We were so pleased to host a retrospective show featuring the works of renowned printmaker, William Weege (1935-2020) at the gallery in June. The Opening Reception was: Saturday, June 4th, 5pm – 9pmand the Show Ran: June 4th – July 8th, 2022 Weege’s works can be found worldwide in numerous private collections and museums including The Museum of…
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Brewery Museum Revamp
Yesterday (June 16, 2022) was Museum Night in Mineral Point. This was Brewery Pottery’s first time participating – and we were thrilled to be invited! We took this opportunity to showcase our small brewery museum that we revamped this spring. We’ve been collecting Mineral Spring Brewery memorabilia for many years and displaying it at the…
The Printmaker’s Printmaker
It’s Sunday on a brisk spring morning in Wisconsin as we find ourselves driving to William Weege’s rural Arena studio. We exit our car and begin to ascend a long gravel driveway flanked with trees and rolling hills dotted with boulders. At the top of the driveway the studio looms ahead of us. The air…
2021 at a Glance
As 2021 comes to a close and we prepare to round the corner and head on into 2022, I thought it’d be nice to do a year end round up. I always quite enjoy end of the year round ups (and 365 day long projects, but that’s for another post) and I’m excited for this…
Historical Society Article
Hello again! This is maybe slightly redundant based on the last post I wrote HOWEVER I’m sharing it here too because I was honored to get asked to write this piece and I think it needs a home here on the blog too. Several weeks ago, I was approached by the Mineral Point Historical Society…
Brewery Building History
Hello! Welcome back to the next installment of “History July”. We’re continuing along our journey as we celebrate the fact that this month marks the 50th anniversary of Mineral Point being the first city in Wisconsin to be added the the National List of Historic Places on July 31, 1971. I wrote a post several…
Mineral Point History
Mineral Point is celebrating a special 50 year anniversary this year. On July 31, 1971 Mineral Point was the first city in Wisconsin to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In the process of writing our monthly newsletter (the July featured topic is all about history) and sharing some of Mineral Point’s…
The Great Rearrange
May was a busy month. A vast majority of the month was spent combining our two brick and mortar galleries together at the brewery. We made new displays, painted walls, and rearranged and set everything up. We reclaimed some old wood and metal to make new shelves and tables, and repurposed displays from downtown into…
Spring Seedlings + Some Johnston Farming History
After a long cold winter, spring is in the air. Hurray! Spring brings all the best springy things. Things like being outside for starters. And not scraping ice off your windshield. And the color green suddenly becoming part of your daily life! And getting pink sun kissed cheeks when your pale winter skin first sees…
Storage Rack & Work Table
Hello! Wanted to pop in today to share another project that’s been in the mix. You’d think in a building like ours, we’d never run out storage space. Not the case, it seems. We’re always prowling for more racks to hold pottery while in its various stages of production. From fresh assembled to glazed and…