Prairie Passage
Earth & Sky - series #1
Slab pot measuring 16'x10"x6"
Velvet underglaze finish
16" x 20" acrylic on canvas
Janet will be exhibiting at the
Lebanon Antiques ~ Art and Artisans Show
October 3 and 4
If you would like more information or you would
like to purchase a vessel or painting, call
260-925-4689 or email janet@sbcglobal.net
More images of this series will be posted in the
next few weeks.  We hope you will return to see
the new pieces.
Traditional Redware
return to


This past September Jan exhibited at the annual Johnny Appleseed Festival in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  
Prior to the Festival Jan spent a few months perfecting her redware production skills, experimenting
with non-lead glazes, honing her sgraffito decoration techniques and creating red clay forms for the
development of both traditional and contemporary folk art pottery.


The Festival itself is a wonderful gathering of artisans from the midwest who specialize in both
decorative and utilitarian wares of the early 18th     century.  Many of the artisans were demonstrating
their craftsmanship in period costumes for the enjoyment of the appreciative public.  
You may want to mark you calender for next year's festival.
Jan demonstrating the Scraffito process at the

Johnny Appleseed Festival exhibit
If you would like more information or you are interested
in purchasing a vessel or painting,
please call 260-925-4689 or email janetnagel@sbcglobal.net

In the early 1800's redware production was prominent in the states of Virginia, New York and primarily
Pennsylvania,. due to of an abundance of red clay.  The potters of that era typically crafted everyday
wares for use on the homestead.  Later in that time period sgrafitto evolved as a means of decorating the
utilitarian wares of the time.  Sgraffito derives its name from the Italian word for"scratched" and refers
to pottery that was covered in a contrasting slip, then elaborate designs were carved through the
hardened slip to reveal the underlying clay body.