Meet the Artist: Lawrence Kearns

More than 250 artists from around the country will descend upon the city to sell their creations at the 50th annual on July 13-16. As part of our continued coverage of the fair, Wyandotte Patch is highlighting select artists.

Lawrence Kearns of Lawrence Kearns Pottery
Oxford, Ohio

How long have you been selling at the Wyandotte Street Art Fair?  This will be my first year.

What do you sell? Functional Stoneware Pottery. All wheel thrown, glazed and fired in a gas kiln. All my pieces are oven, microwave and dishwasher safe.

What is your booth number at this year's fair? 26

Out of all the fairs in the country, why do you choose to participate in Wyandotte’s? I wanted to do several shows in Michigan this year. I had heard good things about this show, as well as researched through artist publications.

Tell us an interesting tidbit about yourself or your work. You could say I am in my third career in life. I began as the chairman of the art department at Lakota High School, a large high school in the Cincinnati area. I did that for 10 years. I then left teaching to join in the formation of a company unrelated to art, which involved sales in the Midwest and Florida. I did this for 24 years. However, I kept my interest in my pottery and continued working in clay for fun. About eight years ago, I had enough of traveling and sales calls and with my wife about to retire from Miami University, I decided if I was to make a life for my love of clay, now was the time. My wife and I now do 22-24 art shows a year from Michigan to Florida and everywhere in between.

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