am-5pm each day
Visit www.cannonriverclaytour.com for more information.
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“After wandering through engineering, sociology, anthropology, motherhood and technical writing, I finally found my true calling in the mid-1990s, when I first got my hands in real clay. I loved the idea that you could start with earth and water, air and fire, and end up with dishes. I took classes at Northern Clay Center, then did an informal apprenticeship with Richard Bresnahan, at the St. John’s University Pottery. Intending to build a wood-fired kiln, we moved to the Northfield area in 2004, building a house 6 miles south of town. The house and studio are surrounded by restored prairie, and much of my work reflects the prairie landscape. Although I did build a small wood-fired kiln, most of my work has always been glazed, and then fired in a propane kiln. I make high-fired stoneware for its strength and durability, and glaze with a palette of colors that do not depend on toxic compounds. I make things for every-day use that I hope will delight the user whenever they are picked up.”
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