Toni Lieppert Polfus

I create nature inspired pottery and watercolor paintings from my studio in northern Wisconsin. My work reflects the importance of ecosystem connections from birch bark, to blueberries, to bears, and even frogs! I love exposing these connections with the use of content rich borders that allow me to play with diverse forms and associations. My Etsy Shop

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Ceramic Bowl with Northwoods Landscape and Pinecones | New 2016 Listing | Toni Lieppert Polfus | NorthWorks on Etsy

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Pine Cone and Pine Branch Pottery Dish with Blue Geometric Border | New 2016 Listing | Toni Lieppert Polfus | NorthWorks on Etsy

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From a 1960’s biology book. Illustration by Charles Harper.

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I’m such a huge fan of Charles Harper!

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I just unloaded a new kiln load of student work and my pottery. You can find more of my work here:

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Northern Landscape, Great Bear Lake - A.Y. Jackson (1938-39)

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Some of my new pottery drying before being fired in the kiln. Northern Wisconsin.

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Working in my pottery studio with my daughter. Northern Wisconsin.

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William Kurelek

How Can I Get at the Little Beggars?, n.d.

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Making pots with my daughter in my studio.

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Summer in Wisconsin at my parent’s house.

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Our lunch table!

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If you are in Minocqua, Wisconsin be sure to stop by the new location of the Riverrun Art Gallery to find some of my newest pottery and paintings! 

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Agnes Maes at Kristof De Clercq

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Zanis Waldheims. Geometrical Abstractions. 1950s-1970s.

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Color.

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A painting of a traditional Inupiaq whaling boat on a dumpster in Point Hope, Alaska. Point Hope’s dumpsters throughout the community were adorned with beautiful painting like this one celebrating Inupiaq culture. 2016.

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Our second stop on our Lake Superior waterfalls road trip. We had a nice stop at Saxon River Harbor and then traveled through recently manured fields to The Potato Falls, Wisconsin.

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This is my first drawing/watercolor of our recent Lake Superior waterfalls road trip. This drawing is of Peterson Falls on the Montreal River in northern Wisconsin. It is a composite drawing of the hike, the falls and the wild flowers. May 11, 2016.